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Another guess the grade? 1918 Illinois Lincoln Commem Newp!
I just picked this up on Friday. I don't collect commems other than the 4 in my type set album but this one screamed at me.
The luster and surfaces are off the charts when you swirl it. I think I'm used to seeing too many with a dip... The cartwheel mint luster is so bright under the tarnish....
Meltdown
Re: Cool silver Fugio newp
That would be a fun item to carry around and show off to friends.
Re: GTG Liberty Nickel
I was going to say MS-65. It's almost impossible to give higher grades from photos.
As they say about blind squirrels, acorns and maybe this grading company, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once and a while." I have never heard of this grading company.
Re: GTG Liberty Nickel
Never seen a basement company undergrade a coin that bad, I'm surprised it's not a 68. If it was cac it's a 63, PCGS 64, ngc 65 and anacs 65 details, questionable color
Re: Another MBA question
I think at this point it’s fair to say this topic comes down to two different ways of looking at the hobby.
One side places more weight on the people and process behind a service, and whether that foundation is something they’re comfortable with. The other side is more focused on how the market responds and whether the service provides added value in practice.
Both perspectives have been well represented here, and neither is likely to convince the other. That’s probably why the discussion keeps circling back on itself.
As with most things in this hobby, it often comes down to individual comfort level and how each collector chooses to approach it.
It feels like we may be at a bit of a stalemate on this one?
Stone193
Re: The 10.1% WA sales tax has taken the wind out of my numismatic sails.
@PerryHall said:
BST---No sales tax.
AWESOME..... I agree !!
mach19
Re: The tiering of a collection: My attempt at visualizing my collection in concentric circles
I was just having a little fun at your expense @Boosibri. It was really a very ingenious idea, and cool photo (though too small to appreciate the coins).
I have thought similarly about my collection, but I have always likened it to a tree.
The main branch is Mexican patterns. Then, for example, I hit a something like a pattern made by Charles Pillet, I branch off to find other interesting things (other country's patterns, or sometimes rare regular issues) made by Pillet. Or maybe there are no obtainable patterns for something like Pillar Dollars, so I branch off and collect some cool type coins that can represent Pillars in my collection. All those branches serve to add depth to the collection as you mentioned (and like a real tree, they sometimes grow too big and need to be trimmed).
Sometimes when a branch grows too big (ie. Soho Mint) and it bends down to take root and start its own new tree. Now I have Soho Mint patterns for not only North America, but diverse countries like Denmark, Brazil, Russia, and India. Or I have cap & rays topical coins from the USA and some other countries.
It's an affliction I tell you!
And occasionally I buy something cool that is totally apart from what I normally collect--a British or French gold medal, or a Danish abolitionist medal. How do they fit into the above model? I guess they are the weeds growing under the tree.
pruebas