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Re: CACG Slabs (how are they shaking out in the market price wise ?)
@ProofCollection said:
@CommemDude said:
I recently saw a You Tube video where certain dealers were irate, accusing CAC of returning to 1986 grading standards, and basically saying they can't afford to have all their crossovers returned as "cleaned" by CAC, so they wont submit to them anymore. Most of the coins were circulated type silver such as Seated coinage that appeared to be unhairlined but dove grey and acceptable to PCGS but not to CAC.That's because there's a false belief or refusal to accept the fact that the TPGs do not use the same standards. This is fine, it's not a bad thing. But now it's incumbent on dealers and collectors to understand the differences and buy/sell accordingly.
I never understood the logic of sending in to a tougher grader via crackout from the market accepted grader.
I get the bean but cracking?
yspsales
Re: Ho-Ho-Ho...What's in Your Stocking this Xmas...Show Your December Pickups
4 more for the Kent Hrbek set;
Re: Hunting for obscure vintage minor league cards... found one of two.
<< <i>OK, I'll bite...what's the significance of these cards/players? >>
I'm glad you asked.
They're both guys who played for the SF Giants. Neither were significant in the history of the Giants though, they just put on the uniform and took the field.
McCardell was a catcher on the 1959 team, and was 0-4 in his 4 game career.
Choate was on the 1960 squad as a reliever, and pitched 8 innings in his 4 game career.
Anyways, Topps never made cards for them.
This past summer, I thought it'd be fun to collect rookie cards of everyone who's ever played for the Giants in their SF years. Some guys had very short careers and never ended up on MLB cards, so for these guys I tried to find their earliest minor league cards.
Only 6 guys out of 755 were totally omitted from ever appearing on cardboard (according to my searches on Beckett's card database)
digicat
Re: Villisca, Iowa $10 Series 1902 Ch 2766 & $5 Series 1875 Ch 2766 -- Info Request
Track and Price shows similar information, off by one note, here and there. I'm showing six different serial numbers for the 1875 $5. The bank issued no 10s and 20s in 1875 but it did issue $50s and $100s then.
Villisca, Iowa $10 Series 1902 Ch 2766 & $5 Series 1875 Ch 2766 -- Info Request
Enthusiasts . . .
I am a regular member of the US Coin Forum and classic US coin collector. Been active on the Boards since about 2003 (?) but have never been to this site. Basic research on the two notes above kept leading me to sites requesting donations, and I almost 'bit', but then it dawned on me . . . "Wonder if CU Forums deals with any banknote stuff?" Ummmm . . . yup! I don't particularly mind coughing up a C-note for info, but thought I may get a few insights here (on the US Coin Forum we certainly deal with these types of questions all the time) without coughing up the cash for info on just two notes in my lifetime.
Specifically, I have two NBNs in an old custom frame (can't see the back unless I break into the frame--made in the early 60s by "Langdale's Novelties, in Ottumwa, IA) that have been in my family since my grandfather was a cashier and later bank president of the National Bank of Villisca (IA). They are lightly circulated, ungraded, but appear undamaged (no rust / pinholes / splits). I would classify (as a layman -- but solid grader of coinage) the $10 as AU and the $5 as VF. SNs are H177908E on the $10 and Y557138 on the $5. Signatures are Shaw/Fast on the $10 and Fast/Alger on the $5 (unique family history that Byron Fast was a cashier on one note, and President on the other). The $10 is of course a blue seal, and the $5 is red. Another number on the $10 (not charter or serial) is '5336' in the lower left, and on the $5, '3335'.
Several decades ago I did initial research via currency dealers, and found they were interesting examples that had relatively few pieces known (my brother has another $5 on his side of the family, but I know nothing else about it), and at least one of them had shown up as previously recorded in some census, somewhere (not sure how--they have been out of sight since 1967).
Any insights, information, or analysis would be sincerely appreciated. Most of my queries have been met with questions on immediate sale. In time, I most likely will part with them, as I have no heirs (yes, they are fantastic family history, but when I am gone no one will care at all) but for now, it would be super to get basic info on census numbers, and sure, approximate values are interesting too.
Pics are just a bit 'iffy'. I could relearn the posting technique, but the main jist of the notes is contained above anyway. Sure, I know condition is everything, but I am looking for fun info that may be out there . . . and in time, I'll do the grading thing (I have been a member of PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and now CAC forever). I regret that I didn't just tap into this Forum years ago during one of my researching attempts!
Well . . .enough of a 'read' for you! I appreciate the time and expertise here, as I do on the US Coin Board. I can see this Board gets a bit less traffic, so I can only hope somebody from the Iowa realm will notice this in time.
Happy Holidays!
Drunner
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