A modest question for date-n-type and wondercoin.

Stooge

Knowing that you (Assist modern collectors with their sets), where would you stand on the registry sets if you kept each and every coin that you submitted to PCGS.

Say for instant, the Statehood quarters (MS & Proof), or the Modern Roosevelts?

Just curious what your comments would be.

Paul.

wondercoin

Paul: As I mentioned many times before, for the past year or two I mostly refrained from bulk submitting (where much of the "pop top" coins come from) concentrating on other things. So, the lions share of the state quarters, dimes, etc. I personally offered collectors during this time I bought on the open market. Besides, Datentype reported here on our boards getting an illness from his labours involved in large modern submissions. The work is simply too dangerous

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Datentype

I've often wondered about that myself. My guess would be that if I had kept every mint state coin I have ever submitted, I would have the #1 Memorial set. Roosey (65- present) # 2 and close to #1, Jefferson set (65-present) #2 or 3, Washington (65-present) #1, Kennedy #2 or #3, and Sacagawea #2 or 3. I don't do proofs and this is comparing only to registered sets. i know of a couple sets that are not registered that I have helped build that exceed anything i have done individually. It's nearly impossible to make every top coin unless you are extremely lucky, have bionic eyes and work like a Dog. Many of these coins just don't regularly come in super gem grades on up, hence the high prices.

My hats off to Donn the Eye, Zerbini, Overby and Green and don't forget the memmy queen Bekka and of course the unregistered sets!

Datentype

Mitch, the only thing more dangerous is a battle of wits with the true "Godfather" of all modern coins

cladking

<< <i> The work is simply too dangerous

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This, I presume, is due to the likelyhood of internal damage from heavy lifting and overwork?

Typetone

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You're killing me. Who is the Godfather?

Greg

Datentype

Typetone, the Godfather of all modern coins would be Mitch: IMO

Typetone

Datentype:

That's what I thought, but it looked like from your previous post that you were discussing with Mitch a battle with a third Godfather. But, I agree, Mitch is the King

Greg

wondercoin

Datentype: Thanks for the "plug", but if these "modern" coins were only that exciting

Actually, I have spent years, actually a decade or two now, studying "modern" coins (in the "trenches" for most of that time with bags, rolls, mint sets, proof sets, etc.). Of course, my definition of "modern" was always 1932-date (to include all the Wash quarters), but, it appears many believe the 1932-1964 era is now included in "classics" - OK, I will not fight it.

IMHO, there are wonderful collections to be built in the "modern" field of collecting, as well as some not so wonderful collections. I will not state them in a thread, because that simply results in some collectors taking the comments "personally", as well as being offended by them. But, for those of you who speak with me on a regular basis, you know, I have not been "shy" to debate the pros and cons of various modern collections.

One thing for sure - there is no substitute to "getting your hands dirty" pouring through original bags of coins and misc. rolls, mint sets, etc. After you go through enough of them, you really begin to understand and appreciate the undertaking to make a wonderful high grade specimen Wondercoin

wondercoin

"<< The work is simply too dangerous

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This, I presume, is due to the likelyhood of internal damage from heavy lifting and overwork? "

CK: Actually, Datentype reported severe headaches and injury to the neck, if I recall correctly. Actually, I also suffer from a herniated disk and I had to stop also heavy lifting as well. Eye strain certainly "comes with the territory". Wondercoin

Typetone

I was trying to identify 70DCAM candidates from several hundred 69DCAMS. After an hour I had a severe headache and nausea. It went away as soon as I put down the glass. Should I try to make modern coins as a business? No thank you, I will buy them already holdered.

Greg