Look what you can get in a PCGS slab

Steve27

Boldly go where no man has gone before.

dragon

Don't laugh, that's a key date in the Liberia Registry Set.

nwcs

Hey, I got one of those I think. Any idea what they're worth?

mrfred

As an extremely dedicated and avid collector of circulating Liberia coins (particularly the patterns of the 1800s), once again, I am deeply depressed by the bizarre market that has arisen in these non-circulating modern oddities.

Liberia is a wonderful country full of friendly people. They have been through absolute hell in the last twenty years or more. In effect, they have been in a civil war (or at least unrest) since the coup in April of 1980. Charles Taylor is an dangerous and evil man. He gives Saddam a run for his money. I feel nothing but contempt for him and nothing but pity for the people I knew and cared for during my time there.

To learn more about Liberia, please visit the Friends of Liberia website -- an organization to which I belong. Please consider donating money to FOL.

And don't buy these modern non-circulating Liberia coins. Liberians get nothing from that, certainly not from the aftermarket, and not from the production either.

(I was in the Peace Corps there, 1976-78)

ah

Nice Commemorative.

tgilliams

I'm packing up my McDonalds tokens today. Soon the have the #1 Mcdonalds token Registry Set. Waiting until they start grading Franklin Mint coins.

Bear

Unfortunately, these types of faux coins, while at times are interesting and even beautiful,

are so overpriced, with secondary markets so limited it is difficult to resell. When you buy it,

enjoy it ,because by most measures, you are stuck with it.

nwcs

My brother and I once thought about trying to contact the Pobjoy mint (which mints Liberian coins) and seeing if we can arrange a legal tender coin issue with our portaits on it. You know, a 2004 Bruce and Neil commemorative. Be a lot of fun!

Joshiah

that looked kinda like one of those pog slammers my little brother had but granted it did look to be in very good condition. I wonder if grading this was a joke at pcgs or if some one actually took this seriously.

mnmcoin

Looks like a proof to me.

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ponzi187

The U.S. might as well mint celebrity coins, more Americans know who the crew of the Enterprise is than whoever it was that signed the Declaration of Independence...I would like to see a set of coins that honored the celebrity guests on The Match Game, they could put Charles Nelson Riley on the Penny.

smprfi

Laugh all you want but I'm high bidder and would like to win them.

CLASSICS

beam me up scotty.....nothing down here but collectors

NumisEd

Weeeeee dawgies! It has finally happened: PCGS is slabbing anything made of metal that is disc-like in shape. They should change their motto to "The Leader in 3rd Party Certification of Anything Made of Metal That Will Fit In Our Slab"

I am excited about this monumental breakthrough. As a result, I am going to get some of the worthless slug wannabes in my collection slabbed. They may take my Chuckie Cheese tokens, but I don't know if they will slab my elongated penny from Disney World. I will give it a whirl. I have every date of the Chuckie Cheese tokens from 1992 through 2002, many grading at least MS-64. One is a DCAM that I think is a specimen proof of some sort. I will just send in the following 3 coins as a test. If I get back MS-64 or higher, I am going to submit my entire collection of worthless metal objects that resemble real coins.

GUESS THE GRADES:

smprfi

<< <i><<Unfortunately, these types of faux coins, while at times are interesting and even beautiful,

are so overpriced, with secondary markets so limited it is difficult to resell. When you buy it,

enjoy it ,because by most measures, you are stuck with it.>>

Bear,

While I agree with your statement in the majority of instances, in this particular case, it probably is quite a safe bet due to the HUGE Star Trek following. Those fans will buy just about anything. >>


You caught me I'm one of them.

Russ

I'm with smprfi. I think it's cool.

Hey Eddie,

Now, now, that wasn't very nice of you. You hurt my trekkie feelings, and now I'm all depressed.

Russ, NCNE

dorkkarl

hey, i'm a star-trek fan too! (original series). but i don't think i'd buy 1 of those coins.

now if the coin was in the shape of a romulan bird-o-prey...

K S

paigowjohnny

If you slab it...they will come

shirohniichan

I think real Liberian coins have great designs (esp. 19th and early 20th century coins), but I'm no fan of the NCLT.

NumisEd

THE GRADING RESULTS ARE IN!!!

I just couldn't wait, so I paid the $1000 per coin fee for super-sonic slabbing by PCGS (14 minute turn around, except on Sundays). Here's the best one of the bunch:

dwood

Ed,
Its been whizzed...contact Frattlaw

dorkkarl

hey ed, would that cross over to ntc???

K S

NumisEd

hey ed, would that cross over to ntc???

Karl, the real question is whether or not the coin, er, uh, token, is AT. What's your opinion? Is it doctored? I have never dipped a single one of my Chuckie Cheese tokens.

BNE

Did you realize that's an FS-19.7 DDO token?

satootoko

What troubles me is the MS65 with what appears to be a worn date!

ScarsdaleCoin

WE NEED MORE POWER.......

NumisEd

satootoko, as BNE so eloquently stated, this token is FS 19.7 DDO, which is always weakly struck. It is important to grade Chuckie Cheese tokens by surfaces and not details. These coins are not nearly as modern as most silver eagles. As such, the equipment used to strike the tokens were crude by modern standards. This particular gem dates way back to 1997. A true piece of Americana. The sad thing is that a lot of people would be interested in the coin just because it's slabbed.

Singapore

I could be wrong, but I sense a slight bit of AT just below Kirk's tricorder. Yes, I am sure of it.