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My PCGS Proof Ike Collection is Now Complete in PR69DCAM: Not earth-shattering news, But I'm Proud!!

tgilliamstgilliams Posts: 1,969
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8 months ago I purchased my 1st proof Ike, a PR68(No cam/dcam) Type 1 for $15 and became slowly hooked. Upgrading to 68DCAM's then slowly to 69DCAMs and finally completed with my purchase of the Type 1. Now I find myself wanting to replace some of my coins with even nicer 69's, will it ever stop?? Afraid I may mortgage house for some 70DCAM IKEs image. A haze free, deep cameo ike is really a beautiful coin!!
PCGS sets under The Thomas Collections. Modern Commemoratives @ NGC under "One Coin at a Time". USMC Active 1966 thru 1970" The real War.

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  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats!! Be careful with those "PR70's" image

    Wondercoin
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  • coinrookiecoinrookie Posts: 794
    Congrats,
    I know how you feel. I started my set 20 months ago. But started with 69dcams right off the bat. I have all of them, but as I collected and learned what the exact look I wanted was, I am now upgrading a few to nicer examples within the grade. I do not think most collectors realize how tough it is to get a really nice set of Ikes. They say they are easily found. But in my experience there is alot of latitude in 69 dcams. There are alot out there that makes you wonder how they ever graded that high. Then if you are lucky you will find a few that you think should be in a 70 holder. Very few though.
    Almost forgot, then there are a couple of varietes like the peg leg. Oh yea, then a set of toned Ikes. If you you are really hooked, it never endsimage
  • GarneteyeGarneteye Posts: 1,168
    The completion of any set deserves an "ata boy"! However I see you have upgrade fever which has no cureimage

    Congratulations

    Dan
    The glass is half full!
    image
  • cointimecointime Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thomas,

    Way to go and Congrats!

    Ken

    My Washington Type B/C Set

  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,694 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations. Tough set.
    Tempus fugit.
  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    Congratulations! It is great to finish a set. I like those DCAM Ikes too.
    Carl's Coins website w/ links to Carl's auctions
  • supercoinsupercoin Posts: 2,323 ✭
    Congrats! But don't mortgage your house for those 70DCAMs if you want "A haze free, deep cameo ike". All but 2 of the 70DCAMs were graded in one submission, and all that I've seen are hazy coins undeserving of the grade. Temporary lapse of sanity at PCGS apparently.

    Mortgage your house for some toned Ikes instead. image
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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    Nice work. My set is a few coins short of all 69DCAMs, but I can't say I've been putting much effort into finding the upgrades I need.
    Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
  • ClausUrchClausUrch Posts: 1,278 ✭
    Way to go!!! Now you can start on the MS69 set!!!!!!!!!image
  • PopcoinPopcoin Posts: 492
    Tom,

    Congrats on finishing that set in PR69DCAM. I had one awhile back but got rid of them when I returned to Type collecting. Now I have decided to do a 1976 Year Proof Set and need a T1 again. Rats.image

    Of course the Lincoln is even a bigger problem, $$$$$

    Larry

    World Bear Coin Design Set
    20th C. Type Set
    1976 Proof Set
  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    Congrats tgilliams!! I just hope to finish a set one day!! image
  • tgilliamstgilliams Posts: 1,969
    Thanks all, now to complete my PCGS/NGC Modern Commemorative Collection. I have 103 of the coins, but need over 80!! to be current.
    PCGS sets under The Thomas Collections. Modern Commemoratives @ NGC under "One Coin at a Time". USMC Active 1966 thru 1970" The real War.
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