Mercury Set Upgrade
tggr
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I upgraded my set last Sunday and PCGS still has not listed my upgrades.
I wonder what the hold up is??
Ray
I wonder what the hold up is??
Ray
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Cameron Kiefer
I called Gail at PCGS and she said they were still entering the coins from the Fun Show.
They should be in Monday.
Ray
Congratulations to Grip for passing me and sending me to 20th place. I have been adding and adding and am still fighting to break back into 19th place again.
a2labmom
Blaze - Yellow male b 3/17/93
Onyx - Black male b 3/7/99
Duchess - Yellow female mix b 3/12/02 rescued 9/18/02
Rifle - Yellow male mix b 12/1/02 rescued 8/8/03
Diamond - Black female b 5/3/05 adopted 8/3/05
First Cam-slam - 9/21/04
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Do you have to add the picture the same time you post?.Al
You have moved up pretty good.
I have to be carefull or you will run me over.
Great additions to your set.
Ray
Thanks,if you all run accross any let me know.I will do the same.
Im trying to figure out who collects FB and who dont,some sets you all have do have a mixture.Al
I am trying to do a full bands set but the key coins are pretty expensive.
Ray
Your right on that,im just touching that iceberg.(the tough ones)And will adjust accordingly
Well PCGS upgraded my set.
I entered 3 coins and they entered 1.
Maybe Monday the other 2 will appear.LOL.
Ray
You added a Kritzman coin (1971-S), right? That's a pretty coin and I think it's a neat pedigree. You can point to that coin and tell others that Kritzman "invented" the concept of FB and that was one of his coins!
And Ray, I am getting a little worried for my son, Bobby (of Bobby's dime collection). You are rapidly gaining on him. The only saving grace he has on his side, beyond a minor upgrade, is that he has a birthday within a month. So I suspect (actually, I know) he'll be getting a coin then, most likely a dime. Maybe if I point out how you are breathing down his neck, he'll decide to spend some of his money on coins. That would be a VERY good outcome!!
Mark
I never owned a signature coin and thought it would be neat to own one from the person as you said coined the phrase.some history.
There are some nice merc's up on ebay under .Goldberg(not Ira) i have bought from him before and there super for whoever is intrested>Al
You need to worry about Al! He will blow by both your son and I in a short time. LOL.
Ray
Congrats to All for all the additions and upgrades.
So, I guess it was Al's and Ray's thunderin' footsteps I heard behind me while takin' my "baby step"! LOL
Great updates, Guys.
Al,
That '17-S is SOooo cool!!!
Ken,
I'll never catch you at your 2 to 1 upgrade rate!
Hope that someday you and Dennis can hear my foosteps!
BTW - That is a nice dog, as a2labmom pointed out. If I ever get my camera workin', I'll show you my five!
Mark,
If your son can stand a "lowly" 64FB, I have a real nice '28 that just became available.
Regards,
Don
Winged Liberty and
Ironically, I have my eye on an upgrade for my 28-P, after which my son's birthday present coin will consist of my old 28-P. You see, I think I can sell my wife on this two-birds-for-the-price-of-one strategy.
Mark
That sounds like a good plan.Hope it works.
Don What would you be asking for that lowly 64Fb 28P.
Ray
Just added yet another PCGS MS-67 FB merc to my set but I have never bothered registering it with the registry set.
I am not trying to do a complete set in MS-67 fb as I was trying to do only what I considered to be some of the keys.
I have a NGC graded 1916-D MS-67 fb graded by NGC a LONG time ago when NGC was as tough as PCGS in merc grading. Also a 1942/1 PCGS MS-65 NON-fb (90% split) in the old green insert. Also a 1945-P PCGS MS-62 fb (off center strike) PCGS MS-65 fb, and NGC MS-67 fb also graded eons ago by NGC. The old NGC slabbed mercs look fabulous.
I have a few common dates in PCGS MS-67 fb as well but aside from the new 1945-S micro s I have done little to add to the set. It was just supposed to be a type set.
My favorite date as you all can surmise is the 1945-P. In time, I believe it will be the king of the set.
This is an amazing group, and continues growing. Who knew there would be so many active Mercury collectors. You would think one of the other sets would be like this, but I am very happy to trail in the dust ... but my little collection is ever growing. The turtle has 3 more and that will be it for a while. Maybe I will get an MS63 out of my submissions, but I am guessing AU cleaned. Oh well... so it goes.
I'm sure most of us here would agree that you have one NICE "Type" set!!!
Mark,
I love your strategy. You should be able to work that one a few times a year! I think I'll start a set of Standin' Libs for our dogs! At least they can make the top 10!!! LOL!
DeepCoin,
I agree, 'cept "Winged Liberties" leave no dust!
Good luck with your submissions.
Ray,
If you're interested, I'll sell it to you for $75.00(grey sheet bid) delivered.
The coin is very white with just the slightest golden hue, and nice luster. I bought it raw, years ago, and had it slabbed about two years ago. I think that it's high-end for the grade, as it's replacement isn't that much better (and I paid grey bid for it). I would gladly put it back in my hoard and return your $ if you were not satisfied.
I suppose the board will let us know if this is a fair deal!
Regards,
Don
Winged Liberty and
I was an oldtimer at coinuniverse.com going back to......1996!! We had a live chat room at that time and there were 10 of us then. Earlycopper, amwldcoin, myself as oreville and so I have been registered witrh coinuniverse since 1996. Why does it show me as a "new member?"
I have collected coins since 1960 when I was 7 years old. I have been slowly assembling a U.S. type set from the 18th century coins forward. Nothing less than MS-65. But I get so easily distracted that I end up with a little of everything.
I hope someday to have the #1 $20 Double Eagle type set around. That is what is keeping me away from the mercs I like so much. I like everyone else loves to look through junk boxes and find nice AU mercs and even some BU mercs from a box of silder rolls that were broken up. I spent 3 hours in Baltimore cherrypicking 15 BU mercs some FB from a box at $3 each. I had a ball.
The part I do not understand about having a registry set is why advertise that you want such and such a set until it is completed? That is alerting everyone as to what you need to upgrade your set and the seller then holds out a little longer ($$).
Just a little ruminating.
Thanks for listening.
Welcome to our little little corner of the world.
Like was said before we have fun and tease each other in regards to our sets but all in fun.
Hope to see you back again.
Don,
I will take that Merc. You can e-mail me with how you want paid for it, Check PayPal or money order.rvallee@tampabay.rr.com
Thanks Ray
You paid 166 for a 29S I saw the auction And was going to bid on that one till I saw you were bidding.
That coin is in an old holder and if it looks as good in person as the scan shows that coin has an upgrade chance. So 50 over sheet is not a bad price. I hope it will upgrade.
Let us know when you get it what you think.
Ray
Who me slam you never. LOL.
I can't blame you for putting it your set that soon. I think I would have done the same.
I know Arron I also have delt with him a few times and he is very upfront with his coins.
I also would highly recommend him.
Ray
See no Slam LOL
By the way, I misstated something earler. I never registered any of my coins into a registry set as I find the concept so foreign to me except if I was thinking of selling it.
Do you guys look at other threads? I never sawe so many darned threads!!
I guess I now have to take up neddlepoint as well??
You are sure right about threads you could read for hours.
We do check other threads.
Once you read them it is easy to keep up with the threads you like to read.
Have Fun.
Ray