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UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
A million dollar set. DLRC link
I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.

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  • WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 6,910 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Serial numbers are not showing the coins are part of the registry here, so my guess is this is a classic case of fantastic collection that do not play with us here and will humble any hall-of-famer set if compared to them.

    WS
    Proud recipient of the coveted PCGS Forum "You Suck" Award Thursday July 19, 2007 11:33 PM and December 30th, 2011 at 8:50 PM.
  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    thanks for the link and i see the serial numbers
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  • My set is nicer, just saying
  • DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    It would be nice if they could get someone who knew how to image coins.

    Dan
  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The images are not very good. Many of the coins graded RD certainly do not look RD to me. They look more like RB.
  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭
    twas surprized to see 2 69-s ddo but no 64 sms
    great set whoever assembled it
    in the stewart has nothing to worry about here crowd...i am
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


  • ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
    4TH ALL-TIME FINEST COLLECTION IN THE PCGS REGISTRY The "Presidential Collection of PCGS Registry Lincoln Cents" is one of the finest collections of Lincoln cents ever assembled, currently listed in the PCGS Registry as the 4th All-Time Finest Collection in the "Lincoln Cents with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1909-Present)" category. OVER 300 COINS ARE BEING AUCTIONED The Presidential Collection is the crowning achievement of a serious collector who spent over a decade assembling the finest Lincoln cents at auction and via private treaty. The collection includes over 300 PCGS-graded/certified coins, many of which feature an additional CAC seal of approval. Many of the coins in this collection are the finest known or tied for that distinction. Don't miss this unique bidding opportunity, offered for sale exclusively on eBay.

    Sounds to me like it's part of the registry.

    Based upon that description it would be this set.
  • STEWARTBLAYNUMISSTEWARTBLAYNUMIS Posts: 2,697 ✭✭✭✭

    The Steve Stockley collection of Lincoln cents. I believe he worked about two years assembling the set. I wonder if David Lawrence
    Bought the set out right or if they gave him a big cash advance. I am sure if you check out the Heritage web site you can find images of many of the coins. Perhaps Andy Sold him most of the + coins. Another Flash, here today and gone tomorrow.

    We need more long term Lincoln cent collectors like Gerry who assembled the Thomas Irwin collection.

    Stewart
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice set overall, imo...but the 55 DDO did not impress me.
  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Plenty of copper for sale in March, 2012. Stew, I think the last name is spelled Stokely. Just glanced at the link, very nice collection of higher end red cents. I think I may have sent a coin sometime in the past to him. He lives in Northeast Tennessee if memory serves me correctly. Thats at DLRC. A second set of Lincolns are being sold at Stack/Bowers in
    their Baltimore sale. They have just posted. This is the Colin Withers collection. I believe his set was #6 in the Complete Variety category. Also a lot of nice Lincolns. Probably not
    much in the way of helping Gerry and Stewart, but the rest of us will be drooling over some of the offerings. Happy hunting everyone!!!
    image
  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stacks/Bowers Session 2, page 17 or 18. Save you some time searching for them. Shag
  • fcfc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭
    Some people say a set like this should be sent to CAC to maximize the auction hammer
    results... but in my mind the first thing I thought of was "what is wrong with the
    other coins that did not sticker? Not good enough for the grade? Did the color turn
    in the holder?"

    Which leads me to think any extra profit on CAC stickered ones will be offset by lower
    prices on the non stickered coins. Defeating the purpose of sending the coins to be
    CAC'd in the first place.


    As for the 55 DDO.. i cannot tell if it is nice or not using those pics. Plus it did not
    CAC... thus I would, if I was in the market for such an expensive coin, not give it
    much more thought. Basically attempting to make my point above. Who wants a
    left over coin that did not pass CAC? Pfft. Save my money for something else.

    Am I the only one who thinks like this if I was going to really stretch for an expensive
    coin?
  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019


    << <i>The images are not very good. Many of the coins graded RD certainly do not look RD to me. They look more like RB. >>



    My thoughts exactly.

    Ron
    Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The Steve Stockley collection of Lincoln cents. I believe he worked about two years assembling the set.
    Stewart >>

    I think I read it was a 10 year endeavor. Whatever. There are some nice ones mixed in with some less so. Makes for fun pickin'.
    Lance.
  • lusterloverlusterlover Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭✭
    My quick comments:
    -beautiful collection; many nice gems in there
    -a cryin' shame that scans are being used, might as well leave the boxes blank
    -a bit surprised to see how many of the pedigreed coins did not sticker (especially the # of Jack Lee)
    -tough to get stickers on the teens and 20s D & S mints; I like that about JA, he holds those coins to the same standards as the P mints
    -good luck to anyone bidding
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  • BGBG Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>DLRC needs to get their stuff together and hire a real photographer, not some monkey that sticks slabs on a scanner and copies them. >>


    Not going to happen.
  • The fuuny this is, or perhpas not so funny, is that i can tell if a given coin on ebay is from DLRC before I even click on it!
  • DAMDAM Posts: 2,410 ✭✭
    The fuuny this is, or perhpas not so funny, is that i can tell if a given coin on ebay is from DLRC before I even click on it!

    Indeed. It's a shame to have a nice product (auction format) and be known for horrible pics. Buying from their pics is just about like buying sight unseen.

    Dan
  • STEWARTBLAYNUMISSTEWARTBLAYNUMIS Posts: 2,697 ✭✭✭✭

    Did anyone hear where the public viewing will take place ? Will David Lawrence overnight the coins to prospective buyers ?

    I heard this is a million dollar collection. I hope DLRC does not plan to sell this collectors coins with not so good images.

    I don't need to hear the value of Lincoln cents will go down even lower.

    I was told when a collection gets sent to CAC and less than 30% of the collection stickers the auction company talks the consignor into

    Peeling off the stickers so as not to lower the value of the unstickered coins.

    Stewart
  • SteveSteve Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The Steve Stockley collection of Lincoln cents. I believe he worked about two years assembling the set. I wonder if David Lawrence
    Bought the set out right or if they gave him a big cash advance. I am sure if you check out the Heritage web site you can find images of many of the coins. Perhaps Andy Sold him most of the + coins. Another Flash, here today and gone tomorrow.

    We need more long term Lincoln cent collectors like Gerry who assembled the Thomas Irwin collection.

    Stewart >>




    Stewart,
    I don't know how long Mr. Stokely spent accumulating his Lincoln cent collection, but the fact remains that many, if not most, of the "top registry people" are always looking to maximize their "investment". The few true long term numismatists like you, Gerry, Pete, Doug, etc. who enjoy the collection more for its historical and collection attributes than for its potential monitary rewards are far fewer in this hobby in my opinion. I have more fun owning and enjoying my collection of Lincoln cents than worrying when I should sell out in order to maximize profit. JMHO. Steveimage

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