Originally posted by: CaptHenway I wonder if an Uncirculated piece will ever be found?
Not sure.
There are only about 1,000 1919 Merc even certified, with most of those being MS.
Their lower value probably drove that, but how many MS pieces survived circulation/melting, etc?
I'd love to see one though. My guess is there will be quite a few more show up heavily circulated, but "Collector Grade" coins are going to be tough. Just look at the 10 now:
The bottom:
1 AG Damaged
4 Goods
The middle
1 VG
1 VF
2 XF
The Wildcard
1 AU Details/Environmental Damage.
I suspect over time, even if the numbers increase, it will remain somewhat similar in grade composition, but the CPG & Redbook may help, still a ton of folks not even aware of this yet.
keyman64 I was waiting for the rest of the story. I know it is rare and expensive but..........
Well, I think I said a lot....including that it is really cool. In my eyes it is a MORE SIGNIFICANT variety than the 1942/1-D Merc which has been featured in the Red Book forever, next to the 1942/1 and 1945-Micro S. It is also 23 years older than the 1942. The variety can be seen in much lower grades than the 1942/1-D and I speak from experience since I have actually Cherrypicked a 1942/1-D Merc in F-15...but it took a good eye at that level...a few dealers I showed it to did not think I had found anything...until it came back slabbed with attribution! The new 1919 DDO can be identified in AG, a lot of varieties cannot be.
I really say all of this stuff as a very passionate Mercury Dime fan and variety fan in general. If you don't care for Mercs or for Varieties, you will have ZERO interest in this thread. No doubt about that. It takes a lot to get a new major variety listed in the Red Book and it looks like this one might do that. That is pretty exciting.
Your post where you indicated your surprise that there were so many posts in this thread got me thinking about another thread on the forums, a 2009 Lincoln Cent Variety thread I think it is....that thread has a TON of posts. It is a modern coin that I don't have any interest in so that thread really came to my mind when I read your post. It took this 1919 almost 100 years to really become publicized/discovered which is very cool!
If people are passionate about something, they will talk/post about it. Pretty simple I guess.
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Well said Keyman!! I love cherrypicking varieties. Not because I am a variety collector, but to sell them at a profit and then turn that profit into coins to add to my collection. It's amazing what some dealers overlook in their inventories. Just recently I picked up a 1964 Kennedy Half with a decent clipped planchet. How do you not notice that? Oh well, I'll take it at melt.
kenman64 I am so pleased with your response that I say THANK YOU. I really mean it as I only collect variety's and regular coins don't do it for me unless very rare. I also like Merc's but never got into them.
I know it is significant to get anything in the Red book and yes that would be exciting for all the Merc folks.
You may know that I reply to a lot of post, some for the fun of it and some for sincere as I love all coins in general. Sometimes I like to tease folks but no pun intended and not intended for you as I just wanted to know the rest of the story and for that I say
thanks.
By the way 2009 Lincoln's do nothing for me either, variety or not.
A 2009 variety at 1000+ X face is a little bit cool and in 2009 they had the most significant single squeeze doubled dies happen. Strange that they did not take off considering they were said to be impossible.
It has been confirmed that the 1919 DDO Great Collections auction will start at $1 with no reserve! My hat's off to the consignor!!!
When does the sale take place?
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It has been confirmed that the 1919 DDO Great Collections auction will start at $1 with no reserve! My hat's off to the consignor!!!
When does the sale take place?
I have reached out to find out. I will update as soon as I have word.
The timing of the listing should be known by the end of the week. I will update when I learn of anything. Also, if you would like to see the coin, it is available for your viewing pleasure at Winter FUN this week. Great Collections table 1030. I will be stopping by the table to see it.
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How does their bidder number system work? I looked at it earlier, and at the time Bidder #4 was high with a distinctive number, I think it was $1,024.75. That bidder is now #7. How do the bidder numbers change?
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How does their bidder number system work? I looked at it earlier, and at the time Bidder #4 was high with a distinctive number, I think it was $1,024.75. That bidder is now #7. How do the bidder numbers change?
If you were to jump in and bid for the first time and be the high bidder, you would likely be bidder #8. Then if I jumped back in and was high bidder, it would show the high bidder to be bidder #1 as I was the first to bid on the lot. That is how I believe it works.
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No, somebody who was Bidder #4 before is now Bidder #7. A different person is now Bidder #4.
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To answer the question about the bidder #, these numbers change based on the subsequent bids placed by bidders and also if you are logged in, you are not assigned a number. What it does tell you is the # of unique bidders.
Looks like the highest bidder gets assigned the highest bidder number, and the earlier bidders drop down to lower numbers in order of their ranking. Then if they rebid higher they get moved up again.
Also, their number of bids shown is wrong. If somebody submits a bid (y) that is more than the next bid increment, the system enters the bid as the previous bid (x) plus the increment (let's say $50). Then when somebody enters a bid that beats the previous total bid (y), it enters the previous total bid (y) as a new bid level but does not delete the previous amount (x +$50) listed for that bidder.
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Originally posted by: CaptHenway Also, their number of bids shown is wrong. If somebody submits a bid (y) that is more than the next bid increment, the system enters the bid as the previous bid (x) plus the increment (let's say $50). Then when somebody enters a bid that beats the previous total bid (y), it enters the previous total bid (y) as a new bid level but does not delete the previous amount (x +$50) listed for that bidder.
Correct - the bid count is based on the auction bids (not secret max bids).
I enjoy variety searching like the next person, but good gravy, how many of these have slipped through peoples fingers without being noticed...it's kinda obvious. Maybe people thought they were dizzy/drunk/seeing things when they spent it.
30+ days for an auction?
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Also, their number of bids shown is wrong. If somebody submits a bid (y) that is more than the next bid increment, the system enters the bid as the previous bid (x) plus the increment (let's say $50). Then when somebody enters a bid that beats the previous total bid (y), it enters the previous total bid (y) as a new bid level but does not delete the previous amount (x +$50) listed for that bidder.
Correct - the bid count is based on the auction bids (not secret max bids).
Regards,
- Ian
Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
As I write this it is sitting at $1600. Let us assume that there are no higher bids. If I bid $1850, my bid gets listed at $1650, or the next increment over $1600. If somebody then bids $1700, my bid gets raised to $1750 and I am still in. If somebody then bids $1900, my bid gets raised to $1850 where I am out.
My one bid was $1850, but you list it as three separate bids of $1650, $1750 and $1850. The apparent bidding activity is thereby inflated.
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Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
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Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
Yep...same here.
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Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
Our bid count system doesn't count the secret max bid, unless it is used in the bidding (as it is being used). It counts the change in "Current Bids" and what affects the change. You can view our "Bid History", which is also the count of bids on every item page.
Originally posted by: guitarwes Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
Yep...same here.
We're going to post a larger close-up when we get back to the office with the coin (coin is currently at FUN).
Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
Our bid count system doesn't count the secret max bid, unless it is used in the bidding (as it is being used). It counts the change in "Current Bids" and what affects the change. You can view our "Bid History", which is also the count of bids on every item page.
Regards,
- Ian
I don't think you are getting my point. Look at the current Bidder #7. His one bid made on
"Wed, Jan 06, 2016 02:29:15 PM"
was counted four times in the total number of bids. I think that it should count as one bid.
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Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
Our bid count system doesn't count the secret max bid, unless it is used in the bidding (as it is being used). It counts the change in "Current Bids" and what affects the change. You can view our "Bid History", which is also the count of bids on every item page.
Regards,
- Ian
I don't think you are getting my point. Look at the current Bidder #7. His one bid made on
"Wed, Jan 06, 2016 02:29:15 PM"
was counted four times in the total number of bids. I think that it should count as one bid.
Anyone?
Class?
Bueller?
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I was bidder 6. I believe bidder 7 placed multiple bids with each bid counted as a bid.
Look at the times of Bidder 7's bids. You can't place four different bids at the exact same second.
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I took another look, it would appear that subsequent bids register as being placed at the same time as the first bid, not sure why?
Let's say that I were to place a nuclear bid of $10,000 at 9:15 tonight. Their system would register a bid at the next increment level over the existing high bid with a time of 9:15 or the equivalent in their time zone.
Over the next two weeks 20 people enter bids, each one higher than the high bid shown. Their bid gets shows with their time, while another bid gets entered for me at the next increment over their high bid, but my time still shows the original 9:15 or equivalent.
By their count I will have entered 21 bids, even though every one of them was included in my original ONE bid of $10,000.
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Nope that's not what happens, when I bid as bidder 6, I was in the lead at 1,600 for awhile, then 7 bid again, with that bid registering as being made at the same time as his/her first bid, even though made hours later, then from memory as I'm not gonna look again, bidder 7 took the lead, got outbid, then bid again later with that bid registering as being made again at the same time...this wasn't a nuke bid situation with incremental raises. I was in the lead for a bit, then got an email saying I was outbid...It's goofy but thats the way I see it...
Originally posted by: guitarwes Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
Originally posted by: keyman64 Do you have photos of it that you can post? I don't have a submission going right now but I am sure there are a few reputable members here that would send it in for you, as long as you covered the fees. Pretty simple. If you don't have photos, maybe you can send it to someone that can also photograph it well...
I posted Natchez14's coin back on 12/28 - its a couple of dozen posts up labeled as #10.
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It's funny, I got the box a year ago yesterday. In a couple days, will mark the 1-year point since I found the dime. I just went back through the original post with the "Oddity Box" and it's funny when I first posted the 1919 Dime - a lot of skeptical posts (I wasn't even sure at the time).
SeanQ - I think you owe the Capt a latte also.
Still 1-year later, just the 10 reported examples.
It should be in the next CPG, and I'm still not 100% sure what Whitman will do with it in the Redbook.
There are 3 currently for sale - My original discovery coin is now with Leo Frese and on eBay, the PCGS VG-8 coin is on Rich Uhrich's site, and the PCGS XF-40 is about 2 weeks away from closing on Great Collections.
I still can't believe what a year it has been. Like a kid at Christmas waiting for the coin to ship to Bill Fivaz, waiting to hear his opinion, waiting for the confirmation piece to get to Bill, then watching the process unfold, the e-mail/PM interviews for the article to be written (Great job Capt!), the hundreds of PMs from other collectors and then trying to collect all the magazine stories to keep. That long month or so from sending it off to Bill, to getting it back from ANACS. The 15 minutes of fame with the coin clubs, bourse dealers viewing it, etc. Although I can be hopeful of other excitements in the future, not sure I will top this one in my numismatic career.
It's been a fun year, and I've been greatful to have have my "Forum Friends" along for the ride.
Speaking of being a fun year, did anyone hear anything mentioned about the '19 DDO at the FUN show? I'm sure there were more than a few cherrypickers pawing thru dealer's inventories looking for the needle in the haystack.
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I wonder if an Uncirculated piece will ever be found?
Not sure.
There are only about 1,000 1919 Merc even certified, with most of those being MS.
Their lower value probably drove that, but how many MS pieces survived circulation/melting, etc?
I'd love to see one though. My guess is there will be quite a few more show up heavily circulated, but "Collector Grade" coins are going to be tough. Just look at the 10 now:
The bottom:
1 AG Damaged
4 Goods
The middle
1 VG
1 VF
2 XF
The Wildcard
1 AU Details/Environmental Damage.
I suspect over time, even if the numbers increase, it will remain somewhat similar in grade composition, but the CPG & Redbook may help, still a ton of folks not even aware of this yet.
"You Suck Award" - February, 2015
Discoverer of 1919 Mercury Dime DDO - FS-101
keyman64 I was waiting for the rest of the story. I know it is rare and expensive but..........
strong money and.....
keyman64 I was waiting for the rest of the story. I know it is rare and expensive but..........
Well, I think I said a lot....including that it is really cool. In my eyes it is a MORE SIGNIFICANT variety than the 1942/1-D Merc which has been featured in the Red Book forever, next to the 1942/1 and 1945-Micro S. It is also 23 years older than the 1942. The variety can be seen in much lower grades than the 1942/1-D and I speak from experience since I have actually Cherrypicked a 1942/1-D Merc in F-15...but it took a good eye at that level...a few dealers I showed it to did not think I had found anything...until it came back slabbed with attribution! The new 1919 DDO can be identified in AG, a lot of varieties cannot be.
I really say all of this stuff as a very passionate Mercury Dime fan and variety fan in general. If you don't care for Mercs or for Varieties, you will have ZERO interest in this thread. No doubt about that. It takes a lot to get a new major variety listed in the Red Book and it looks like this one might do that. That is pretty exciting.
Your post where you indicated your surprise that there were so many posts in this thread got me thinking about another thread on the forums, a 2009 Lincoln Cent Variety thread I think it is....that thread has a TON of posts. It is a modern coin that I don't have any interest in so that thread really came to my mind when I read your post. It took this 1919 almost 100 years to really become publicized/discovered which is very cool!
If people are passionate about something, they will talk/post about it. Pretty simple I guess.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
I know it is significant to get anything in the Red book and yes that would be exciting for all the Merc folks.
You may know that I reply to a lot of post, some for the fun of it and some for sincere as I love all coins in general. Sometimes I like to tease folks but no pun intended and not intended for you as I just wanted to know the rest of the story and for that I say
thanks.
By the way 2009 Lincoln's do nothing for me either, variety or not.
Anyway have a good day.
It has been confirmed that the 1919 DDO Great Collections auction will start at $1 with no reserve! My hat's off to the consignor!!!
When does the sale take place?
It has been confirmed that the 1919 DDO Great Collections auction will start at $1 with no reserve! My hat's off to the consignor!!!
Any word yet on when this auction will take place?
I'm eager to see how it goes.
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It has been confirmed that the 1919 DDO Great Collections auction will start at $1 with no reserve! My hat's off to the consignor!!!
When does the sale take place?
I have reached out to find out. I will update as soon as I have word.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
It has been confirmed that the 1919 DDO Great Collections auction will start at $1 with no reserve! My hat's off to the consignor!!!
When does the sale take place?
I have reached out to find out. I will update as soon as I have word.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
I'm the current high bidder.
Go big or go home!
http://www.greatcollections.co...-DDO-FS-101-PCGS-XF-40
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Bidding ends February 14th.
I'm the current high bidder.
Go big or go home!
http://www.greatcollections.co...-DDO-FS-101-PCGS-XF-40
LOL, over $1,000 already.
Let's see - the PCGS VG-8 is listed at Rich Uhrich for $4,950
The ANACS VF-20 Discovery coin is on eBay for $11,550
Any guesses what the Great Collections PCGS XF-40 goes for?
My guess is.... $7950
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It didn't take long for a more serious bidder to step up and pass my token $500 bid.
I'm excited to see where this thing ends up. I'm going to look at it in hand tomorrow.
I'm just doing HA lot viewing today....half way done.
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Whoever wins it better love it seeing how it ends on Valentines day.
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Bidding ends February 14th.
I'm the current high bidder.
Go big or go home!
http://www.greatcollections.co...-DDO-FS-101-PCGS-XF-40
Thanks for the link!
How does their bidder number system work? I looked at it earlier, and at the time Bidder #4 was high with a distinctive number, I think it was $1,024.75. That bidder is now #7. How do the bidder numbers change?
Bidding ends February 14th.
I'm the current high bidder.
Go big or go home!
http://www.greatcollections.co...-DDO-FS-101-PCGS-XF-40
Thanks for the link!
How does their bidder number system work? I looked at it earlier, and at the time Bidder #4 was high with a distinctive number, I think it was $1,024.75. That bidder is now #7. How do the bidder numbers change?
If you were to jump in and bid for the first time and be the high bidder, you would likely be bidder #8. Then if I jumped back in and was high bidder, it would show the high bidder to be bidder #1 as I was the first to bid on the lot. That is how I believe it works.
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No, somebody who was Bidder #4 before is now Bidder #7. A different person is now Bidder #4.
I know how to find out....
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- Ian
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Also, their number of bids shown is wrong. If somebody submits a bid (y) that is more than the next bid increment, the system enters the bid as the previous bid (x) plus the increment (let's say $50). Then when somebody enters a bid that beats the previous total bid (y), it enters the previous total bid (y) as a new bid level but does not delete the previous amount (x +$50) listed for that bidder.
Also, their number of bids shown is wrong. If somebody submits a bid (y) that is more than the next bid increment, the system enters the bid as the previous bid (x) plus the increment (let's say $50). Then when somebody enters a bid that beats the previous total bid (y), it enters the previous total bid (y) as a new bid level but does not delete the previous amount (x +$50) listed for that bidder.
Correct - the bid count is based on the auction bids (not secret max bids).
Regards,
- Ian
Owner/Founder GreatCollections
GreatCollections Coin Auctions - Certified Coin Auctions Every Week - Rare Coins & Coin Values
30+ days for an auction?
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Also, their number of bids shown is wrong. If somebody submits a bid (y) that is more than the next bid increment, the system enters the bid as the previous bid (x) plus the increment (let's say $50). Then when somebody enters a bid that beats the previous total bid (y), it enters the previous total bid (y) as a new bid level but does not delete the previous amount (x +$50) listed for that bidder.
Correct - the bid count is based on the auction bids (not secret max bids).
Regards,
- Ian
Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
As I write this it is sitting at $1600. Let us assume that there are no higher bids. If I bid $1850, my bid gets listed at $1650, or the next increment over $1600. If somebody then bids $1700, my bid gets raised to $1750 and I am still in. If somebody then bids $1900, my bid gets raised to $1850 where I am out.
My one bid was $1850, but you list it as three separate bids of $1650, $1750 and $1850. The apparent bidding activity is thereby inflated.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
Yep...same here.
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Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
Our bid count system doesn't count the secret max bid, unless it is used in the bidding (as it is being used). It counts the change in "Current Bids" and what affects the change. You can view our "Bid History", which is also the count of bids on every item page.
Regards,
- Ian
Owner/Founder GreatCollections
GreatCollections Coin Auctions - Certified Coin Auctions Every Week - Rare Coins & Coin Values
Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
Yep...same here.
We're going to post a larger close-up when we get back to the office with the coin (coin is currently at FUN).
Regards,
- Ian
Owner/Founder GreatCollections
GreatCollections Coin Auctions - Certified Coin Auctions Every Week - Rare Coins & Coin Values
Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
Our bid count system doesn't count the secret max bid, unless it is used in the bidding (as it is being used). It counts the change in "Current Bids" and what affects the change. You can view our "Bid History", which is also the count of bids on every item page.
Regards,
- Ian
I don't think you are getting my point. Look at the current Bidder #7. His one bid made on
"Wed, Jan 06, 2016 02:29:15 PM"
was counted four times in the total number of bids. I think that it should count as one bid.
Thank you for the clarification. However, I respectfully do not think that you should count a bid twice or more, both the initial reduced to the next increment over bid, and the same bid when it is raised to its maximum level because somebody else bid.
Our bid count system doesn't count the secret max bid, unless it is used in the bidding (as it is being used). It counts the change in "Current Bids" and what affects the change. You can view our "Bid History", which is also the count of bids on every item page.
Regards,
- Ian
I don't think you are getting my point. Look at the current Bidder #7. His one bid made on
"Wed, Jan 06, 2016 02:29:15 PM"
was counted four times in the total number of bids. I think that it should count as one bid.
Anyone?
Class?
Bueller?
I was bidder 6. I believe bidder 7 placed multiple bids with each bid counted as a bid.
Look at the times of Bidder 7's bids. You can't place four different bids at the exact same second.
I took another look, it would appear that subsequent bids register as being placed at the same time as the first bid, not sure why?
Let's say that I were to place a nuclear bid of $10,000 at 9:15 tonight. Their system would register a bid at the next increment level over the existing high bid with a time of 9:15 or the equivalent in their time zone.
Over the next two weeks 20 people enter bids, each one higher than the high bid shown. Their bid gets shows with their time, while another bid gets entered for me at the next increment over their high bid, but my time still shows the original 9:15 or equivalent.
By their count I will have entered 21 bids, even though every one of them was included in my original ONE bid of $10,000.
Not that it matters I guess (or to bring it to Ian's attention), when I click on the coned down view picture of the doubled motto it just displays a small box with text that tells me to click the lower right corner to enlarge but nothing happens. Anyone else have this problems?
Yes, I am having the same issue as you.
I don't know any members. I'm thinking of joining, but really don't have many coins that it makes sense to get graded.
Possibly I could come across 4 a year (which would make the GOLD option the best economically).
I plan on holding the coin for awhile before considering a sale, so there is no urgency.
Any advice for a newbie is greatly appreciated!
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I don't have a submission going right now but I am sure there are a few reputable
members here that would send it in for you, as long as you covered the fees.
Pretty simple. If you don't have photos, maybe you can send it to someone that can also photograph it well...
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Do you have photos of it that you can post?
I don't have a submission going right now but I am sure there are a few reputable
members here that would send it in for you, as long as you covered the fees.
Pretty simple. If you don't have photos, maybe you can send it to someone that can also photograph it well...
I posted Natchez14's coin back on 12/28 - its a couple of dozen posts up labeled as #10.
"You Suck Award" - February, 2015
Discoverer of 1919 Mercury Dime DDO - FS-101
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
pieces from coin shops by mail (in 2x2's).... no luck. Cheers, RickO
SeanQ - I think you owe the Capt a latte also.
Still 1-year later, just the 10 reported examples.
It should be in the next CPG, and I'm still not 100% sure what Whitman will do with it in the Redbook.
There are 3 currently for sale - My original discovery coin is now with Leo Frese and on eBay, the PCGS VG-8 coin is on Rich Uhrich's site, and the PCGS XF-40 is about 2 weeks away from closing on Great Collections.
I still can't believe what a year it has been. Like a kid at Christmas waiting for the coin to ship to Bill Fivaz, waiting to hear his opinion, waiting for the confirmation piece to get to Bill, then watching the process unfold, the e-mail/PM interviews for the article to be written (Great job Capt!), the hundreds of PMs from other collectors and then trying to collect all the magazine stories to keep. That long month or so from sending it off to Bill, to getting it back from ANACS. The 15 minutes of fame with the coin clubs, bourse dealers viewing it, etc. Although I can be hopeful of other excitements in the future, not sure I will top this one in my numismatic career.
It's been a fun year, and I've been greatful to have have my "Forum Friends" along for the ride.
Jeff
"You Suck Award" - February, 2015
Discoverer of 1919 Mercury Dime DDO - FS-101
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.