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Completed my Merc circulated grading set this week.

LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited September 27, 2017 9:33PM in U.S. Coin Forum

One of my favorite series combined with the thrill of the plastic, coins from the dismantled PCGS grading set. On the lookout for coins in grading set holders graded 1, 2 or 3 but not sure they exist.




"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.

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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Will try and clean up the picture later in the week. :D

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat! Are you looking for only certain generations of plastic?

  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Too cool.


    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dude! Totally cool!
    Now, if you would have only done it in 1916-D it would have been out of this world ;)

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Really nice set. You have to know someone to have a set as cool as this one.

    Larry

  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat set. I like looking at the consecutive serial number/cert number. I wonder why the gap between 20/25, 30/35 & 55/58? Are you missing a 20+, 30+ and a 55+ from your set?

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a great set....and a really great coin type as well. Congratulations...Special in several ways... Cheers, RickO

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting if you look at the current coins on line, the 1st 4 are 1916-D. I'm assuming those were retained by PCGS and sold.

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,948 ✭✭✭✭✭

    way cool

  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I remember seeing a Morgan dollar grading set.
    The only problem is that a proper grading set will consist of the same date and mint of the entire set.
    Different dates and mint have very different strikings.

    Pat Vetter,Mercury Dime registry set,1938 Proof set registry,Pat & BJ Coins:724-325-7211


  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat.....I have never seen slabs with those G numbers on them.

  • au58au58 Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭

    If you cracked them out and resubmitted, what would the grades be then?

  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,426 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A Very Very Cool Set.

    Ken

  • 10000lakes10000lakes Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman
    So did they dismantle all of the grading sets or create new sets?

    I saw this coin from the grading listed in August 2017 at HA.


    I thought I owned it's twin or maybe more like it's cousin ;)

    Mine graded MS64PL in March of 2017.

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not sure what AFA 71 is but don't think it's related to a grading set. Nice coin! :+1:

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • 10000lakes10000lakes Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman said:
    Not sure what AFA 71 is but don't think it's related to a grading set. Nice coin! :+1:

    Actually I did a little more looking and found a series of cert numbers with AFA 71 in a registry set with that name, so you are correct it's not part of the grading set. I just remembered the funny pedigree and thought grading set.

  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 28, 2017 5:03PM

    @Batman23 said:
    Neat set. I like looking at the consecutive serial number/cert number. I wonder why the gap between 20/25, 30/35 & 55/58? Are you missing a 20+, 30+ and a 55+ from your set?

    My recollection is that 20+ and 30+ are not part of the PCGS grading scale.

    Definitely missing a 53+ too. Is 45+ a point on the continuum?

    And BTW, OP, way cool: B)

    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If it doesn't exist, it can't be missing. These were used pre-+ grading.

    The online version doesn't have + grades either.

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman said:
    If it doesn't exist, it can't be missing. These were used pre-+ grading.

    The online version doesn't have + grades either.

    I know they didn't have + marks back then. But the main question was why then left a gap in the numbers. A continuous consecutive set would have been real cool.

    I just played with the cert verifications and found they did not make the full sets with consecutive numbers per set. G1620 is also AU58 and probably went to a different set. I found it interesting that many of your certs are not in the verification database.

    Either way, A cool set. Must have taken a lot of patience and searching.

  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Batman23 said:

    @Lakesammman said:
    If it doesn't exist, it can't be missing. These were used pre-+ grading.

    The online version doesn't have + grades either.

    I know they didn't have + marks back then. But the main question was why then left a gap in the numbers. A continuous consecutive set would have been real cool.

    I just played with the cert verifications and found they did not make the full sets with consecutive numbers per set. G1620 is also AU58 and probably went to a different set. I found it interesting that many of your certs are not in the verification database.

    Either way, A cool set. Must have taken a lot of patience and searching.

    I do not think there was a gap in the numbers of the grading set. There were multiple examples of each grade in the PCGS Grading Set. So w/ the set shown here of one of each grade it would appear to have gaps, but that was not the case.

    I find it interesting that the G06 coin shown has a number later than the VG08 coin. That is a bit odd. Perhaps that G06 coin started its life as a VG08 in the grading set and was later downgraded to G06 as the set evolved???

  • Sandman70gtSandman70gt Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Way cool set! Always love how your coins sets are plastic sets too.
    Love the feeliing completing a set gives.
    How long did it take to find them all?

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW @Lakesammman

    That is impressive..............congrats :smile:

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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 29, 2017 5:53PM

    Looks like the serial numbers are consecutive within the grade.

    Looked through some dupes today. For example, the VG10 is 1366 above, I also have 1365 and 1367 in VG10.

    Who wants to start a census?? :D

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • NumivenNumiven Posts: 382 ✭✭✭

    Very nice

  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So, sounds like you are on the way to doing duplicate sets? :)

    @Lakesammman said:
    Looks like the serial numbers are consecutive within the grade.

    Looked through some dupes today. For example, the VG10 is 1366 above, I also have 1365 and 1367 in VG10.

    Who wants to start a census?? :D

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 3,034 ✭✭✭✭

    Very B)

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bochiman:

    Those are trade bait - did complete the Lincoln set as well but they are less photogenic.

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.

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