Wow, a lot has changed.
MikeInFL
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Been a while. What did I miss?
Collector of Large Cents, US Type, and modern pocket change.
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MikeInFL
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Let's see:
Forum software update
Banned members coming back as alts and still being obnoxious
Some alts getting banned, again. Others likely to follow
Drama in the form of dealer ripping off a kid for $1400
Coins are either HOT or NOT (depending on the dealer and the after-show-reports
USMint continues to put out crap new moderns...but that some people are really hate or really love (and try to convince others to love)
Roosies are now the COIN TO LOVE!
Dansco 7070s are supposedly being made again
GreatCollections seems to continue to be a good choice to have your coins sold (multiple reports of satisfied users)
Otherwise, just more of the same ol, same ol.
By the way,
Welcome back
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
@Bochiman spot on rundown but you forgot to include the GSC matte proof Lincoln debacle.
Welcome back Mike!
Cubs won the Series.
--- new members joining with the sole intent of suckering members to their other internet platforms in hopes of generating revenue. after a week they're gone.
That's a pretty good update!
Plus all emotion is magnified as most of the market has taken a hard slide.
Same old stuff. Lots of the same folks just hanging out and having fun.
Welcome back. I'd also add in more gradeflation out there with additional splitting of hairs when it comes to a coin's holder/grade/labeled/stickered attributes. It's barely explainable to hobby newbies or those that have been away a while. Not unexpected though.
Welcome back!
Yup, what Bochi said, plus the GradeFlation that roadrunner added, and I'll also throw in that CAC is still lively topic.
A modern AG3 2004-D (?) Roosevelt Dime controversy.
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Yeah, people still obsessing over what a CAC sticker means.
...or doesn't mean.
That summary pretty much nails it!
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welcome back
SSDD
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
And the guy who actually found one in the wild around the same time
Welcome back!
U.S. Type Set
It's good to see some familiar faces are still around.
I'm a bit curious about whatever the "GSC matte proof Lincoln debate" is referring to. I recall being suspicious about many of the MPLs, but have no idea what you're talking about. Can someone share a link?
Anyway, I'm back in the country after spending some time overseas, and tip-toeing back into coins. Time will tell if it lights a a fire in me again or not, but I do appreciate the welcome backs.
Take care...Mike
If I recall correctly, someone purchased a raw 1909 VDB Lincoln cent from GSC on ebay for likely around $50 and then sent it to PCGS. PCGS somehow messed up in the most royal way possible and returned it in a PR65RB (or something similar) holder when it was clearly a business strike coin. Also, and this is merely my own aside, the coin looked no better than an MS63. Regardless, a TrueView was posted of the coin and the owner might have been shopping it around while a discussion started on these boards where most everyone could see immediately and obviously it was labeled incorrectly. Eventually, PCGS made the cert number invalid and admitted, again if I recall correctly, the clerical or mechanical error. However, this did not happen until some folks dug their heels in the ground and bad feelings and accusations abounded.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Hey Mike, welcome back. I think I still have your site bookmarked so I can see your early copper.
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Well that's a bit of a downer, but not nearly as meaty as that YN Roosie thread. lol
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Good to see you still around, Tom & hope you and yours are well.
I snagged the TrueView before the cert number was "knocked off";
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Heck, if I can tell that's no MPL, I can see why the forum would be in an uproar, particularly with deals on the coin pending.
Still a pretty coin, but wow.
My last consignment ended on May 21 and I received a check in the first few days of June.
I have not had any problems with Ian; before, during and after an auction.
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Please share with us @CascadeChris who is this savvy Numismatist that discovered a MPL Lincoln in the wild? A story worth telling again! I guess a link would suffice.
@Pokeplayer101
That's doubtful. His business seems to be doing very well. The terms of the consignment agreement do state that it can take 30 days, but they are usually quicker. I think you may be confusing him with Shane (Kryptonitecomics - some people abbreviate as KC).
I tend to hear the opposite that GC is more likely to pay early as opposed to late.
See, he needs more tuition, can you imagine that?
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@MikeInFL .... Welcome back... the foregoing posts sum up the high points... plus there is always the minor intrigues and scuffles.... A great thread on gold, pull it up and go through it... Did you get any coins while you were away? I always snagged a few while on foreign assignments. Cheers, RickO
@MikeInFL another thing changed -- some of us have evolved our collecting interests in other (unexpected) areas. For example, I started collecting exonumania...shocking, really, considering all I ever really collected was Mercury Dimes. I still love the things, but I now own probably less than 10. Reconnecting with people here after time has passed should be interesting... I myself disappeared for 6+ years and then came back around 2013/14 with renewed (but different) interest.
Thanks for the updates & warm welcomes back.
How long were you away?
Modern gold set some new low mintage records. Several First Spouse coins had sales under 2000 for uncirculated and under 2400 for proof. Jackie Robinson $5 gold uncirculated was dethroned by last year's National Parks unc. gold coin.
All those repeated dealer critical quotes above by Pokeplayer101 appearing in this thread should probably be removed for the benefit of said dealer. Quoting members can just edit them out. I PM'd them.
Welcome back
I actually haven't posted much lately because it seems like Days of Our Lives around here.
Welcome back.
@Bochiman nailed it.
I like the new software myself, JMO
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Bad transactions with : nobody to date
I think about 5 years.