CrazyHoundDog PCGS Coin Update

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HeatherBoyd
HeatherBoyd Posts: 418 admin
edited February 25, 2019 6:22PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Hello everyone,

Our restoration team has been working their behinds off downstairs processing what Joe (@crazyhounddog) refers to as "the lions share" of his collection. And I simply CANNOT wait any longer to share some of the amazing outcomes with you all (Joe has already seen these.)

We are not done processing the 140+ coins yet (and therefore some certs will not yet show as valid) but here are some of my favorites from Joe's amazing toned buffalo collection that kept their toning:



And of course, this beauty made our jaws drop!

Our incredibly talented label designer also worked with Joe to create something truly special using an image Joe's family voted as the best visual representation of him which I will save to show you guys next week. Why? Because I love cliffhangers and I'd like to give you all something to look forward to over the weekend.

Joe, from the bottom of my heart (and from the whole team here), thank you for sharing your story with us and your unending hope and positivity. This project has provided a lot of warm fuzzies for us all, even in the midst of great tragedy.

Heres some images of the state of Joe's coins when we recieved them:




UPDATE The CrazyHoundDog Label

Heather Boyd
PCGS Senior Director of Marketing

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  • koynekwest
    koynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That's great to see! Good for Joe and kudos to PCGS!!

  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2019 6:43PM
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    Wow! Great work PCGS! Thanks @HeatherBoyd for sharing and looking forward to the update on @crazyhounddog FireStorm hoard.

  • Stooge
    Stooge Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Going from melted blobs of plastic to those great looking coins is truly a work of art. Kudos to PCGS. Can't wait to see the label.


    Later, Paul.
  • DIMEMAN
    DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for the update Heather. It was nice meeting you at FUN and talking about coins and dogs. :)

  • jabba
    jabba Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Those Buffalos are stunning thank to PCGS for helping him like this.


    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923

  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing! Great job PCGS!!!!

    I have to ask, were there any that couldn't be saved or changed significantly from the heat?

  • robec
    robec Posts: 7,051 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great job by PCGS. I'm sure Joe is beside himself for all you have done.........very classy!

    - Bob -

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  • Wabbit2313
    Wabbit2313 Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Awesome! All of the acts of kindness through Joe's whole ordeal are heartwarming.

  • davewesen
    davewesen Posts: 6,982 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    very nice

  • Coinstartled
    Coinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This is a really special thread, Heather. Great work on the part of PCGS.

  • ifthevamzarockin
    ifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Outstanding! :)

  • Batman23
    Batman23 Posts: 5,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice! Thanks for the showing, I am happy to see positive results!

  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Two thumbs up to PCGS for their support to help alleviate a sad situation!

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  • ponderit
    ponderit Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    And from the ashes....
    Truly great work by Heather and PCGS. I can't wait to see them all, and the label of course!

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  • Kudbegud
    Kudbegud Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A great generous restoration which you deserve a big


  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,210 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2019 10:10PM
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    THIS is what has been holding up the line? (sarcasm)

    A magnificent job by the restoration team!

    Shoot-fire, some of those blobs of plastic look like they could be art as well as the treasurers inside!

    A pedigree would have been nice.

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  • Zoins
    Zoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2019 9:29PM
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    This is amazing! Kudos to PCGS!

    It would be great to do an article on PCGS.com like the restoration of the Saddle Ridge and the SS Central America Hoards.

    If there are some cheap coins, it may be interesting to leave them in the melted slabs....

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  • bobsr
    bobsr Posts: 392 ✭✭✭✭
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    Kudos to PCGS. Amazin1. Amazing that a profit motivated company Has The biggest heart I know.
    Bob Sr CEO Fieldtechs

  • GRANDAM
    GRANDAM Posts: 8,785 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @HeatherBoyd
    Those coins look fantastic.
    How are the grades compared to what they were before?
    I would never believed that those coins could be restored to the condition as in the True-Views that you posted! I love Buffalo's myself but that $2 1/2 Gold Indian makes me drool!!!!!

    That is very nice of PCGS to do this. :)

    GrandAm :)
  • ChrisRx
    ChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
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    Awesome!

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  • Coin Finder
    Coin Finder Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    SO AWESOME!!!!!!!

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  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Love those gold ones!

  • BryceM
    BryceM Posts: 11,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Really cool stuff. Can’t wait to see the rest.

  • toyz4geo
    toyz4geo Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What has been said above.....and more. Can't wait for the reveal!

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  • WaterSport
    WaterSport Posts: 7,064 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    He should call his set "The Phoenix" Thanks to PCGS's work

    WS

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  • rkfish
    rkfish Posts: 2,617 ✭✭✭
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    That's just incredible work! Fantastic job!

    Steve

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  • Eagleguy
    Eagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Customer service at its finest! Bravo!

    JH

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  • jonruns
    jonruns Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing!! Thanks for all you do!!!

  • MaineJim
    MaineJim Posts: 841 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice job - way to go.

  • mapleman
    mapleman Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    WELL DONE! PCGS

  • Paradisefound
    Paradisefound Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You are da BEST PCGS and @HeatherBoyd ! <3

  • HeatherBoyd
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    @fiftysevener said:
    For those of you with a decent safe you can purchase compact automatic fire extinguishers that hang in a bracket inside that might buy a little more time for your coins and valuables. However I doubt this one would have helped Joe.

    There was paper and cardboard inside the safe that did not combust, however the inside of the safe did reach temperatures high enough to melt holders and plastic boxes.

    Heather Boyd
    PCGS Senior Director of Marketing

  • DIMEMAN
    DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    WTG PCGS and the best to my dear friend Joe and his family. <3

  • Apollo3
    Apollo3 Posts: 40 ✭
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    Great news!

  • chesterb
    chesterb Posts: 995 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Holy cow! What a great job by PCGS! I went through a total house fire in 2015 but fortunately my coins weren't in the house at the time. What survived was melted, charred, or covered with a thick coat of ash and residue from black smoke. The smell is imbedded and lingers in any item that survives so you can't really save anything. The whole day was surreal and nothing I will ever forget.

    To this day I appreciate from the bottom of my heart everyone who helped try to make it better for us. From the restaurant who gave us a free meal that night to the firemen who still stop and talk to us at the grocery store. I'm sure Joe feels the same way! Kudos to PCGS for trying to make it better!!!

  • Swampboy
    Swampboy Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 24, 2019 10:49PM
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    I'm happy for Joe and his resilient family.
    My hat is off to the whole numismatic community.

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  • lablover
    lablover Posts: 3,731 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Bravo PCGS, Bravo!!! It's really a wonderful thing you guy's are doing. And, I along with many others will long remember it.

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  • deefree49
    deefree49 Posts: 282 ✭✭✭
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    That is great to see. It is truly a good outcome from a terrible event. Kudos to PCGS for doing such a nice thing.

    I'm heartened that the results came out successfully and the coins regained their former beauty. Very well done!!

    Lincoln coin lover, especially Matte Proofs
  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    CHD, that is GREAT NEWS!

  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @fiftysevener said:
    For those of you with a decent safe you can purchase compact automatic fire extinguishers that hang in a bracket inside that might buy a little more time for your coins and valuables. However I doubt this one would have helped Joe.

    Just this past week I was looking at those but didn't dig too deep. I wonder if the chill of a CO₂ extinguisher would last a substantial time in an insulated fire-proof safe?

  • astrorat
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    Wow ... wow ... wow!

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  • unspendable
    unspendable Posts: 127 ✭✭✭
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    Awesome....

  • Raybo
    Raybo Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'm glad to hear that my forum pal ( Joe ) now has a good grasp back on his heard.
    Are the coins now considered AT because of the conditions that they were exposed to?

  • Onastone
    Onastone Posts: 4,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Just amazing! Wonderful epilogue to a tragic story. PCGS....you're really # 1 :)

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