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How much progress have you made on your collection this year?
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For me:
Added one of two needed dates (out of a total of 67 in the series.)
Upgraded ten items.
The end is in sight as I only want to upgrade four more, none of which should be particularly expensive.
Added one of two needed dates (out of a total of 67 in the series.)
Upgraded ten items.
The end is in sight as I only want to upgrade four more, none of which should be particularly expensive.
All glory is fleeting.
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I'm sliding backwards in the registry sets, not upgrading enough, plus just flat getting passed up. That's the silver stuff.
I haven't even begun listing the other metal.
aluminum...
It has been a good while since I have filled any holes.
Most of those goals have since been completed.
I made a substancial cherrypick which pushed my expectations way beyond what I was expecting this year.
That addition alone is enough to satisfy about 5 years of my collection.
While there's still plenty of time this year, my goals next year will be to focus more on upgrading.
and dealers still sell to you????
How long have you been married? Or do you send them back too?
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and dealers still sell to you????
Not one single coin i returned! Most of the coins where raw via mint sets ect. I slabbed the nice ones and then sold them and the ones that remained raw sold those as well. The slabbed ones that i didnt keep i sold those on my own as well.
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at the Fremont show last weekend, which allowed me to finish my PCGS type set. From
now on I'll be working on upgrades to that set.
I submitted 28 world coins to PCGS at the Long Beach show, of which 4 came back
Genuine, but the others allowed me to add 16 to my slabbed Ireland set and 8 others
to my slabbed set of Ireland, Netherland, Gelderland, and Genoa birth years.
So all in all, it has been a better year than usual.
Mark
Discover all unpredictable errors before they occur.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
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and dealers still sell to you????
How long have you been married? Or do you send them back too?
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and dealers still sell to you????
How long have you been married? Or do you send them back too?
Im to young and handsome to get married
<< <i>Very, very little.
Don't get any ideas.
I'm looking for some examples to come back my way.
Added 10+ to my Type and Lincoln Sets. On the Lincolns, I actually bought back several that I had sold here on the forum. Which is much appreciated!!
But it is getting VERY hard to improve my sets......
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
Wouldn't say at all that I've had a focus over the past 38 years, so I've picked up stuff this year that I've been able to in order to variety-whim my action. Basically I've been studying and haven't done much over a good 7 year stretch and the past year or so I've been able to cater to some things that I've just wanted. Cheap stuff basically, but I invest to leave funky treasure chests to whoever winds up being related to me (no kids so far) when I kick it.
I bought a car a few months ago so I've bought less in 2010 (and will buy less in 2011 and 2012) than in 2009.
1832 LM-9.2 in AU58 (the finest of three or four known)
1835 LM-12 in VF35 (one of three known...this is the only one in a "problem free" holder)
upgraded a few die marriages and remarriages too. With the exception of the 1834 coin, each upgrade represents "finest known" for the marriage/remarriage:
1832 LM-14 from AU50 to MS64
1831 LM-1.1 from XF45 to MS65
1834 LM-4 from AU58 to MS63
1829 LM-14 from MS61 to MS62
also did some numerical downgrades or "sideways grades" to upgrade eye appeal, which matters a lot to me:
1829 LM-1 from MS63 to AU58
1831 LM-3 from AU58 to a nicer AU58
1832 LM-4 from MS62 to AU55
1830 LM-11 from XF40 to XF40
1837 LM-2 from XF45 to XF45
Those are the ones I can recall off the top of my head. My record-keeping sucks, so consulting records wouldn't do me much good.
I've made excellent progress on my Class Head Large Cent set. Nineteen varieties and I am missing just one (normal date 1811)
I started this set close to four years ago because I thought it would be a easy set to put together. Well it sounded easy
Greg
https://greatcollections.com/Collections/1120/The-Keyman64-Mercury-Dime-Collection/2024-07-07
<< <i>None...this Fall I'm selling everything and starting fresh. >>
copper or silver for this fresh start?
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>None...this Fall I'm selling everything and starting fresh. >>
Please let me know when and where!
Oh yeah, no progress on obtaining that 1916 Standing Liberty. I conveniently forget that one.
So I'm doing a type set on the side, found three coins for that (picked up one of Marmac's little sisters which was a beautiful coin).
-Fred
Successful BST (me as buyer) with: Collectorcoins, PipestonePete, JasonRiffeRareCoins
I bought a really nice large cent at the January FUN that I'm most pleased to own, followed by my inaugural purchase from Mark Feld's inventory of a colorful Washie, and then a lovely red and orange Antietam at the Nashville show. So, I got three great coins (IMO) this year.
I'm leaning now toward staying on a smaller budget, part out of necessity and part due to economic fear.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
For the 1858 set: an NGC MS64 IHC, which crossed (and upgraded
For the 1893 proof set: a PCGS PR64CAMEO Barber half dollar.
U.S. Type Set
NGC registry V-Nickel proof #6!!!!
working on proof shield nickels # 8 with a bullet!!!!
RIP "BEAR"
I also purchased my first ever intended upgrade. Before that they were random.
This total also includes the coins I've found in circulation and roll searching this year, which is about 10.
Currency side is doing poorly, only four new additions all year.
1881cc 66PL pop. 3 coin
1885cc 65DPL pop. 7 coin
Several very nice lower grade GSA's and a hoard of unopen GSA's.
Haven't sold much, but I need to work on letting a few more pieces go this fall
some of the more notable acquisitions include;
two tough Barber Quarters (05-S {N58} and 97-S {N55}) for the better-date year set (the 05-S gave me all three 05's, so I guess that wasn't really a hole)
six early Merc's (including 17-S {N63}, 18-D {P61}, 19-D {P62], 20-D {P62} and 24-S {P63}) for the Unc Merc Set
four Choice AU Seated Halves (including a 49 {PP55}) and a Seated No Motto Dollar (1841 {P50})
three Shield Nickels (67 w/Rays {P58} and 69 {P58} as upgrades, and a 74 {P55})
two Liberty Nickels (91 {P63} upgrade and an 04 {P62})
I also had a short run in the spring where I was lucky enough to pick up about 30 near-Gem to Gem+ 30's and 40's Jefferson Nickels (all raw)
yeah, I guess it has been a pretty big buying year
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
reduced by about 60%.
Added the last two dates to finish the seated dollar set and upgraded 4 more to mid-MS. Now almost exactly half the set is mint state, well above any expectation I ever had.
1842 $2.50 PCGS F12 (raw off ebay) PCGS pop 28 in all grades
1860 $2.50 PCGS AU55 Old Reverse (Heritage ANA sale) PCGS pop 20 in all grades
The collection is getting more focused as I decided to sell off my remaining Large Cents.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
But I did not have this last year Morgans and I was just recently able to fill in the last two holes in my Peace dollar set.
Ken