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1. John Mercanti has traded sides

   

   Discussion by BigA · December 14, 2015 3:51AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Exclusive deal Mercanti sig

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   Comment by TwoSides2aCoin · December 14, 2015 10:57AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   <---scratching proverbial orbs

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   Comment by Mark · December 14, 2015 4:35AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   It befuddles me that someone will pay extra for a coin with an autograph by someone not truly famous. But, what the heck--people can collect what they want. I disagree somewhat with the line in the article The most famous US coin engraver of the modern era ... . He may be the most famous, but for my money, I think…

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   Comment by COCollector · December 31, 2015 8:27PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   I tried to get the Mercanti signature when I submitted my 2015 $100 Platinum Eagle to NGC. No dice... it's only "available from select retailers".

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   Comment by johnny9434 · December 15, 2015 5:03AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   any guesses on whos gonna jump ship next

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   Comment by wondercoin · December 14, 2015 6:46PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Zoins... Moy and Mercanti are good friends with Miles. I was not surprised at all to see them both follow Miles over to NGC. Also, as a practical matter, Mercanti labels, for the past several years, were made available to just one or two major PCGS submittors for the large silver eagle market, etc. And, those company(ies)…

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   Comment by ACop · December 14, 2015 3:13PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Originally posted by: Mark It befuddles me that someone will pay extra for a coin with an autograph by someone not truly famous. But, what the heck--people can collect what they want. I disagree somewhat with the line in the article The most famous US coin engraver of the modern era ... . He may be the most famous, but for…

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   Comment by Coinosaurus · December 14, 2015 12:17PM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   I think it's kinda neat. Wouldn't it be cool to have a 19th century coin along with the signature of the guy who struck it or engraved the dies?

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   Comment by Raufus · December 14, 2015 8:36AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Talk about an easy way to supplement a fantastic pension.

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    Comment by BAJJERFAN · December 14, 2015 6:02AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

    Originally posted by: oih82w8 Without opening the link, who is John Mercanti? Really, I don't know, probably don't care to know either. IIRC, he designed the silver eagle.