I crossed two $4-5k coins from ngc/cac holders as soon as I was able through a dealer. I have 100% trust in CACG. But I am not rushing to cross my pcgs/cac coins.
Here is my probably superficial take:
1) I would like all my coins in the same h…
I use: Coinfacts, HA, CAC website, Great Collections archive.
Like other, I rely on auction comps when they exist. If comps are sparse I expand the search to similar dates for the type.
Sounds like many of us do our best to triangulate a price…
I've only been collecting since about 2018. If you recognize my name from posts here and elsewhere you'll know I collect nice cac gold (mostly type coins). The few shows I have attended are always frustrating because of a lack of the material I'm l…
Since this is such a great (long) thread I feel compelled to throw in my $0.02.
I trust CAC more than P or N to assign the most accurate grade.
I assume CACG + coins would be as-described with the clear standard stated (just short of the next …
Sorry to leave you hanging. . FFL has some amazing coins! And I'm pretty sure ratpelt beat me to that 1808 $5 by about a minute. Some great collections all around. Here is my contribution.
I was very happy to pick this up recently from fellow forum member Vincent.Savage. (Thanks!). Neat Civil War date gold dollar that looks very nice in hand. More interesting than your average type coin.
While we're at it... maybe there should be 5 compositions.
1) basic 8-piece
2) 20th century gold: add nm $10 and $20 as different types, plus any high relief saint) = 11 pieces. Bonus idea - add $1 and $2.5 commem slots for a 13 piece set. (I l…
I like Donato's set. I would add the Capped large bust and Capped small bust $5's as 2 distinct types, but exclude the small size capped bust. 27 coins total. Still some tough coins here, and the whole set will require a significant financial inve…
Coin photography has become a major part of the hobby for me. I suspect many of us spend much more time with pictures than coins in hand - might as well have good pictures!
I have a "system x" copy stand from Ray at macrocoins.com. Camera is …
Thank you for sharing this history lesson. I feel like someone needs to create a solid documentary series on US coins - it's always fun to think about the hands these pieces could have passed through.
I would like to get an example of the 1839/8…
I feel very lucky to have been able to add this early $2.5 to my type set last week. Beautiful surfaces, sharp strike, special coin. My only gold sticker - it's a good one! Thanks to CRO for making it happen!
The unique certification number is the only one that is needed (along with the date, denomination, and grade). I don't think the barcode is necessary on the front.
Was very excited to acquire this 1911 $5 in 65 CAC. I am just starting a new date set of Indian half eagles. I'm sticking with 64's for the rest due to cost but wanted at least one gem example. Below are the trueview, HA pics, then my pics! Look…
@jtlee321 I'm glad someone with more talent took a shot at this. I think the latest version looks good except the green on the front is too much, not enough contrast with the bean and a little tough to look at, distracting. A lighter more neutral …
How about C coins just get a different label? Keep the status quo. A/B coins get a green bean on the label. C coins don't. And not to stir the pot even more but this convention could also do away with plus grades. Simplify.
Edited to add: T…
I signed up for instagram early this year. Have been posting my collection on there, some coin photography stuff, and made at least one purchase. Have had a bunch of interesting conversations. There is a TON of crap to scroll past but enough coi…
For what it's worth, here is my own short story of buying more and paying more through the pandemic:
1) I have made zero crypto dollars and in fact my investments have returned poorly over the past 2 years (I must be REALLY bad at this).
2) I was…
Also I do 100% of editing on my phone. I use live view shooting with the canon software on my laptop, then email the images to myself, and edit on my iphone. Iphone default photo editor to tweak a little bit, round photo app to circle crop, then p…
1) For direct lighting I've been using 2 Cree led bulbs that I got at home depot. I think they are only 60 watt "equivalent." Were never quite bright enough. I just got a pair of new philips bulbs that are 150 equivalent that are MUCH brighter tha…