Mike, I was afraid nobody would respond to the thread. I get your point and no, they are not the same. I think Battle Creek is a hoard btw.
Sort of figured that. But then I also sort of figured that you'd know my personal opinion on the question anyway. Rather think just about anybody would.
Ok, what the heck. Let's revive it. So without doing any research on my own, I'd like to ask what's the story on the Battle Creek pedigree (being from nearby).
Don't want to violate forum rules my copying and pasting so here is a link that provides the story and a photo of some Battle Creeks. NGC CERTIFIES THE BATTLE CREEK COLLECTION OF RAINBOW TONED MORGAN DOLLARS
I own many pedigreed coins, and all but one of them are pretty pricey. But the one that was not pricey is my priceless one. It is an 1867 2 cent piece that my grandfather was given when he was six years old in 1897. He lost his pinkie finger in a corn shucker and when he came back to the farm after having his hand sewn up his older brother gave him the coin he had been saving to buy candy with when they went back into town. He never spent it but kept the coin for nearly 80 years and gave it to me when I was a boy.
I have no idea who "Jankovsky" is, but this one is from his collection (??). It is a cool medal struck in the 1940s...and I'm guessing it was graded before NGC started designating the PL on pieces outside of the Morgans. This is about as PL as it can get. The images are shot using axial lighting to bring out the surface contrast.
This one qualify? Ain't got a hang or a notion who the devil he is (was?).......... Oh, that hair on the slab? It's from the dog that bit me........
I'm pretty sure if you ask nicely and send enough coins in you can have them all holdered or re-holdered at NGC with a "JOE SCHMOE COLLECTION" pedigree on the label. So, my guess is that many of these "XXXX COLLECTION" pedigrees are similar to vanity plates.
I don't mean to hijack the thread or anything, but in the NGC article it said that the dealer bought original sealed mint bags. I was just wondering if anyone knew if they were still around to be bought or if they are pretty much all sliced open and sent to be graded. If they would still sell them, I wouldn't be able to afford them anyhow, as I could see them going for $50,000+.
Alright, thanks! (Is this normal to designate?? I mean I have numerous toned coins in NGC holders and none have a "T" (although one would have to be be blind not to see that a coin has been toned and hey, that T would then not make a difference anyway))
The Thomas J. Jankovsky Collection appears to have been focused on So-Called Dollars and $50 Slugs. That would date it to (at least) after 1963: http://legacy.stacks.com/Auction/Collection/135 And the Jerry Bagne Collection focused on prooflike commemorative silver coins: http://www.ngccoin.com/news/ViewArticle.aspx?NewsletterNewsArticleID=542 They both sound like guys I would have gotten along with pretty well.
The "T" designation at NGC was a short-lived thing. They applied that designation (as well as "W" for white) from early 2000 through August of 2002. These are the dates I received directly from an inquiry with NGC. Strangely the slab posted by Lehigh is after that timeframe, so I have no idea how the "T" made it onto his slab.