2006 $50 Buffalo one ounce Gold Proof coin ordering begins June 22 from the Mint for $875. How many people going to get it at that price? Press...
Well Got my 1892-S Barber quarter back from NCS yesterday. It took about a month. Qiuarter was not cleaned or frosted previously. It did not...
I did brighten up the scan a bit with the scanner software. The coin does still have alot of silver luster though.
Thanks Speedy- Still got those Early Bird Submission Certs for NGC. Might send that coin in to see how it rates.
Thanks for looking at the pictures. I was guessing between EF-45 and AU-53. I know it's hard to tell from the pictures but time to go the local...
Hello- Trying out my new Epson Perfection 3490 Scanner. With these scans I selected Professional Mode, 24 Bit Color and 400 Resolution. 400...
Ok..Got me an Epson Perfection Flatbed Scanner at Best Buy for about 100 bucks. Also bought on Ebay a Canon Powershot SD400 5.0 Megapixel camera....
Thanks SuperDave and GDJMSP. Great advise. I shall give it a try!
Thanks for the link. I will make sure and do the search feature next time. I think I will try the epson perfection scanner mentioned in the...
What is the best way to get high quality pictures of my coins on my computer. I have a digital camera but can't seem to get really good pictures....
Thanks Speedy- You just saved me some time and money!
I was planning to send it to NCS for conservation and sent over to NGC to try to get it graded. Good chance it will come back in a body bag. Was...
Thanks Superdave- I think I will go the NCS/NGC route. I already have some free early bird submissions coming for NGC so might as well pay the...
SuperDave- Thanks for taking the time to evaluate this coin. What are your thoughts on me sending it to NCS/NGC? I am a member of the...
Thanks Speedy for your thoughts. After reading the comment about the coin possibly being frosted (which I don't feel it is), I want to make...
Well I am going to send it out to NCS first and see what they say then hopefully it will be graded by NGC. It will be a few weeks before I get...
Follow up. Spoke with NGC this morning about this coin. They have NCS which is the coin conservation side of their business. For a minimum of...
I am pretty sure they didn't try to do a frost job on the coin. Some old lady owned this coin for years. I was worried about the problem area...
I decided to join this from the NGC site. CCG’s Certified Collectors’ Society. It cost 99 bucks and you get coupons for 5 free early bird...
Thanks TDEC1000 and Bigred1001. I was thinking about sending it to get it certified. You mentioned the big three. I was looking at NGC or PCGS....
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