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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1585176, member: 15309&quot;]I think we understood what you meant, but I don&#039;t understand how someone viewing your collection would know that you obtained the coin from a specific dealer.&nbsp; The lone exception would be Rick Snow who has branded the eagle eye photo seal of approval on his coins.&nbsp; Therefore, I would suggest that you definitely buy a coin from Rick Snow at <a href="http://www.indiancent.com/photoseal.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.indiancent.com/photoseal.php" rel="nofollow">Eagle Eye Rare Coins</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similar to Rick Snow, Rick Tomaska from <a href="http://www.randicoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.randicoins.com/" rel="nofollow">R &amp; I Coins</a> has branded what he considers his PQ coins to be Everest Coins.&nbsp; While not having a sticker and database lookup like Rick Snow&#039;s Eagle Eye, you might want to consider buying an <a href="http://www.randicoins.com/store/pc/Everest-Selections-c11.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.randicoins.com/store/pc/Everest-Selections-c11.htm" rel="nofollow">Everest Selection</a> for your collection.&nbsp; Tomaska specializes in Franklin &amp; Kennedy Half Dollars.&nbsp; I actually purchased an Everest Coin and was very happy with the quality (see photo below).</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FHD1958-DNGCMS67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I consider Heritage &amp; Stack&#039;s to be auction houses and not dealers per se, so I don&#039;t think you would need to include them.&nbsp; If you are looking for some other prestigious coin outfits, I think you should include <a href="http://www.coinraritiesonline.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinraritiesonline.com/" rel="nofollow">CRO (Coin Rarities Online)</a>, especially for colonial coins.&nbsp; CRO uses Mark Goodman for all of their coin photos.&nbsp; He literally wrote the book on <a href="http://coinimaging.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinimaging.com/" rel="nofollow">Numismatic Photography</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess you should also include <a href="http://www.legendcoin.com/cgi-bin/inventory/main.pl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.legendcoin.com/cgi-bin/inventory/main.pl" rel="nofollow">Legend Numismatics</a> since they are one of the prominent players in the deep end of the numismatic pool.&nbsp; They pretty much handle every type of coin and usually have a very nice selection of gold coins, Saints in particular.&nbsp; Currently, they have a fantastic 1939-D Mercury Dime PCGS MS68+ with incredibly attractive toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think your idea is interesting and might actually be a very good idea for a <a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetListing.aspx?csc=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetListing.aspx?csc=0" rel="nofollow">Custom NGC Registry Set</a>.&nbsp; However, the idea seems prone to cater to marketing rather than actual quality coins and will likely arouse some skepticism &amp; criticism.&nbsp; The first person to respond to this thread is a dealer named Thomas Bush of <a href="http://www.ivyleaguecoin.com/coinsforsaleparti.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ivyleaguecoin.com/coinsforsaleparti.html" rel="nofollow">Ivy League Coin</a>.&nbsp; And while Tom is knowledgeable about most areas of numismatics, I believe that his special areas of expertise are Reeded Edge Capped Bust Half Dollars and Washington Quarters.&nbsp; He also has a great eye for Barber coinage as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think you should limit yourself to prominent dealers in your venture.&nbsp; There are many lesser known coin dealers that sell absolutely fantastic coins.&nbsp; One of my favorites is Evan Gale of <a href="http://www.aprci.com/index.cfm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.aprci.com/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">Aspen Park Rare Coins</a>. Though I have never purchased a coin from Mr. Gale, I drool over his inventory on a regular basis, his selection is dynamite.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck in your very unique venture!</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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