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<p>[QUOTE="Localyokel, post: 796721, member: 22273"]I'm in a panic mode right now. I've been a collector of US coins mostly Peace Dollars on and off for about 15 years. I go to area shows and surf the net and yes, Ebay. I've read the PCGS guide to grading and counterfeit detection (Bowers), The Coin Collectors survival manual 4th and 6th editions (Travers), the ANA Grading standards for US coins 6th edition(Bresset), The Official Red Book Guide book of Peace Dollars (Budette), I use my Greysheets religiously when purchasing coins. In short, I've learned some things, or thought I had. That's a little about me.</p><p> </p><p>I finally decided that I would send in a group of coins to get certified and included a few I wasn't sure about just for educational purposes. I sent them to ANACS as they had a special going and finally got the report via Email of what they determined:</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<font size="2"><b>1921-AU 55</b></font>[/FONT]</p><p><b>1926D AU 58</b></p><p><b>1926S MS 62</b></p><p><b>1927 MS Details</b></p><p><b>1927 AU58</b></p><p><b>1927 AU58 Details</b></p><p><b>1927D AU 58</b></p><p><b>1927 S au 55</b></p><p><b>1934 AU 58</b></p><p><b>1934D AU 58 Details</b></p><p><b>1934 S EF45 Details</b></p><p><b>1935 AU 58</b></p><p><b>1935S au 58 details</b></p><p> </p><p>These are my notes from the coins having looked at some of them many times over the years:</p><p>1921 AU</p><p>1926D MS 64</p><p>1926S MS 63</p><p>1927 MS 60 ? slider</p><p>1927 MS 63</p><p>1927 MS 63</p><p>1927D MS 64</p><p>1927S MS 60</p><p>1934 MS 64</p><p>1934D MS 63- PVC damage?- Acetone treated</p><p>1934S XF 45</p><p>1935 MS 64</p><p>1935S MS 63 - improperly cleaned?</p><p> </p><p>You can imagine how I must feel right now. I acquired these coins over the years from various sources. I will be getting them back on Wednesday but not being very good at posting pics (and having the motivation to learn knocked out of me) I may not post them.</p><p>If any of you guys could offer some insight, I would be deeply grateful. I love this hobby, but if I've just lost well over a thousand dollars on coins then the hobby doesn't love me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Localyokel, post: 796721, member: 22273"]I'm in a panic mode right now. I've been a collector of US coins mostly Peace Dollars on and off for about 15 years. I go to area shows and surf the net and yes, Ebay. I've read the PCGS guide to grading and counterfeit detection (Bowers), The Coin Collectors survival manual 4th and 6th editions (Travers), the ANA Grading standards for US coins 6th edition(Bresset), The Official Red Book Guide book of Peace Dollars (Budette), I use my Greysheets religiously when purchasing coins. In short, I've learned some things, or thought I had. That's a little about me. I finally decided that I would send in a group of coins to get certified and included a few I wasn't sure about just for educational purposes. I sent them to ANACS as they had a special going and finally got the report via Email of what they determined: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][B]1921-AU 55[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B]1926D AU 58[/B] [B]1926S MS 62[/B] [B]1927 MS Details[/B] [B]1927 AU58[/B] [B]1927 AU58 Details[/B] [B]1927D AU 58[/B] [B]1927 S au 55[/B] [B]1934 AU 58[/B] [B]1934D AU 58 Details[/B] [B]1934 S EF45 Details[/B] [B]1935 AU 58[/B] [B]1935S au 58 details[/B] These are my notes from the coins having looked at some of them many times over the years: 1921 AU 1926D MS 64 1926S MS 63 1927 MS 60 ? slider 1927 MS 63 1927 MS 63 1927D MS 64 1927S MS 60 1934 MS 64 1934D MS 63- PVC damage?- Acetone treated 1934S XF 45 1935 MS 64 1935S MS 63 - improperly cleaned? You can imagine how I must feel right now. I acquired these coins over the years from various sources. I will be getting them back on Wednesday but not being very good at posting pics (and having the motivation to learn knocked out of me) I may not post them. If any of you guys could offer some insight, I would be deeply grateful. I love this hobby, but if I've just lost well over a thousand dollars on coins then the hobby doesn't love me.[/QUOTE]
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