hm I’m sorry but if you keep holding those coins they will ruin value…

@@Thegooglemapsperson not really just hold them right and it’s fine

Hey I appreciate the kind words my friend. Everything about this hobby is interesting to me, and it's great fun to learn new things. Thanks again. 👍👍

Awesome Marty, have fun. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for the kind words my friend. I’m working on getting back Learning adobe premier pro now. Soon buddy soon. Lol

Hey, thanks buddy. A full collection might be kind of mind numbing. LOL. I think little by little might be better. :) I have lot's more to show but not a lot of extra time to make the vids. But I'll keep at it. Thanks again.

Thanks bud I appreciate it. :)

Yeah, best grade of the bunch. I was very happy with that cameo. :)

Thanks buddy. Yeah, the 1808 is an amazing piece of history. That coin has edge lettering, (which I should have mentioned), that looks very poorly made. I wasn't sure if it was genuine, but very glad to find out it was real, considering the overall condition. For me, I agree with you, the eye appeal and condition make up for the cleaning it's had sometime in the past. I'm glad to have it. As always, thanks for watching, and commenting my friend.

Dr. G .

Hey, thanks Joshua. I have lot's more to show, and I'll get to it eventually. Like everyone, I'm swamped. 👍😊

Haha, I can't believe your watching in Kuwait. Wow. First, thank you for your service. I'm a big vet supporter and appreciate all the sacrifices men and women in uniform have given for this country all the way back to George Washington. You sound like me a couple years ago.😊 Coin collecting is a great hobby, and I'm sure you'll really get into it. I'm excited about your proof sets. Meaningful dates are a great way to collect. I do the same thing. And I'm sure your little guy back home will love collecting with dad, or grand-dad :). I buy most of my coins from ebay. Also some from Heritage, and other on line auctions, and coin shows. I don't look for super good deals; when I see a nice coin I am happy with, I just pay regular price. All these coins are so unique, after you look at a lot of them you can tell what is attractive to you. Don't worry about the grade too much either, just buy what you like. One good thing about Ebay is that you can return coins 95% of the time, and return shipping is cheap. I would advise caution when doing business with coin dealers, they are there to make money, even though they will all tell you they have been collectors since they were three. LOL (they're not collectors, they're middle men.) :). Any, yes, I've gotten lots of junk that looked and sounded great on line... Just return it. I'm so glad you enjoy the videos. It's really nice to know I might be helping you guys out even in a small way. I enjoy a fantastic life in America because of people like you. I really appreciate it. Thanks for the great comment Jason. And if I can help you out in anyway don't hesitate to ask. 👍😊

Thank you for your support. I absolutely love what I do. I plan on staying in as long as this body of mine can keep up with them young bucks. I’m pretty hesitant to buy coins on Ebay, but I’ve seen a few sellers with 100% positive feedback, so maybe once I become more confident. Ebay pictures can have a way of hiding flaws though. Guess I’ll have to take the plunge sooner or later. Especially if there are return policies as you stated. Your videos, along with a lot of google searches, are a big help. I even find myself guessing right occasionally. My biggest hang up is knowing an XF from an AU and and AU from an MS. But I’m slowly figuring it out. I’ll definitely be reaching out for some helpful advice from time to time, if you don’t mind. I can’t wait for your next video. Hopefully there will more with mini history lessons embedded within. Love em.

Dr. G, quick question for you. In your opinion, which would be the better value for long term collecting; uncirculated, proof, or silver proof. To add context to the question, I’m looking at buying a 2019 set from the US mint. Should I buy an uncirculated set, proof set, or a silver proof set. I’ve looked online and the only advice I’ve read is to collect what I find interesting. I want to collect for future numismatic value, to pass off to my boys and grandkids. I know your thoughts will only be your personal subjective opinion, but I thought I’d ask anyway. By the way, I only have a few more videos to go to complete your channel. Will you be adding more videos in the future?

That's a tough one for me Jason as I know very little about modern coins. These sets look really cool, but I think that they are producing so many of them that the future value will probably not rise significantly. They are mainly a fun thing to collect. I like proof coins, but they have been advertising the uncirculated set as being coined on a "special press, using greater force than regular circulating coins" I'm not sure what that means. I don't know if they are individually handled like regular proof coins, or are allowed to fall into bags of coins that produce small surface marks similar to the uncirculated sets of the past. Not sure. The limited edition silver proof sets are really nice, but 50,000 sets is not really that "limited" in my opinion, so the future value is anybody's guess. I imagine that's where they get the "buy what you like" advise. :) Sorry I couldn't be of more help. I have lots of coins to make new videos with but I'm swamped over here at the moment. I'm working on setting up another room in the house to make it easier to make videos, but it's involving minor construction,(that I do myself) so that is taking me some time. And, "minor", always turns into "major", construction. LOL

Thanks my man. I'm definitely coming back. Looking at a new computer for vids today and also a different editing software. Lots to show, no gold mining this year. Canadians shut me down.😢 You're the best bro. 👍

Capital Currency thanks my friend 👍

I'm working on it buddy. I have the coins still in the boxes but no time to open them. Pretty soon I hope. Thanks for watching and the comment Danny.

I appreciate the kind words Harry. 👍👍

@@Dr.G and I appreciate you so much for your great teach in this unforgettable hobbie and your kind help🥰👍🇺🇲🗽🇺🇲🗽🦅🇺🇲🗽🦅🇺🇲🗽🦅🇺🇲🗽

JRW3 ha wow I would love to see that ship. They are always turn out to be much smaller than I imagined. I love to sail. I’m just crossing the cal border into Oregon. Just drifting up the coast for a month getting out of the heat and fires. I visited the Carson city mint then both the San Francisco mints. I’ll get to the Canadian border but won’t cross. Two week required quarantine. No thanks. My remodel of my place is pretty much finished. Just need to clean up the tools and move furniture. New vids coming soon after. Can’t wait to get going again. I have lots to show. Thanks for the note bud say hi to the big J.

I hope you have a good and safe trip.I hear ya on the 2 week quarantine, visiting Canada would've been cool.I hope you got some cool pics and vids of the Mints.Me and Johnny got to go on the USS Constellation and some others at the Baltimore Inner Harbor.Seeing the Mayflower II sailing in would've been awesome. When you make your next vid,I'll be the first in line to watch.BTW,thanx for always asking about John,that means ALOT to me

Hahahahahahaha Never heard that before. Great comment. I have a lot of fun with these coins. I'm glad you enjoy the vids. 👍👍

Thanks bud. 👍

Thanks bud. Appreciate it👍

Hey thanks Eric for the kind words. I'm feeling good now after a pretty bad time. Covid twice was a cake walk compared to the other stuff, but I'm back almost 100% and am going over some tutorials on Adobe Premier and hope to get back into the vids again. I have been collecting so much cool stuff, and I'd love to show some of it off. I really appreciate your nice comment and thanks again. 👍👍

Thanks, Matt. :)

Awesome Monte. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment. 👍👍

Silver Rally Robb Thanks Robb I really like that coin as well. Thanks for the comment

I'm always curious about what coins might be worth that I see on other videos so I thought I'd do the work and list them so people had an idea. It's a pain to check actual sold prices vs. just looking in the price guide, but often the price guide is way off. Thanks for the comment, appreciate it.

Thanks David, always appreciate the comment.

Ronaldo Seradilla thanks Ronaldo, we're learning together. Have fun.

Yeah, I heard they did that a lot in the 60's. I'm sure it's difficult to tell on coins that have been only lightly wizzed. I am a little disappointed it's not a problem free coin but very happy it's not fake. A great piece of history. Thanks so much for the informative comment.

I love it Matt. 👍😊

Hey really appreciate it Dave. I've been so busy it's rediculous, but I have lots to show. When I come up for air I'll be making many more vids. Thanks again bud.

Hahahah, thanks Jim. It's great fun. 👍👍

Thanks my friend 👍

Will do Arctic Proxy, glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the comment.

1911 Barber Dime proof is sweet. That reverse is wild. And the 20 cent is phenomenal. I have an AU 1875-S and thought I was cool...dude!! That obverse is almost PL

@@CSAN Hahahah Thanks bro. Great fun. And more to come. 👍

@@Dr.G watching the part with the Pilgrim commem was like watching a way more intelligent version of myself LMAO It’s amazing the similarities of our interests in collecting 👍

@@CSAN Hahahha yeah we like the same things for sure. Which is about everything. Lol

@@Dr.G you nailed it. I haven’t met too many coins I haven’t liked LOL

Thanks my friend. :)

Yeah, I'm pretty happy that now. lol Thanks for watching.

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it. Have fun.

Hahahah, That 50 has proved it's point. lol. Buy the coin not the holder.... :) I'm going to trade it in for something else cool. That Hope diamond of the numismatic world can haunt someone else for a while....

Hey awesome Ron. I'm glad your enjoying them. I'm working on a new one and it should be out in the next couple weeks. Thanks again for the cool comments. By the way, we're both in the same boat. Learning is the best part. :)

you do realize they didn't make proofs every year, they didn't make proof half dollars until 1818..

plus it doesn't have mirrored fields

Thanks.

Hahah yeah, expensive experiment. But I learned a lot from that whole experience. Crossovers can kill you, and grading is subjective. The bottom line is that you have to learn to enjoy your coins for what they are. To me the grade is just a general notation of the condition. David Bowers said that numismatics has a steep and long learning curve, and I'm actually thankful for that, because that's where half the fun is. Thanks for the comment.

Awesome. I’m glad you has some fun 😊

Hey thanks Brett. I just love that coin as well. One of the favorites in my collection. So lucky to have that. I have lots of stuff to show in vids, just no time lately. I'll get going hopefully within the next few months. Thanks again.

Thanks George. I love these little pieces of history. :)

gmoneyyp90 thanks a lot buddy. Appreciate it.

John Hartley That 1892 proof cameo was a great surprise:) thanks for watching John

Go get one buddy. They are soo cool. Thanks for the sub. Have a great 4th. :)

Everybody has their own method Kurt. Most people use angle cutters (dikes), or end cutters, some nutjobs use hammers. LOL. I use a different method and I'll make a video showing it sometime. Very classified. Hahaha.

T BM Thanks buddy. I was happy with that cameo:)

Hey my man. Nice to hear from you. I've never done a short, but will look into it. Had some bad health problems for the last half year, and now feeling better but now have to catch up on unfinished business. I did buy a cool new powerful computer to make vids and I have loads of stuff to show. Thanks for the check up. 👍👍

I appreciate it. 👍

Thanks Stephen. I'm glad they help. :)

Thanks Mike, appreciate it buddy. Stay warm up there. :)

One of my favorite pieces. I really enjoy it. Thanks buddy.

Isn't that ship awesome? The luster is just fantastic. I really like that coin as well. I had already bought a nice PCGS 1952 CAM half to replace the lost Cameo during the crossover, but I just had to finish the process on this coin and see what would happen. I'm glad they fixed it but that experience really opened my eyes with regard to grading variation. I'll probably just trade this coin in for something that fits into my collection. I'm looking at a 1937 Antietam commemorative to go with my 1937 proof set. "darn things are expensive" :) thanks for the comment my friend.

Thanks Warren. I figured people might like to know what the grade differences mean in actual retail prices. I appreciate the comment my friend.

Yeah, Rich. It's a real hit and miss with the Cameos. There obviously needs to be a different grading system with regards to cameos. There are many degrees of cameo as well as having just one side cameo, and no real way to describe or grade those differences other than the "kind of ridiculous" two grades they have now. I think they should put it on a 1-10 scale noting cameo contrast. There are so many beautiful coins with nice cameo but not enough to warrant a cameo designation (as it exists now) that have no label notation whatsoever. I believe this will change eventually and the coin grading companies will make a killing regrading all these coins. LOL Thanks as always, for the comments Rich.

Thanks a lot my friend.

You're welcome my friend. :)

@@Dr.G I also like the historical facts at start of episode. Some of your uploads are couple years old but the reveals are still fun.

@@daanje1062 I love American history. They were extremely brave, intelligent men. It's sad to see what has happened to this society. I guess nothing lasts forever, but at least we can read about a "better time". Thanks again. :)

Thanks buddy. I haven't given up on that walker yet. LOL You'll see it again. :)

Hi Joshua, thanks for the great comment. I'm collecting like mad, but no time to make vids. I can't wait to start up again and show all the cool stuff I have picked up. Sorry for not posting, but I've just been buried over here and the vids may look like they are easy to make, but in actuality they take me hours and hours to make. I would love to see some of your stuff as well Josh. Make a vid bud. 😊

@@Dr.G Thanks so much for the response. Ohh I know, It is definitely a grueling process in making those videos. I make drone videos every once in a while and it literally takes me hours and hours for just one 5-10 min video. Unfortunately I have a confession. I had always collected coins from a lil kid and you know had the wheat pennies and Buffalo Nickels and silver certificates, just the stuff you can find in everyday circulation. Then about a three years ago I found some old coins that I collected in the attic and got really big into it. It’s funny that now that I’m an adult how different it changes the game. I sort of became obsessed with the coins. Spent probably 20k on them. On eBay and Craigslist and Facebook market place 24/7 trying to find coins. I would go to the bank and Oder $2000 worth of half dollars and search through them to pull the silver out. I amassed quite a collection. 1916 D Mercury Dimes, rare Morgan’s gold and silver eagles sets proofs etc. I went overboard. And I would Always be on KZfaq watching coin videos. It kind of even interfered with my job. My boss caught me taking pictures of a coin in my office to list on eBay. Lol. I’d stay up all hours of the damn night watching videos. And I can hands down tell you that your videos you made are the best out their. After 100’s and 100’s of hours of watching nothing compared to your videos. So I watched every single one. And then their came a point where I watched them all and then all I could do was try and find another person that compared to your quality and knowledge. That never came. So as the time rolled on and I didn’t see any new vids from you I sort of slowly lost interest in the coins. And then the damn Covid hit last year so I took some time off from work and I ended up taking almost my entire collection to the PCGS members only show In New Orleans and sold them all. Took a bath. And then I used all the money to build a giant deck and dock and boat lift on the back of my house. Lol. We live right on the water in Pensacola Florida. It’s funny how your phone is always watching and listening to you. I was laying in bed one night last week and for what ever reason thought about the complete set of PR70DCAM silver eagles I had sold for about $2500 lol and was really regretting that Decision because I told myself I would never ever sell that no matter what. Which I ended up doing. 😫😫 so I decided to search eBay and buy another set. But low and behold. Their wasn’t a single set out their to buy and on top of that was kicking my self in the ass in seeing what there prices have gone up too. I probably sold a couple hundred graded PR and MS 70 eagles for $20-$50 and now even those are through the roof. So just last week I was sitting here and one of your videos pops up on my news feed and so I pretty much watched all your videos again. And that’s what prompted me to send you a message. I noticed you still hadn’t added any new videos but also noticed that you had responded to people’s comments recently so thought I’d give it a shot and write you. Have never done that before but thought I’d tell you how your videos really affected me and how much I greatly appreciated them. Anyhow sorry for the book I’m writing here. Lol Long story short. Your videos once again have sparked my interest and I’m going to start collecting again. I dug out what I had left that completely fits in a shoe box now. Nothing even special basically a hand full of sliver left. Some tube uncirculated eagles and 90% stuff but not a single holdered coin can you believe it. Ahhh thinking of what I all had kills me. Well I suppose I’ll end it here thanks again so much for sparking my childhood memories and hobby. I hope you Post a new video soon. I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way. And who knows in today’s world you might be KZfaq famous overnight. The name is Josh if your every in the southeast look me up. 850-586-9299 love to meet you!! Take care. Josh

Wow, sounds like a cool story. 👍

@@Dr.G yeah it definitely was a great story That's my favorite coin

Thanks for the kind words. I was pretty happy with this submission. I really wasn't sure what to expect. I'm glad that 1808 was real though. :)

Yeah Compton, something new. It takes forever to edit that in :). I'm frequently left wondering what the value is of other coins shown on KZfaq, so I thought I'd make is easy for everyone and do the work in advance. Thanks for the comment my friend.

Thank you for that extra effort. Now it makes your videos extra special

Thank's buddy, appreciate it

Welcome bro

Ha, thanks Will. I like it as well. If I ever want to sell I'll let you know. :)

Hahah, believe it or not I've heard that before. 😲

thankfully they aren't

Thanks for the checkup bud. Getting back on the track. Studying premier pro now, hoping to get back into it. Be well. 👍👍

Thanks Torsheim, It's a great hobby. :)

Could you do an «entire collection» video sometime?

Torsheim, I do plan on putting together a couple videos featuring some of my favorite pieces with some history and interesting facts. The problem with entire collection videos is that they usually move so fast over each piece that it's kind of mind numbing. I don't think the coins are given the attention they deserve. Another problem is that I'm a complete amateur at editing videos. It takes me ages to finish one, I can barely keep up with what I have coming from PCGS. LOL. But your idea is being taken seriously, and when I have the time I'll do something like that. Thanks for the comment.

Dr. G looking foreward to it :)

MaxShiraz hahaha that was kind of funny. I use the term clean for a coin with no problems. "It's a clean coin because it wasn't cleaned". Lol. Another funny thing happened just as I was saying that the low battery note popped up on the camera screen and I wasn't sure if it was visible on the recording. It's crazy making these videos. Anyway I'll try the acetone and resubmit. Thanks for the comment

Hahah, It's definitely a learning experience. Great fun though. Thanks so much for the comment. 👍

Hey, thanks a lot Erick, I appreciate it. 👍👍

G you're welcome 👍

You're the man Larry, I always appreciate your watching. Thanks buddy.

If you take PURE ACETONE (get it in bulk at Home Depot) and soak that SLQ for an hour, the PVC residue will melt away and that coin should grade nicely.

I'm sure that would work well Larry. I have a problem with the possibility of removing some of the tone on the obverse though. I might not risk it and just send it in for PCGS to do, I haven't made up my mind yet. If it is a full head, and I think it is, it could be worth a few bucks if it grades high. I might not want to take a chance on me over whitening it. I'll have to think about it. Thanks for the info buddy.

That is the nice thing about Acetone - it will have ZERO effect on toning...but will only effect and remove non-metals (and it is what they will use if you send it in for conservation...this just saves you some money). Keep in mind that ACETONE is very different from silver dip...which is acid that removes a layer of metal from the coin. Acetone is tried and tested and will do the trick...I have removed worse PVC from very toned coins before...they look awesome after.

Ha, Okay, bro I'll give it a try. Wish me luck. LOL

Hahaha I would have been happy with 63 lol. That's a beautiful coin though. :) Thanks for the nice comment.

Yeah, that 1892 is super cool. Thanks bud.

@@Dr.G i have an entertaining, informative channel you maybe interested in.

Thanks bud

That's for sure John. The luster gets eaten up by the PVC. Thanks for the note.

Thanks for watching my friend.

Hey thanks Brad. That cameo Barber just sent me over the top. I really love that coin. And the Barber dime was cameo on the obverse but didn't make it on the reverse. Love that one as well. I have some cool stuff waiting to be unboxed, the PVC Standing Liberty was resubmitted and is back, but as yet I haven't had much time to breath over here. Super busy. Pretty soon though. Heading to the big PCGS coin show in two weeks. I want to see that shipwreck gold....Thanks for stopping by bud. btw, do you have a z06 ?

I have one of those gas powered RC versions. You get that thing going and you can top out at 70mph. Haha Just joking, I do have an older one with some goodies on it. 2003 which is the 50th year anniversary of the corvette. That was my dream car when I saw it in 1997 as a kid I knew I had to have it one day. Coins,Cars and Coffee make the world go round!

Glad you made it over with those Barbers. I was pretty sure you did. I think they will be able to fix that Standing Liberty Quarter and that will add just that much more value! Shipwreck gold sounds exciting. Eventually I want to get a smaller denomination of something from Spain that is much older gold, 1700's to 1800's. 1/2 or 1 Escudo would be nice.

I'm a Kids dentist. Thanks for watching buddy.

I appreciate it.