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Old March 7th 13, 06:29 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
ps56k
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

After picking up some current American Gold and Silver Eagles,
I went back and bought one of the first issues of each.

Then went and bought a - Saint Gaudens - 1908 - no motto -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gaudens_double_eagle

They really are nice....

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/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
No Good Deed -
Goes Unpunished


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Old March 8th 13, 05:18 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Jerry Dennis
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

On Mar 7, 12:29*pm, "ps56k" wrote:
After picking up some current American Gold and Silver Eagles,
I went back and bought one of the first issues of each.

Then went and bought a - Saint Gaudens - 1908 - no motto -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gaudens_double_eagle

They really are nice....

--
/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
No Good Deed -
* * * * *Goes Unpunished


Congratulations. My first (and only so far) double eagle is a 1908 NM
Saint. I got it from my girlfriend about 10 years ago. I still have
the Saint, but lost the girlfriend. She's now my wife.

Jerry
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Old March 8th 13, 03:38 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

On Mar 7, 10:18*pm, Jerry Dennis wrote:
On Mar 7, 12:29*pm, "ps56k" wrote:

After picking up some current American Gold and Silver Eagles,
I went back and bought one of the first issues of each.


Then went and bought a - Saint Gaudens - 1908 - no motto -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gaudens_double_eagle


They really are nice....


--
/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
No Good Deed -
* * * * *Goes Unpunished


Congratulations. *My first (and only so far) double eagle is a 1908 NM
Saint. *I got it from my girlfriend about 10 years ago. *I still have
the Saint, but lost the girlfriend. *She's now my wife.

Jerry


Amen to the profound statement that when you marry her, she's no
longer your girlfriend.

I too have a 1908 NM Saint, slabbed; and my only comment is that it is
a common enough coin and that you should stretch (and be patient) for
the best grade and best eye appeal that you can afford.

oly
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Old March 13th 13, 05:30 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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"oly" wrote in message
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I too have a 1908 NM Saint, slabbed;


what is "slabbed" ?


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Old March 14th 13, 04:37 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

On Mar 13, 12:30*pm, "ps56k" wrote:
"oly" wrote in message

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I too have a 1908 NM Saint, slabbed;


what is "slabbed" ?


Slabbed is a term coin collectors and dealers use to identify a coin
that has been graded by a third party grading service and encapsulated
in a holder. The four major accepted grading services are PCGS, NGC,
ANACS and ICG. Any of the others are considered questionable.

Jerry
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Old March 14th 13, 04:06 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

On Mar 13, 10:37*pm, Jerry Dennis wrote:
On Mar 13, 12:30*pm, "ps56k" wrote:

"oly" wrote in message


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I too have a 1908 NM Saint, slabbed;


what is "slabbed" ?


Slabbed is a term coin collectors and dealers use to identify a coin
that has been graded by a third party grading service and encapsulated
in a holder. *The four major accepted grading services are PCGS, NGC,
ANACS and ICG. *Any of the others are considered questionable.

Jerry


Actually, the market effectively acts as if there were only two
companies, of course...

oly
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Old March 15th 13, 03:48 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Jerry Dennis
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

On Mar 14, 11:06*am, oly wrote:
On Mar 13, 10:37*pm, Jerry Dennis wrote:





On Mar 13, 12:30*pm, "ps56k" wrote:


"oly" wrote in message


....


I too have a 1908 NM Saint, slabbed;


what is "slabbed" ?


Slabbed is a term coin collectors and dealers use to identify a coin
that has been graded by a third party grading service and encapsulated
in a holder. *The four major accepted grading services are PCGS, NGC,
ANACS and ICG. *Any of the others are considered questionable.


Jerry


Actually, the market effectively acts as if there were only two
companies, of course...

oly- Hide quoted text -

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Agreed, but ANACS and ICG are still considered reputable, though not
as highly as PCGS and NGC.

Jerry
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Old March 15th 13, 02:08 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
oly
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Default Saint Gaudens double eagle 1908

On Mar 14, 9:48*pm, Jerry Dennis wrote:
On Mar 14, 11:06*am, oly wrote:





On Mar 13, 10:37*pm, Jerry Dennis wrote:


On Mar 13, 12:30*pm, "ps56k" wrote:


"oly" wrote in message


...


I too have a 1908 NM Saint, slabbed;


what is "slabbed" ?


Slabbed is a term coin collectors and dealers use to identify a coin
that has been graded by a third party grading service and encapsulated
in a holder. *The four major accepted grading services are PCGS, NGC,
ANACS and ICG. *Any of the others are considered questionable.


Jerry


Actually, the market effectively acts as if there were only two
companies, of course...


oly- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


Agreed, but ANACS and ICG are still considered reputable, though not
as highly as PCGS and NGC.

Jerry- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Note that I didn't specify who the first two (and only two) were [so
you can't "agree" with me, my being careful not to say anything like
what you distinctly stated];

but if you see a coin that is not in one of the top two slabs, one's
first question is "what is wrong with the coin(s) that it (they)
aren't properly slabbed???

Maybe there isn't a problem, but typically there is something.

IMHO, there is very very very clearly a first and a second slab
company as well.

oly

 




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