Here’s my latest result. This one was a re-holder(why do people treat slabs so badly?)
These Clad coins were so prone to spots/rinse/haze, etc.(thanks for the warning E1)that there are no SP-70’s and scarce SP-69’s, so I’m happy to have one, given my purchase price of $300, I thought of it as a decent buy IMO….
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/49348541

1) 1959-D $.01 Lincoln Memorial x 3 coins. Expectation/hope = MS-65RD… Result=

2) (**)2008-W $5 Gold Buffalo 1/10 oz Burnished. Hope = SP-69…Result =

3) (**)2008-W $10 Gold Buffalo 1/4 oz Burnished. Hope = SP-69…Result =

4) 2008-W $10 Gold Eagle 1/4 oz Burnished. Hope = SP-70…Result = SP-70
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/12919184

5) 2008-W $10 First Spouse Jacksons Liberty Unc. N/A-Reserved for NGC-N/A

6) 2009 UHR $20 1 oz Unc. N/A-Reserved for NGC-N/A

7) 2011-P $1 ASE Reverse Proof (from 25th Ann. Set) x 2 coins. Hope = PF-70…Result =

8) 2011-S $1 ASE Unc (from 25th Ann. Set) x 2 coins. Hope = MS-70…Result =

9) (**)2011-P $5 US Army Gold Commem. Unc. Hope = MS-69…Result =

10) (**) 2011-P $5 Medal of Honor Gold Commem. Unc. Hope = MS-69…Result =

11) 2011-W $50 Gold Eagle 1 oz Burnished (25th Ann.). Hope = SP-70…Result =

12) (**)2012-W $5 Star Spangled Banner Gold Commem. Unc. Hope = MS-69…Result =

13) 2013-W $50 Gold Buffalo 1 oz Reverse Proof (100th Ann.). Hope = PF-70…Result =

14) 2014-D (clad) $.50 Kennedy Half Dollar 50th Ann. (from Unc Set) PCGS SP-69 FDI. Restore/Re-Grade/Re-holder. Hope = SP-69…Result =

15) 2014-P (clad) $.50 Kennedy Half Dollar 50th Ann. (from Unc Set) PCGS SP-69. Re-Grade/Re-holder. Hope = SP-69…Result =

16) 2015-W $100 American Liberty High Relief Gold 1 oz. Unc. Hope = MS-70…Result =

17) (**)2016-W $5 100th Ann. Nat’l Parks Gold Commem. Unc. Hope = MS-69…Result =

18) 2016-W $.10 100th Ann. Gold Mercury Dime 1/10 oz Unc. Hope = MS-69…Result =

19) 2020-W $50 Gold Eagle 1 oz Burnished. Hope = SP-70…Result =

20) 2020-W $50 Gold Eagle 1 oz Proof v75 Privy 1 of 1945 Struck. Hope = PF-70 DCAM…Result = PF-70 DCAM
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/49367583

21) 2022-W $50 Gold Eagle 1 oz Burnished. Hope = SP-70…Result =

22) 2023 $.01 Lincoln Shield Extra “V” Variety (eBay raw). Hope = MS-65RD…Result =

I had some sealed Mint boxes but chose to leave them behind. I didn’t want to lug them to the show. Besides, nothing fancy. A few 2012 & 2013 ASE 2-Coin Sets. Also, some Spouse Liberties to Re-Holder-at NGC-some other time soon enough…
I’ll update soon…
Well, wish me luck!!!

An interesting fact to note I’ve just found, and contradictory to the face forward theory is..; The NGC -67 coin linked above, with the face forward was encapsulated on 9/11/23. While my coin(linked below)-with the First Release ID, and a backward face was encapsulated on 6/27/23. So everything is bass-ackwards with these coins, and the face forward theory…..
https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6531239-001/66/
I wonder if you can request a face forward? I doubt it, but hey?…

It is odd. I really didn’t buy it for the label, I bought it for the V. The label was an afterthought honestly. If they can ID Major D’s NGC stickered Proof sets down to the exact number, why not this coin? I suspect it was a mistake. I’d like to hear back from them after proving(to them) that they keep track of label varieties, we’ll see.
All of the TPG’s faced them forward early. I have ANACS, and PCGS V’s from Santiago’s early submissions. There are some other early V’s for sale as we speak…
https://www.ebay.com/itm/305443741911

Rick,

There is something weird about that coin. Just be happy that you own it and leave it at that. The two that I have, the obverse is facing forward, and these are the only ones that I have ever seen certified that way by NGC. I suspect they were the earliest certified NGC Extra Vs and yet no ER designation. You got the Extra V “Money Coin” for sure.

https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6531239-001/66/…

In late Feb I hit up NGC(Certified Collectables Group)and asked/inquired about my/their Extra V ‘Label Variety’ not reported/missing from their very own census? They said they’ll send it right over to NGC census…Crickets…Well two weeks ago I hit them up again with my question “where’s the grey variety tab that IDs’ the Label Varieties for the V 1C, or any given coin(*or Proof set*)?” Well, a different person(low level rep?)got back with me with a ridiculous/outrageous reply(or a terrible misunderstanding)..I’ll try to keep it short–but essentially he denied that NGC even exists in a way?…He said ” our census does not keep track of Mint Errors, Varieties, or First/Early Release designations.” Lol? And then he said “The other thing would be that First and Early Release designations are not varieties. Varieties are minor defects that come as a result of the minting process”(he then linked me to the Extra V)..I about blew my top!..I replied(in brief)–“ I am not talking about a Mint error or minor defects that come as a result of the minting process, not one bit. What I’m talking about is the fact that NGC does indeed recognise First and Early Releases designations as a Variety in the form of a LABEL VARIETY!!..I gave/linked him an example of a ‘Label Variety'(one of thousands btw)on his own NGC census page…
I also respectfully said..”It is my belief that the 2023 Extra “V” must have a VARIETIES Tab below it, showing exactly how many First Releases Holders exist within the NGC Database(even if 1)…I then asked of him(in brief) “I’m requesting that the Top Manager within the Grading/Census Dept. to review this Label Variety Recognition issue.”
Nothing yet E1…Even if the FR Label was a mistake…Just say something NGC!?

Major D…Regarding your(see photo) First Day of Issue 2015-S 14 Coin Clad Proof Set, Graded Gem Proof by NGC..
There are exactly 262 of your Proof Sets that were graded/Labelled with that Gem Proof designation, and they’re PF-70 UC Sets according to the NGC page below!!..
How do I know? Search for any one of the 14 coins(example-Homestead)within your S-Proof set, and you will find that very coin–Along with a grey ‘VARIETIES’ tab below that said coin…Try it out on another–Check the 2014-S Clad Blue Ridge Quarter–See?

https://www.ngccoin.com/census/united-states/quarters/103/varieties/65709/

Your 262(1) sets are above ‘one single Homestead coin’ graded PF69 UC in a First Releases Holder!
This is all I ask of NGC regarding my lonely First Releases Extra V coin..We’ll see…….
Sorry for the long post.