Not a bad photo for an Android phone lol and thanks. We like cartwheels and classics!..
Yes I believe you’re correct, a storage case or two looks to be in order! Your ASE cases sent me over the edge, I’m still enjoying those..
That 1888 $1 has a little story since taking that photo, a newer thread I’ll update…

Thanks for sharing that tip/info, regarding links associated with the “Bay” E1. Good to know and much appreciated!

Yes and yes and no…
Let’s start of with the notion that an MS coin is a regular strike and/or a business strike, because those descriptions are interchangeable in the marketplace.

MS bullion ASE coins are regular/business strike coins(MS70).

PR bullion ASE coins are proof strike coins(PR70).

UNC bullion ASE coins are a special strike coin(SP70).

Same with the MS reproduction Morgan & Peace Dollars(2021-2024), they’re considered business strikes also. The RP coins are proof strike coins.

The circulation quality coins that are in those annual uncirculated Mint sets, bags, and rolls are MS/regular/business strike coins. No special treatment and no difference in strike quality between any of those packaging options I’m sorry to say. The Mary Walker coin in the ’24 mint set will come from the same bin as the coin that you may get at the grocery store soon… This is my opinion fyi….

I think NGC is plenty guilty of gradeflation practices, and probably the worst offender(not by much)out of the 2 bigs–in my opinion.
Two examples off the top of my head out of many top pop ‘first to grade’ competition with PCGS would be the ‘one and only’ MS69 Extra “V” coin.
Or the top pop one and only MS69 2009-D “Presidency” Lincoln Cent–not the SMS copper, the regular ‘business strike’ coin found in circulation and/or std sets and rolls…
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276409080051?

Dump everything after the “?” next time.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335348375668

The rest is tracking, search, and account info.

Another “Rick Super Coin!” Cartwheel City I’m sure. Another eye popper. Time to buy a nice storage case with an engraved brass plaque. At the rate you’re going, maybe a couple of cases.

Cheers

Thanks Kaiser,

Not bad for an iPhone.

Rick,

“E1 you might have a ‘money’ coin/label!”

Copy that. Thanks pointing out that Black Shield.

Cheers

Rick, I wanted a picture, however I’m unable to copy pics off eBay. I’ve also typically avoided posting EBay links,
As they appear abnormally long IMO. However her is a link to the first one I saw earlier today which also had the cleanest picture. I did get a little amused, in that the pages I listed before are no longer accurate as some product listings have either gone away or been added, but I did find the one that brought attention to, and that if initially compared to E1’s example. Have fun!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335348375668?_nkw=2019+pride+of+two+nations+silver&itmmeta=01J60GZGJJ35J7ZBPXJHW6DP35&hash=item4e14522074:g:5wcAAOSw-kxmHBq~&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKnuC%2FcmfGHhbipdPyQh7v1W%2B8lO2TVfx0cv26BhgZBETINidpnvjBOI4g5ztCshNUr09O%2BA5QYHPYld7F6H6cr5Ycnz%2FSJjaQiLl7–9qjSqD8fqhH0klB2QhFvrIHNUtQUy5JlGs20SXshljIzin6RunCEdurB%2Fdxbp4GvJ%2BXObedjtE7UhYeJ%2FmLT5AK9uuxANG4JAFTloLrlsXh%2FyrVetSFxcvqqL5YuhJoZzWO8ejDGYBhQcD8BBGmm%2F9eqAC3taBCvVtrPQY1OCtwn4nmPy7zNh43rCtv63CX49pI9vrFXpTmoxVISKqYhajUD1is%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6qJ_pCwZA

E1, thanks for relaying your mass manufacturing experience around the globe! Initially, I did have a glimpse of, “I wonder” regarding whether there might be some fishy business happening, but felt that the holders themselves were identical and just the label, “struck” me as “off slightly”. As I’d pondered a bit more, I concluded that these coins would be tough to counterfeit and not worth the time, trouble money, or risk to attempt to “knock off”.
So I’d concluded the same, in that the coin and holder were indeed legit, as you’ve also concluded, based on your knowledge and vast experience w/in the realm of graded coins. I just found that label to be a little bit off
when comparing to other examples and wondered if you or others had happened to notice similar discrepancies within your slabbed collections?
With the holders probably being injection molded(?) in theory, those should end up being, more or less identical. Labels are a whole different animal, as the roll(?) of labels could potentially vary ever so slightly, in weight/thickness, edge perforations, printer performance or upkeep,
are just a few variables that could lead to slight variations in label inconsistencies IMO. Thanks for the feedback! PS I know that its more or less, small potatoes, just a little
something I’d noticed and was curious your take on the topic. Thx again!