Bucket of Coins

Well I got my 2009 UHR $20 Gold piece back today from PCGS. It came back in a “First Strike” holder with a grade of MS69.  I am pleased with the results. I had thought that it would go MS69 and it did. The turn around time was quick…I mailed it on 3/10 and got it shipped back on 3/20!  I guess I will now see about purchasing another UHR $20 to keep in the original Mint packaging.  I can truly say this coin is a great example of an American Type coin and one to treasue for years to come.

Yesterday was like Christmas all over again for me. I went to my PO Box and both of my orders from the US Mint  were there waiting for me!

I had heard rumors of the 2009 proof Lincoln dollars being struck through grease, being chipped, or dull. After close inspection the ones I received are as nice of proofs as I have received from the US Mint. I am very satisfied with my purchase. I have to decide now do I send them in for grading or just keep them in their original packaging and stow them away in my Safe Deposit box for safe keeping?  I am tempted to send one in just to see how it grades out.

One of my two Lincoln Silver Proof Dollars

The same can be said about my new 2009 UHR  Double eagle. It is truly flawless. The presentation case it came in is super nice as well. I do have to say I was kind of surprised about the size of the new UHR double eagle. I was expecting a coin in similar size as the original Saint-Gaudens but it is closer to the size of a half dollar and double the thickness if not more. I am glad I purchased it. I understand that now that it is in my possession I have a brief window of opportunity to send it in and have it slabbed in a First Strike Designation. I have examined it under 16x magnification and I truly do not see any marks.  The cut off is supposed to be 3/11/09 for PCGS submittals.  So I have a few days to decide what I want to do since it is a really nice item in the presentation case. I don’t plan on getting rid of it anytime soon.

Certification and my UHR Double Eagle

Upclose with my UHR Double Eagle

It may be worthwhile to send it in as it appears a large number of the people who ordered are not going to receive theirs in time. I am not sure what to do at this point.

As said in my previous post, the 2009 Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle was shipped today. I was surprised to find out via email that the 2009 Proof Lincoln Silver Dollars I ordered are being shipped today as well!  This is great news!  I have have expectations for both of these collectible coins.

Now I wonder where my 2009 Uncirculated Lincoln Silver Dollars are?  I am speculating based upon past trends on Special commemorative collectible coins produced by the US Mint that they are probably going to be fewer of these UNC Lincoln Silver Dollars produced than the proof versions.  I have to admit I have a soft spot for Proof coins but having both types of these coins makes things seem complete.

My next goal is to round up some rolls of the Harrison Dollar coins from the Presidential Dollar series. I have a friend in Texas that obtains a few rolls of the Denver minted dollars and trades with me for the Philidelphia minted dollars. I don’t think they’ll ever amount to much in my life time but I am being the good coin custodian that I am and saving them for future generations.

Lastly, I got a few boxes of the new Native American Sacagawea Dollars, I have to say I do like the design of the reverse on the 2009 coin. Looks like the next “hot ticket” will be the second 2009 Lincoln penny here in a few months. It’s a good time to be a collector!

I placed my order for the new 2009 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High Relief Roman Numerals Gold $20 Double Eagle (Now that’s a mouthful) on January 23. Not to my surprise I was told emailed that the gold coin was back ordered. I ended up getting a total of three emails stating that this exciting new collectible coin was to be shipped to me on March 27th.

As most of you may or not know, the US Mint does not charge your credit card until it’s time for your order to be shipped. So tonight, I was reviewing my credit card statement and yesterday and there is a “Pending” charge from the US Mint for my locked in price of $1189 + shipping.  I figured the US Mint would honor that price…at least they had better. These 2009 UHR Gold Double Eagles have gone up in price as gold has over the past month. I had wished I could have ordered more but with the delays seen with the first batch of these gold beauties, the US Mint would probably been backlogged for months and received enough requests for entire mintage to be sold out.

Needless to say, I am anxious to get this coin, I have always been a fan of the Saint-Gauden Double Eagles and this is a fitting tribute to a great piece of American coinage and coupled with the four 2009 Lincoln penny releases this is a great year for coin collectors everywhere!  I’ll post a photo upon receipt of mine!