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1945 Silver Dollar Grade?
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Old Post Posted 02/07/2025  08:55 am
a little rim damage as well.
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1938 Silver Dollar. MS?
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Old Post Posted 02/07/2025  08:55 am
I think so...some minor bag marks but that's it...
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Canada 1858 One Cent
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Old Post Posted 01/16/2025  05:47 am
I love the 1858s...especially the 20c but the penny is also outstanding. Nice piece!
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Canada 1891 Cent Sdsl Repunched T?
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Old Post Posted 01/04/2025  3:42 pm
@bosox - what makes you think this might have been cleaned?
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You Vs ICCS - 1858 20 Cent
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Old Post Posted 12/27/2024  08:06 am
*crater.
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You Vs ICCS - 1858 20 Cent
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Old Post Posted 12/26/2024  8:53 pm
Personally, I would grade that EF details. The overall detail is easily VF-30 and possibly EF-40. The creator doesn't take any of that detail away. Reducing the grade because of a singular defect makes no sense. Better to grade it where it belongs and then highlight the problematic feature.
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You Vs ICCS - 1858 20 Cent
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Old Post Posted 12/25/2024  07:40 am
EF-40. Too bad about the crater on the obverse though I would note that the reverse is excellent. The 1858 20 cent was plagued with weak reverse strikes, particularly through the date....that one is strong and clear.

Merry Christmas everyone!
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1945 [narrow Date] Newfoundland 5c
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Old Post Posted 11/22/2024  07:28 am
Interesting - what does it take to get Charlton to list something?
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1945 [narrow Date] Newfoundland 5c
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Old Post Posted 11/19/2024  09:07 am
@Everest agreed. Barry thinks this one will catch up with the 1946 or the 1873H 5c. It is certainly a rare one and it's a very clear variety - you can see it without magnification.
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1945 [narrow Date] Newfoundland 5c
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Old Post Posted 11/18/2024  1:45 pm
Hi Everyone,
Here's an update on the 1945ND Newfoundland 5c; likely one of Barry Borselino's most important discoveries. Thoughts on grade? Given the selling price, any thoughts on where this one is going to end up in the pantheon of NFLD varieties?

https://auctions.gbellauctions.com/..te_i54674760
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Opinions On A Grade For A 1908 Canadian 50 Cent Coin
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Old Post Posted 11/12/2024  1:37 pm
VF20 as well. Not sure about whether it's been cleaned - I think not chemically cleaned. But maybe rubbed down at some point catching the high points and the more exposed fields.
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Opinions On Grade For A 1906 Canadian 50 Cent Coin
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Old Post Posted 11/12/2024  1:35 pm
Agreed with the above: f15 - VF20
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PCGS Designations For Submissions
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Old Post Posted 10/24/2024  06:49 am
I have what I believe to be the highest grade double die variety of the 1880 Newfoundland 5 cent. It's easily AU-55, well above anything in listed in Charlton or Trends. I was contemplating sending it to PCGS but decided to not do so because they could not guarantee that they would recognize that particular variety. Personally, I think that's bad scholarship. As a result, while I still respect PCGS, I'm wary of sending things to them that aren't bog-standard.

The options are tricky. ICCS has a tendency to mis-grade copper; CCCS is on the conservative side.
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Ebay 1921 5 Cents Fake
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Old Post Posted 10/17/2024  05:46 am
I'm curious - what was the asking price?
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What Think You For Grade Please, 1871-H Ten Cents
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Old Post Posted 10/10/2024  8:21 pm
Very nice - certainly EF, likely EF-45. Might be AU though that would depend on the surfaces which are hard to see... I like the original toning!
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50 Cents 1944 Far 4 +die Crack
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Old Post Posted 10/08/2024  04:39 am
I would put the reverse at AU53. The obverse appears to be EF40-45. My experience has been that obverse/reverse variation gets more common the bigger the coin gets. It's all about what it's been sitting on for the last 50 years and which side was facing down.
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Colourful 1950 Cent - Pink Tint
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Old Post Posted 09/05/2024  5:58 pm
I see two little carbon spots on an otherwise gorgeous coin. How seriously do people take those? I'm not that well versed in copper....
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Here's A Weird Question
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Old Post Posted 08/30/2024  1:30 pm
Interesting - the context was a penny, 1940 as I recall, that was toned to a distinctive blue colour.
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Here's A Weird Question
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Old Post Posted 08/30/2024  11:57 am
I was told that some coins have unusual toning - particular copper - as a result of being stored in locations where there was a great deal of tobacco smoke. Picture the old chain-smoking guy running the coin store in the 1970s....

Is there anything to this?
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1918 Nickel Grading, Will It Be An AU50?
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Old Post Posted 07/05/2024  05:44 am
Do the 5c of that series have a tendency to weak reverse strikes? It's a challenge to get all the details into those tiny leaves...!
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