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Valued Member
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 It's one of those coins that puts holes in your pocket.  |
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Canada
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KM# Tn3. Upper Canada Penny. 1.5 million minted. Catalogue value VG8 $4.50. VF20 $12.00. Have seen poor specimens selling on ebay for amounts far in excess of catalogue value. |
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Thank you everyone. I know it must be hard to see on the picture, but could this coin possibly be in VF grade ?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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....could this coin possibly be in VF grade? Yes. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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PC-6D (Province of Canada), Br 719, Co. 275 to 310UC, W330. Condition could not be btter than Fine. The token is made of copper. It was struck at the Heaton Mint. The bank issued notes dated from 1822 to 1861, and failed in 1866.
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United States
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Thank you everyone. I know it must be hard to see on the picture, but could this coin possibly be in VF grade ?
Nope. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Canada
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So, even though there is no visible scratch on the coin, most details are clear and there is only slight wear that I can see, this coin grades below VF ? What other features could make this coin grade so low ? Here is 2 other pictures:   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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These pictures show better than the first two posted where it looks like the coin is worn. Is that rim damage at 3 o'clock on the 2nd picture?
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Pillar of the Community
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Look at the details of this one on ebay.You can see in comparison how much has been lost on your coin due to wear. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's one I picked up at the show last year for around $30:   |
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These pictures show better than the first two posted where it looks like the coin is worn. Is that rim damage at 3 o'clock on the 2nd picture? I did not see this previously, but yes, there is rim damage, although less than the AU ++ shown in the listing DBM linked: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1857-AU-Ban...em27c398a55eUpon closer inspection, I noticed a few minor scratches on my coin, but a strong light is needed to see them. Quote:Look at the details of this one on ebay.You can see in comparison how much has been lost on your coin due to wear. If I'm being honest, I don't see much difference between the one you linked and mine, apart from the one you linked being lighter in colour, and with a less faded GB flag. I think my picture does not display my coin accurately, probably due to the plastic film. I will have to take it to a coin dealer to get an idea of the grade as I'm not really a coin collector. Quote:
Here's one I picked up at the show last year for around $30: Was this one polished? |
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I'd say vg. |
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Here's one I picked up at the show last year for around $30:
Was this one polished? Not polished. Just a nice patina. I was offered $75 for it just yesterday. It's one of the nicer ones I've come across and it's one of my favorites in my collection. |
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I'm being honest, I don't see much difference between the one you linked and mine Half the battle is knowing where to look. I used your first pix, brightened a bit:   Compare detail on the crown, swirls and beads on the corny-cope-ya, handle of the swored.   Compare top of helmet, cape, head of horse, rider's leg and swored, horse tail. |
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