1980's Canadian Commemorative Dollars

The last year the 2002 queen mum has become more affordable. I bought on for $175 USD NGC pr69. My Arizona friend gets them occasionally and will at times sell reasonable. He always trying for the elusive Pr70. I've picked up many reasonable silver dollars from him. The collection in the photos is amazing, it's something I'm working on completing. I'm going to check & see if J & M still sell the case.

I'm kind of torn on how to display the collection as my silver dollars are a mix of graded and ungraded.

Wow those are very nice for sure!

Those are beautiful coins Silver Don, you have a nice collection started. I'm very impressed with your photos, what's your secret to getting such nice black contrast? I can never get my photos to look like the ones you posted.

Yesterday my 2015 Charlton Nclt catalog arrived, along with my 2 1 gram gold maples. They are an awesomely cool coin, however, oh so tiny!! I definitely need to use a loupe on them.

It sure looks impressive when all of the 1971- date specimen and proof dollars are all shown together. You sort of forget how beautiful and historical a lot of these coins are .

Filling out my last remaining 80's commemorative coins,
1981 finally and one from 1972, have a look at the toning
on the 1972.

Thanks for the encouragement Commems. I really
did get lucky with that toned 1972 dollar. When I opened the
clamshell from the 1970's you get the aroma of the musty
package, like an old arena or church, and the browned cardboard just
gives it a bit of history. The red flecks of hair everywhere
from the felt. No airtite and actually touching the coin
(with gloves of course). This is one of my favorite coins, an
inexpensive pleasure. Here is another shot.