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Valued Member
Canada
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I received the coin today. I got a low COA (love you CC&C). And the coin looks flawless. The quality of this coin is so much better than the 1943 Half-Dollar (also sold at Walmart last year).     |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
634 Posts |
What makes this one better?
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Valued Member
Canada
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What makes this one better? Good question. I took a photo of last year's 1943 half dollar:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
634 Posts |
Yes I see
I've come to recognize (as others have I'm sure) how challenging it is to lay on that gold enhancement on intricate details -
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Valued Member
Canada
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@YesOrNo: Is that missing gold plating that you've highlighted inherent in all production of that specific coin? Or is it just a few coins and you've decided to keep it nonetheless?
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Valued Member
Canada
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@quasarito, I only purchased one 1943-2018 half dollar coin. I didn't see other coins. My conclusion was solely based on the single coin I received.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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@YesOrNo I checked my copy of this coin and while I have some missing plating, it is nowhere near as obvious as yours; I had to get the loupe out to confirm there was a bare patch; it wasn't noticeable from a straight visual inspection without magnification.
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Valued Member
Canada
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@vonigohcr Good for you! I was not lucky enough to get a good coin.
I guess this kind of gold plating was manually applied by human. Because it took lots of efforts to miss two spots, so badly.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Any particular reason you decided to keep it instead of getting a replacement?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Any particular reason you decided to keep it instead of getting a replacement? There was no guarantee the replacement would be better. Because the quality of RCM silver coins, at least in 2018, was generally poor. As a result, I didn't purchase the subsequent National War Memorial coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is this coin still available at CC&C?
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, it is till available at CC&C for VIP members.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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yes still available at CC&C for only VIP members and allowed only one
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Valued Member
Canada
393 Posts |
Have not seen it at any show but found it at Geoffrey Bell Auctions. Managed to secure one for the Waterloo Coin Society's 60th Anniversary as a special year end celebration draw.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Sorry forgot to add that it's lot #945 in the Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale.
C.A.C. came through for us!
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