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steve123 Pillar of the Community Canada 805 Posts	Posted 04/17/2015 2:44 pm Here's a beauty I was waiting on! LC-9A2, Strong Ground, no period, coin axis, 18.9g. I believe it is somewhere around VF30-EF40. Can someone verify the grade? Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 04/17/2015 3:31 pm It looks like it's VF-30 to me. Report this Post to the Staff
mycoins Previously Banned Member 42 Posts	Posted 04/17/2015 8:08 pm With the amount of wear I would be hesitant to call it any higher than VF and more likely to call it a strong Fine+ Report this Post to the Staff
steve123 Pillar of the Community Canada 805 Posts	Posted 04/17/2015 10:49 pm Has to be at the very least a VF-30, I would think. Going to wait for some more input. Thanks, Steve Edited by steve123 04/18/2015 09:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinHunter Pillar of the Community Canada 1461 Posts	Posted 04/18/2015 11:42 am The grades on these tokens are harsh. I would say a VF20 at best. I believe I had this coin graded at some point by ICCS and I believe it came back EF45 although I'm not 100% sure. Report this Post to the Staff
steve123 Pillar of the Community Canada 805 Posts	Posted 04/18/2015 12:00 pm Hi, TheCoinHunter... It seems like the face wears first and gives the habitant a ghostly appearance. Yours is definately a much nicer token. I think I'll price this one somewhere in the VF20-30 range. Thanks everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 04/23/2015 11:30 pm Doctor Courteau identified 10 different varieties of the Large Ground / no period grouping. These are easily broken down into two catagories dependent upon the upper section of the Garder rim (the area above the letters DEI of CONCORDIA). The rim is complete on varieties 9, 9b, 9c. 9d, 9e, and 9i. The rim is broken on varieties 9a, 9f, 9g, and 9h. The token in the above photo is of the broken rim variety. The next area of concern is the lower right leafless stem of the Shamrock. Variety 9a shews a light fork to the terminal of the stem. Variety 9f shews a large fork, with the upper part the longer. Variety 9g shews a short and lightly cut fork. Variety 9h shews a light fork. Not much help, thus we continue... The letter 'S' in 'BAS' is: Variety 9a - Perfect. Variety 9f - Inverted. Variety 9g - Inverted. Variety 9h - Inverted. ergo...yours is Courteau variety 9a having a rarity factor of 1 (common). grade F-15. The buttons of the Jacket are sufficient to rate any higher. doug Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 04/23/2015 11:32 pm Typo sufficient should be insufficient. doug Report this Post to the Staff
steve123 Pillar of the Community Canada 805 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 11:06 am Thank you, Doug, for a very informative response. Is the Doctor Courteau material available online or is there a book? I'm using "Canadian Colonial Tokens" Steve Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 6:29 pm I am not familiar with any on-line Courteau material. Loaner copies should be available from the American Numismatic Society lending library and the Royal Canadian Numismatic Society lending library. Borrow a copy and zerox it. You may try googling ABEbooks. David Sklow's Fine Numismatic Books Mail Bid sale No. 25, ending June 6, 2015 has some Courteau works which I suspect will fetch above his estimate. doug Report this Post to the Staff
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