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Well, as promised, here's the (useless) response I got from the Mint rep. "Thank you for contacting the Royal Canadian Mint. With regards to your inquiry, please note that we do not have a breakdown on the amount of coins produced with either Effigy. We only have the total amount of coins produced for 2003 which is the information from our Annual Report." I would think that all they would have to do is look up production numbers for circulating dollar coins prior to the date the new effigy was used. Apparently that's too much to ask. |
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Good grief, what a lazy reply. Then perhaps if only a generalized "2003" appears in their annual report, publishers and dealers assumed it included both types both types of effigies. I think it reflects very poorly on the hobby if misinformation prompts collectors to search for something they're never going to find. I wonder, do any CCF members have a close connection to anyone at RCM? Or Charlton - they might want to clarify information if it's not correct? Certainly RCM 2003 production records prior to the new effigy hold the answer. |
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Not only do Charlton and Coins and Canada recognise a 2003 Crowned Loonie,
but ICCS does as well.
In their population report under Business Strikes,
they have a registration for 36 Crowned 2003 Loonies
as well as 62 New Effigy 2003 Loonies.
This alone makes me believe that they must exist
but how many is still a mystery.
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Thanks for that information, Jimmy! Definately makes one go hmmmmm......
Adding to the mystery, when Quatchi first brought up the topic I also glanced at Charlton's MS-C price estimates for the 2003 crowned effigy, generally about the same as that for the uncrowned. I can't believe that's accurate - loads of the later, none of the former to be found on the market.....
Edited by wildflowerAB
01/13/2016 2:47 pm
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JimmyD, you do bring up a couple of valid points, however, the whole reason I brought this issue up was to question Charlton's claim that this coin exists.
As far as ICCS goes, I'm quoting SPP-Ottawa here:
"ICCS started calling all modern Proof-like (PL) strikes 'Numismatic BU' in March of 2006. There are some modern PL coins out there graded as PL and not Numismatic BU, which were graded before that date. The problem was that sometimes, these coins were graded MS and not PL... In the past few years, they have been consistent."
This likely accounts for ICCS's reports of 36 business strike 2003 Crowned/Old Effigy Loon Dollars.
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That's the most logical explanation. And if so, the lucky owners of those 36 ICCS certified coins, I suppose one could say, hold the monopoly on the variety. Because it is said to exist.
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I don't know if I'd consider myself lucky to have coins in holders with an obsolete and misleading designation/grade. The coin still is what it is.
In my opinion, it's too bad that ICCS decided to stop designating modern "PL's" as PL (yes, ignoring the issue of whether or not PL is accurate for modern "PL's"). Let's be honest, it was a lot less confusing!
I say this is yet another reason to buy the coin, not the holder!
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Agree with buy the coin not the holder but how closely would something so ordinary such as a 2003 mint loonie graded by a reputable company ever get closely examined? And I'd wonder how 36 original owners could be unaware of the origin of their 2003 crowned loonies, considering I'd assume virtually all recent coins to be submitted for grading are removed either directly from mint rolls or sealed uncirculated sets. But if for some reason the owner/s are unaware what they own was created by human grading error, the fact they believe they own a listed variety which nobody else can find....that was my reference to "lucky". Am I reading this right? This suggests 7 passed by the eye of PCGS as well. http://www.PCGS.com/pop/valueview.aspx?s=171482Jimmy, if you don't mind, I'm curious as to the ratio of the misattributed 2003. How many N-BU 2003 loonies are indicated in the ICCS population report? |
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I think you're right, the rim certainly looks wider - PL.
(I think I'm finally able to detect the difference, it took me awhile!)
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wildflowerAB-
Sorry, I just noticed your post this morning.
The answer to your question is 13.
I would think that ICCS would notice a difference
to be able to have them in two different classes.
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Oh that 2003 link you just posted is my listing! Il go have a better look at it and get back to you
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No problem Jimmy and thank you very much for looking up the info! This is a real head scratcher for sure  So of the 49 2003 crowned/old effigy loonies graded by ICCS - 36 were business strikes - and 13 NBU (aka PL) But if in fact there were no business strikes ever released into circulation, that's a 74% error rate.  It just doesn't make sense. At present it probably doesn't really make much difference because collectors are mainly focused on older series, but many decades into the future.......I'm reminded of, for example, the elusive 1921 50c piece. Edited by wildflowerAB
01/18/2016 09:46 am
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The original card it was in as I bought it said UNC. I removed it and had a better look at it. I'm no pro at seeing the difference between PL and BU... It does have alot of hairlines in it.some marks you wouldn't normally see on a NBU. I took a couple pics in a different light.   |
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XWLCOINS, I'm no expert but yours appears N-BU (PL) to me because of the wider rims. If you have other MS business strike loonies to compare it's easier to spot the difference. Here's what I notice of mine - the N-BU (PL) is on the right. Notice the MS-C (uncrowned) on the left, and how the corner of the rim edging is far narrower?  Edit to add: And just to conduct an unscientific experiment, on ebay it's interesting to type in a year, say 2002 or 2004, and look down the list of photos without reading the description. It becomes quite easy to predict whether the loonie is from a mint roll or sold as being PL because of the differing degree of sharpness of the rim edge. Edited by wildflowerAB
01/18/2016 10:36 am
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