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osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 2:09 pm One of these days I will buy a small light-box and find my tripod ballhead, but till then, here are a couple quick and dirty handheld ones: There are some scratches on the capsule, and the edge nicks visible in the photos are artifacts introduced during the photo session; the actual rim is very clean. Edited by osmiumblue 11/02/2013 2:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moejaber Valued Member Canada 147 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 4:43 pm Nice one you got there! It's similar to the one I got which came back as a Ms64. I'll post some pics here later today. Report this Post to the Staff
moejaber Valued Member Canada 147 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 4:45 pm Btw is that a scratch on the right next to the second maple leaf from the bottom? Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 6:44 pm Thanks, moejaber! Congrats on your 64. Please do post your pics. No, many of the "scratches" and blurs that you can see on the reverse are on the capsule; due to this, the coin displays poorly, and this is exactly why I want to give it a new coffin (PCGS). BTW, how do you submit your coins to PCGS? Directly or via some store? Edited by osmiumblue 11/02/2013 6:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moejaber Valued Member Canada 147 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 7:46 pm i agree, taking pics of these coins is very difficult. In day light I find these coins look the best compared to an incandescent light bulb. I sent my coins to NGC,it's a matter of preference of course but I personally prefer them over PCGS as they are the largest and the official grading service for the ANA and the PNG. Unfortunately you need to have a membership with both to have direct submission rights or must go through an authorized dealer. Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 7:59 pm NGC slabs actually look better for these coins as the brown label matches with the gold well. I could have lived with RCM capsules, but this particular capsule is all badly scratched up. Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 11/17/2013 7:20 pm Either someone got a really good deal or this is not a good omen for $5 1914 Gold. $900 for NGC MS-64 http://www.ebay.com/itm/13104278792....m1423.l2649 Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/17/2013 9:49 pm I was a bidder for that, but with "import charges" and shipping, it was almost USD $1100, which I thought was too much given other contemporary deals on ebay. Ended up getting mine for about $275 dollars cheaper. Also recall that most 1914 ones are supposed to be of higher grade than their 1912/1913 counterpart. Report this Post to the Staff
jsinger21 Pillar of the Community Canada 871 Posts	Posted 11/18/2013 3:07 pm osmiumblue. You got a ms64 1914 $5 for how much and where? Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/18/2013 9:39 pm jsinger21: I bought it from a coin store in Edmonton, called Matt's coin (he maintains a store at ebay, but I didn't buy it from there). I paid a grand total of US $843.xx with tax, shipping, and insurance. I never said I got a MS-64 one. In fact I just received the coin this evening. However, it indeed does look like a PCGS/NGC MS-64 to me; very minimal and short bag marks on the obverse field, the luster is amazing, the reverse is nearly flawless, and the rim is also beautiful. I have a total of three of these to compare side by side (the other two are the $5 and $10 from 1913), and I've now seen quite a few graded MS-63 and MS-64 ones. Give me a month and hopefully I'll have all of mine PCGS graded and then we can know for sure. Edited by osmiumblue 11/18/2013 11:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
NuMoosematist Pillar of the Community Canada 867 Posts	Posted 11/18/2013 9:58 pm Congratulations osmiumblue! These century old gold coins are just indescribably fantastic, regardless of the grade. Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/18/2013 10:02 pm Here are the two pics provided by the seller: Say what you want, but the rim looks so much better under my Pentax 5.5x photographic loupe (got it back during my slide photography days), and the bag marks are totally over-shadowed (or rather over-shone/over-shined) by the amazing luster . Who cares its a MS what... I'm just so thankful to have it in my possession. Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/18/2013 10:06 pm Thanks "NuMoosematist"; now that's a really cool name :) Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/19/2013 12:04 am Just realized the seller is a member here... Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 11/21/2013 2:13 pm Come on people, I need more votes over there : https://goccf.com/t/163101 Report this Post to the Staff
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