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Valued Member
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I forgot to mention diameter. I measure 32 mm. Looks the same as the 1985 when stacked.
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Pillar of the Community
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As for ping I cannot tell a difference. Good news there. You would have heard a difference.  . Is the copper we are seeing in the pics just lighting? Is the alignment perfect? This would be good. Trust me, it is very hard to get perfect alignment when turning 2 coins into 1.  , What did you use for measuring the diameter? Tape measure, vernier calipers or a micrometer? Your coins values for weight and diameter are probably within the mints acceptable range. Looking good. Lets hope SPP sees this soon. He knows the nickel dollars well.  . Like I said earlier, and with your added info, I think its real. I can't imagine your heart rate about this. Congrats, but don't have "the big one".  .
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Edited by loonielewy
01/12/2021 08:12 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Major errors like this should be in a PCGS slab to get max value, but this error speaks for itself any slab will do if you are going to sell it. I have been waiting for many weeks for delivery of some Heritage auction items that normally delivered in normal times 10 days after auction, I hope the delays are only due to covid. Check I Collector for last sold one of these coin, ICCS use to grade these coin phone them out,
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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amazing find! congrats and thanks for sharing!
I think the copper is just lighting by the way it only seems to reflect off the edge of the raised designs.
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Moderator
 Canada
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 Wow! That one is still on my "want list"... congrats!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Very nice find indeed. Makes one wonder how they operate at the mint though, just a big old pile of dies laying around that they pick from.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Great find... It will be well worth your while. Do yourself a favor and send it to be graded. 8 years ago, mine went to ICCS and graded MS60. yours is better than mine was. CCCS will also grade it. Yours looks like it should be about MS64... big $$ mine sold for 8K in a private transaction to a BC collector who already had several of them. a few months later there was one in an auction in Australia for 12K US here is the image of mine  Roger, at the time you sent me this question: why did you not sell it to me? Edited by 47P7
01/12/2021 6:22 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thank you to everyone who posted information, opinions and insight to this thread. I am still calculating my next move at this time. Any more guesses as to the grade?
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Canada
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Very hard to tell with the lighting on your coin... 1985 is a notoriously bad year for "baggy" coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hard to grade from these pics.
I will guess good EF (British/NZ grading)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Your coin , the way it looks, and compared to the one I had, will grade MS.. at least 62 IMO.
Mine was MS60... compare these yourself.
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01/29/2021 7:38 pm
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Valued Member
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I mailed the coin to PCGS nearly 3 months ago today along with a few others. I finally got the notification for the grade today. The coin is authentic and comes with a grade of MS-62. Not too bad. I was expecting 60 and hoping for 62 so I'm content with that.  |
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I thought maybe a 63, but still cool congrats by the way what did PCGS all in charge for this coin ?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Here's a list of the PCGS fees. Shipping is extra and was shared with other coins in the submission. I don't know exactly but well worth the money for a rarity. https://www.PCGS.com/servicesandfees |
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Congrats!! You can now "show" your coin without it having to leave a safe place, and selling it in an auction in the future will be easy in a PCGS holder.
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