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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi, It finally arrived after ordering in Nov. 2012...  Looking for grading opinions on this coin please? Also opinions if I should get this coin graded and by whom? All your help is greatly appreciated !!    |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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0.242 troy. Nice coin you have there but they did make quite a few. Grading will be different in opinion depending on system used. In the UK it would be EF/VF (rev/obv) but you would get a better grade from the US.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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 Canada
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MS-63 (PCGS)
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Edited by SPP-Ottawa
03/28/2013 9:09 pm
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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MS62,
The marks on the cheek,eyebrow,and nose in combination are too distracting, and the reverse appears too "mushy" for a higher grade IMO.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Valued Member
 Canada
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THank you all for your responses !!
[MS-63 (PCGS)]
SPP-Ottawa suggest PCGS over ICCS for $5 Gold KGV. Any
particular reason I should be aware of? I looked into PCGS and need to
choose a dealer, any references on dealers you prefer? I personally think it
is worth certifying and MS-62 is probably what is to be expected. I have no
experience in Gold coins, this is why I am asking for help!!
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Canada
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PCGS just tends to be a bit more forgiving on grading the Bank of Canada Reserve Gold, and your coin actually is nicer than most I have seen. However, that means little to an experienced coin buyer, when it is time to sell - because a good buyer will pay for the coin, not the holder (or what the holder says). Here it the PCGS population report for $5 gold: http://www.pcgs.com/pop/detail.aspx?c=4421Click on the + box and you can see that PCGS has graded 175 of these reserve gold coins, almost all of which are MS-63 or better.... My preference for PCGS is because it is a better holder to protect your coin. If you want a cheaper option for a hard slab, you could consider CCCS http://www.canadiancoincertificatio...hp?c=17&lg=1"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks SPP very much appreciated !! Any recommendations on dealers close by Ottawa to get it graded by PCGS?
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Canada
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Talk to Frank, at Universal Coins (Bank & Hunt Club), or go out to Almonte and talk to Sean Isaacs at Alliance Coins & Banknotes - they both send stuff to PCGS.
Are you a member of the Ottawa Coin Club? You could bring the coin and have the members try their luck at grading it...
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Canada
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Many thanks will follow-up with your recommendations ! Much appreciated !!
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