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Valued Member
United States
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Some weeks back I posted low-res images of my NFLD 50c set. Of all my coins, this is the one I find myself pulling out and "looking at" the most. It may not headline an auction but neither would it be easy to replace. The patina sets off what is easily my favorite Victoria portrait. Life would be a dream if every coin was EF or better but I prefer the waking world with this ICCS VF-20. Which coin do you find yourself examining the most?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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very nice but I think ICCS low balled this pretty coin... I have a few others that would look good along side this beauty
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Pillar of the Community
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whoops forgot to mention , I would have to say my Victorian half dollars..but then again I love them all...
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Canada
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It changes every time I buy something new... right now it's my only PEI cent: F-12, the only correctly graded example in the whole store, and it has good eye appeal - the details are more orange than the dark brown fields, so it looks way nicer than, say, a totally black and unreadable VF-20. A red (MS-63 maybe) PEI cent is on my longtime goal list.
But my enduring favorite is my 1939 dollar - it's worn enough that I can carry it around in my pocket and look at it whenever I want (and look like a weirdo in public).
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Pillar of the Community
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T-J have a look at this and you will see what I'm talking about when I said ICCS were off the mark ..That coin is nowhere near as nice as yours....I know they always downgrade the darker toned coins but I have no idea why....Maybe someone else does ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1896-Newfou...em43aefa50c9 |
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Canada
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I would have say my UK 1943 3p. The very first coin I bought online (cost me $1.27 total) which opened up a whole new world of expanding my collection. And had the added bonus of allowing me to teach my young daughters to say THRUPENCE! to the great annoyance of my wife.  |
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Canada
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I find I look at my Edwardian halfs a lot. Something about them that I really like. Victorian halfs would have to be a close second.
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Canada
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This is currently my favourite coin to look at.   |
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
I traded a whole pile of coins to acquire this one piece. She be purdy!   |
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
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 very nice ...hummm trading I love doing it.. saves everyone and makes us all happy...To bad we are not allowed to say trades welcome on ebay |
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Canada
785 Posts |
@ justanothercoinaddict Are you trying to make me jealous?  If so... It worked! |
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United States
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Thanks everyone for the compliments on the 1910 50c. Not trying to make anyone jealous here, just wanted to post an example of a series that doesn't often appear in such good condition. When I saw this piece I knew I just had to have it, so I traded in a big stack of relatively common certified pieces to get it.
The seller, Lighthouse Numismatics, had submitted this coin in hopes of getting an MS62 grade. I've scrutinized the piece closely myself and I don't see any signs of circulation on it either. The grade was not that important to me, just the good looks of the coin. I'll take a certified coin with this look any day of the week.
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Canada
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You should probably send this one in again. Defiantly under graded and I don't see MS 62 being out of the picture.
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Posted 07/20/2013 1:39 pm
