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For those who want to see what the nicer coins are like, and how PCGS grades gold coins. Yes, they (as well as other grading firms) are a bit more forgiving with gold, than bronze or silver, and yes, eye-appeal does help. The MS-65+ is a beauty (and the only one deserving the MS-65 grade). http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...064010640329"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
Edited by SPP-Ottawa
10/27/2013 7:40 pm
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And I was happy with my ms64s lol.
I guess these coins were broken out of the 6 coin set.
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10/27/2013 3:46 pm
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Very nice coin, a solid MS-65 all day long. Seems like PCGS is middle of the road on Canadian gold grading. ICCS is pretty tough on them, IMO.
Edited by DoubleEagle20
10/27/2013 4:59 pm
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I agree...my experience is that canadian graders are tough...meaning has to be very good coin to get a good grade...
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Beautiful coin. ICCS EF40 lol.
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Personally, I am not a fan of gold coins being graded and weighted differently because it is a softer, rarer metal. In my hands, I have held a Canadian gold coin graded MS-69 (part of the Perth collection), and it is miles above anything I have seen from the Bank of Canada gold coins. I probably grade raw gold coins too harshly, and will continue to do so...
"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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That 1914 $5 is a Beauty!!
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I'm sure the Bank of Canada coins have suffered from the same circumstances that many of the American $20 Libs and Saints suffered from while in Swiss and French banks. I was told that the Swiss and French routinely audited their gold holdings, which basically means the double eagles got moved and ran through counting machines. It does explain why the older the double eagle, the more scuffing and bag marks are usually present on it. I have no doubt the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Canada audited their holdings and at least moved the bags around quite a bit.
My 1914 $10 BoC coin reminds me quite a bit of a foreign held double eagle, appearance-wise.
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10/27/2013 10:27 pm
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