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Hi folks! After much deliberation, I've decided on what to get as my first Canadian decimal set: one from 1913  . 2013 was a blessed year for me, so it would be nice to have a century-old set from 2013; moreover I already have the $5 and $10 gold pieces from that year. My only criterion is that I'll need to get MS-63 or better coins (any TPGs will do). So, I guess I'll have to collect all 5 pieces plus a so very hard to find (at least in such better conditions) BL dime. Any other major varieties you can think of?  Regards!  Edited by osmiumblue
11/16/2013 10:15 am
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pm me .... about the 1913 BL if you want....
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Thanks for your offer, but don't get me wrong, currently I'm super-broke and this is just a loooooooooong time goal, really. So unless you want to "donate" a (presumably great quality) 1913 BL for a couple of hundred bucks...  , I guess I'll have to pass  . |
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lol, well I am generous but bot that much yet....But I will keep an eye out for those dates for you.. I come across many many coin deals .. Happy collecting
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"...need to get MS-63 or better coins..." Yeah right!  You guys must had been laughing hard at me, eh? Change of plans:  1. Any "good-looking-coin" will do (and there goes the subjective factor  ). 2. Will be all TPG'ed (most likely CCCS). Just got the SL dime today; raw and lightly circulated . |
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The 1 cent and 5 cent aren't horrible pricewise. The 10 cents small leaves is significant, but you should be able to get a significant discount shopping around. The 10 cent broad leaves in MS will cost the price of a new car. The 25 cent may be obtainable for less than $1k in MS-63, and for the 50 cent, you're looking at the price of a used car in MS-63.
Good luck and good hunting.
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Thanks for your comments, EVR!
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I lofty goal - have fun collecting this set.
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Edited by osmiumblue
02/01/2014 10:51 pm
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Oh, and the 5c and 10c pieces were ex-ICCS MS 63s. I cut them out from their outer flips and sent them in their inner flips to CCCS, and guess what, they were returned as MS-63s! I'm very happy to see the consistency between these two conservative Canadian graders.
Edited by osmiumblue
02/02/2014 12:19 am
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Looks really good osmiumblue. The CCCS hard holders show off the coins nicely. :)
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Thanks trimble! They do look really nice. :)
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Great coins and nice display.
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