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Nice pics, Trout. This is certainly a spectacular coin. I can see why you collect those. Steve  |
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trout you have been collecting some rubbish from Canberra
they need a good clean I think the second last one is my favorite king of canberras
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trout you have been collecting some rubbish from Canberra
they need a good clean HeHeHe, Bloody Stirrer   None of these are High grade coins But the Design is still all there and I personally think that some of the aged and circulated coins are FAR more attractive than the Blast white coins. I have many high graded MS Canberra coins but my personal favorite is a mere MS62 coin. Bugger the TPG's, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as far as I am concerned  Edited by trout1105
06/29/2014 06:11 am
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Nice pics, Trout. Thanks Mate, With the help of some of the Members on the Aussie forum I think I have done the best I can with my "Point and Shoot" camera. Time for me to bite the bullet and go for a DSLR jobbie  |
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1st, 3rd and 2nd last have great toning. The third looks like the best closely followed by the 2nd coin. I'm a sucker for nicely toned coins. Nice collection
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I agree with Shane, that 2nd last is the nicest toning wise (though the last one is better in terms of steps and still has a nice tone).
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All are great
I have a few but not the variety you have posted - Thank you for sharing these with us.
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Nice Collection, and nice pics, Trout. I quite like to blue/purple toned ones.
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All are great
I have a few but not the variety you have posted - Thank you for sharing these with us. I have Many of these coins simply because I enjoy the design and over the years I have been hunting for super high grade coins. The best I have achieved so far is 3 MS65 coins, But quite frankly I much prefer the lower graded coins to the "Bling" ones. I recently paid $100 for a coin I would grade at only AU55/58 simply because it has 3 steps, a great strike and the toning is beautiful. A great coin doesn't have to be super high grade it just needs the "WOW" factor for me |
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I love the colour and (trout for ruler of Canberra) hip hip hurra
I will vote for you mate in the next election ok
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Quote:I have many high graded MS Canberra coins but my personal favorite is a mere MS62 coin. Bugger the TPG's, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as far as I am concerned Quote:
I recently paid $100 for a coin I would grade at only AU55/58 simply because it has 3 steps, a great strike and the toning is beautiful.
A great coin doesn't have to be super high grade it just needs the "WOW" factor for me I couldn't agree more trout. I think sometimes that the coin gets forgotten with this obsession with Sheldon grading points. And that is a sad thing. Your coins have a lot more character |
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I couldn't agree more trout. I think sometimes that the coin gets forgotten with this obsession with Sheldon grading points. And that is a sad thing.
Your coins have a lot more character Thanks Mate  I must admit that when I started sending coins away to the "Plastics Factory" I was obsessed with getting high grades and forgot about why I bought the coins in the first place. I am STILL obsessed with getting super high grades for my Decimal stuff because it is a learning curve for me as far as grading goes. ALL my pre decimal coins are pretty much "Run of the Mill" but I have always had a soft spot for the commemorative florins especially the Canberra coins. I have an album full of these and I don't think that there is two the same. Like you say it is best to appreciate the coin first the worry about the grades later , After all it is OUR collections and we will collect what we enjoy at the end of the day. |
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