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Was fortunate to find some reasonably priced 50%
Silver Proof Commemoratives (Correction 2 Proof and 2 BU),
inspired by @Commems and his descriptions
and taken by the detail in the coins, especially
the frosted 1984 and 1985. Can't beat NCLT at $10 a piece.
Bonus here is I ordered four proof coins
and I let them know I received 2 in BU, so they are
sending out the Proofs and letting me keep the BU's.    Edited by SilverDon
11/27/2014 10:10 am
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Nice coins SD, but I have to ask, who are "they"? Sounds like a place I might want to shop at lol, send me a P/M/email if you don't want to put it in this forum.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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@SilverDon: Great SD examples! Glad to hear you are enjoying them!
There's a reason SDs are my favorite Canadian series - no gimmicks, just attractive, well-executed designs!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Yes @Northern it was Colonial Acres.
I find them great to deal with,
it was a Blowout Special. (You have your
email disabled - FYI).
@Commems, yes I agree, the frosting pops,
and the mirror finish provides great contrast,
The designs are crisp. A fun and affordable series to collect.
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11/27/2014 10:37 am
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Oh ok I guess that's one reason I never received any email on this forum lol, I fixed it.
Oh yes C/A thanks, been buying stuff from them for a few years now.
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Those proof dollars are in beautiful condition. I like all the years you have, I also have them. I'm not a fan of the BU series, I find I cannot make out the details as easily! Proof coins have outstanding detail that just pops for me off of the mirror fields! Do you have any favorites yet? How many of the silver dollar series have you acquired? I bought a most stunning 1973 RCMP with rainbow toning, I stole it at $30 shipped. I've seen the rainbow toned dollars sell for &150-$300. I've sent it away with another monster toned 1936 dollar to be graded. Colonial is a great place to shop. They were the first dealer I ever bought from. I just received a most stunning 2007 $20 plasma international polar year coin on Monday from them.
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I bought a most stunning 1973 RCMP with rainbow toning, I stole it at $30 shipped. I've seen the rainbow toned dollars sell for &150-$300. PocketChange, I have always thought toning on a coin devalues it but you are telling me that it increases its value? What am I missing here lol? Edited by Northerncoins
11/27/2014 11:15 am
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@pocket change 50 Not sure if I have
a favorite, I ordered the 1994 RCMP Dog Team and
1982 Regina, like the looks of them as well, can't
wait for them to arrive.
I really like the 1984 Dollar,
the similarities to Hahn's Voyageur design
are really close with the lettering and font of
DOLLAR and CANADA in the legend is really similar
to the Voyageur Dollars.
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11/27/2014 11:17 am
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I think it depends on the eye appeal of the toning. I certainly don't like the black toning occurring on silver circulation coins, or how some silver Nclt can get that type of cloudy look. However when there's the beautiful bright rainbow colors, it's very eye appealing. I will post photos in a separate topic in a day or so. I pay $140 for a monster toned 1936 silver dollar and it's also sent for grading. I have never spent that much for a circulation coin, it seems my collecting habits are morphing!!
The desirability of toned coins is more of an American thing. The American value eye appeal and incorporate it into their grading. It's why I sent out to NGC instead of Canadian grading. Mainly, if I or whoever inherits the coin, will get more selling to Americans. Also my Arizona friend told me slabbing will freeze the colour preventing the coin turning into an ugly color. I'm learning so much. Two years ago I never thought I'd be sending coins to be graded. The other benefit I see is down the rd people will know these coins aren't Chinese fakes.
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Also my Arizona friend told me slabbing will freeze the colour preventing the coin turning into an ugly color. I'm learning so much. Two years ago I never thought I'd be sending coins to be graded. The other benefit I see is down the rd people will know these coins aren't Chinese fakes. Thats interesting, I was wondering about how the toned coins stay the same tone over time , don't want them to get overly toned which would devalue it I presume. I too and thinking about getting some of my coins graded but have not crossed that bridge yet... I wonder if its worth it though if you have to ship it and pay to have it graded etc etc, I guess if its a 69 or a 70 it would be worth paying the extra cost. |
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The one reason I'm able to do the grading. My Arizona friend sends in large batches of coins, so gets a discount. Robert has a number of people send coins to him, that everyone can get a discount. From the little I know, most people won't send in for grading unless you think the coins at least a Pr69 especially for the mint products. It's the big dealers who can send batches of 50-100 coins get the good pricing. I'm doing the grading on the 2 toned coins to keep the color at current stage. Yes, getting a 70 grade is like winning a small lottery. I doubt my coins will attain such elusive grade. I collect for fun! I have grown quite a bit in the 2 yrs, since I started to start collecting with a purpose. Prior to that, it was putting cool coins in a jar type thing. Then August 2013 I sold a gilded 2011 silver dollar to a guy that wanted it for grading. From that sale we became friends and Robert has been mentoring me. He does the NGC registry set thing and has a few of the top sets. He collects both Nclt silver circulation, and Canadian large cents. He wrote to me yesterday, he paid $1,000 for a large cent, he feels he got a deal, since the seller wanted $1700. I'm just amazed that a large cent is worth so much. I don't dare look at NGC registry sets, for fear of catching the bug! I've started learning about the big coin auctions. So I've been getting quite the education; and it all started with an ebay sale. |
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Well done, SilverDon! Those are great looking coins!  |
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I agree too, I especially like the last pick of them in a row. I'm with you on the little red cases, they're still my favorite display case, much better than the maroon clamshell or the horrid red plastic cases the 2005 Alberta / Saskatchewan coins came in, they were nice & thin, but still ugly.
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Ahhhh yes the plastic cases. Fondly known around these parts as the cigarette pack.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Very nice additions to your SD collection!
I wish you the best with your collection and look forward to seeing more as you continue to build it!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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