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Congratulations!
Very inspiring.
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I would be remiss in not giving some credit here. My inspiration for this adventure was a writer whom I have never met, Tom Becker, who used to write columns for the old CCRS website: http://www.canadiancoin.com/coin_ar...t&title=+TomBack in 2008, it was Sandy Campbell who also urged me to keep pushing on this series. It is his opinion (and mine) that this series is definitely a long term sleeper in Canadian numismatics. Large 15.8 gram pure nickel coins, really low mintages, grade rarities and the last of the voyageur series. Lastly, Bill Cross should be thanked for his support and encouragement for my work in this series. I would say that the nickel 50-cent series is very ripe for the picking... those are slowly getting eaten by the RCM alloy recovery program as well... but that is a series I am not going to touch - I simply hate the reverse design (except on the 1967 20 dollar gold strike) and I am not a fan of the modern plated strikes. "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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Pillar of the Community
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It was a long road that you successfully navigated with stellar results. Just like "The Little Engine That Could" ... I think I can, I think I can .....
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Pillar of the Community
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As okiecoiner said.."It was a long road"...but look at what you've given to all of us,.. to also go our and look for..
We don't come anywhere near your volume of viewed coins,..
....but we all still look..and now take note ..
Thanks Roger..!!
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Valued Member
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Nice job Roger congrats on it  Job well done! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I am smiling to my ears as I write this because of how happy I am for you. I think for what you've gone through doing this set you deserve more than me simply saying congrats, but I am at a loss for what to say. what I can say though is that for your work here and for the numismatic community you truly deserve it! you deserve this, man!  Feel free to call me Will.
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New Member
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I am still learning about grading and am confused here with junk bin finds that can grade ms67.Are these not with baggage marks ,etc
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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frug777, nicke dollars can be had for nothing if they are ungraded, supply and dmenad type thing. SPP knew what he was looking for and got most of these dollars from dealers $1 bin or what not.
Yes, MS67 would have no bag marks or nics.
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Kind of a shame that CCF member 'Ugly' is not around to see this... he was rather fond of my ambitions to 'play' with nickel dollars...  "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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Pillar of the Community
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quick question to the wise and all knowing spp-ottawa, would a 1968 dollar with a fairly mirror finish but with nice luster from a plio strip of dollars be pl or ms by pcgs?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Depends on the strike - you can find both in the 5-coin pliofilm strips... that is why 1968 nickel dollars are easy, and cheap to find in MS-65
"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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Pillar of the Community
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interesting, I found one at my lcs from 1970 today that I am picking up on Saturday. it is a flawless coin almost as far as preservation goes, but it has a slight tone from handling and a very weak strike. would ICCS give it a grade and note the weak strike? or would they lower the grade like PCGS?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
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thanks by the way. night every one
Feel free to call me Will.
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