Posted 01/29/2016 01:20 am
Any we ever get in ICCS MS 64 sell very quickly at 80 - 85 per cent of TRENDS. The 2015 ICCS report shows only 9 MS 65
Business strikes so an MS 64 is second finest tied with 195 others. Only a mere 1914 coins of 1956 have graded mint state.
The date is the key date of the Elizabeth young head dollar series. Original bags are long dispersed and BU rolls are scarce to rare. In 40 plus years I have only had three original bank rolls.
The issue has typical bright flashy lustre quite unlike the 1955 issue that preceded it 1955 has a flat satiny lustrous appearance for most of the years coins that is usually but always quite neutral for eye appeal.
The 1956 dollars are usually weakly struck at the centre of the canoe on the reverse. Obverse is usually quite well struck but most of the BU coins of 1956 are quite baggy and unattractive as such. Minor varieties include one obverse that has an obverse die break somewhat like that of the 1955 Arnprior die break obverse. Also a somewhat scarce occurrence is a short
Waterline version that seems to occur on a single die pairing.
Hope this helps. If you are serious about acquiring one make sure it is fairly white with no ugly toning is well struck and is attractive to the eyes. An older two letter ICCS graded coin or a nice Green holdered PCGS coin should do the trick.
Lately market grading in Canadian Silver a Dollars is rampant. In a word be fussy it is a buyers market .Good Luck.
Business strikes so an MS 64 is second finest tied with 195 others. Only a mere 1914 coins of 1956 have graded mint state.
The date is the key date of the Elizabeth young head dollar series. Original bags are long dispersed and BU rolls are scarce to rare. In 40 plus years I have only had three original bank rolls.
The issue has typical bright flashy lustre quite unlike the 1955 issue that preceded it 1955 has a flat satiny lustrous appearance for most of the years coins that is usually but always quite neutral for eye appeal.
The 1956 dollars are usually weakly struck at the centre of the canoe on the reverse. Obverse is usually quite well struck but most of the BU coins of 1956 are quite baggy and unattractive as such. Minor varieties include one obverse that has an obverse die break somewhat like that of the 1955 Arnprior die break obverse. Also a somewhat scarce occurrence is a short
Waterline version that seems to occur on a single die pairing.
Hope this helps. If you are serious about acquiring one make sure it is fairly white with no ugly toning is well struck and is attractive to the eyes. An older two letter ICCS graded coin or a nice Green holdered PCGS coin should do the trick.
Lately market grading in Canadian Silver a Dollars is rampant. In a word be fussy it is a buyers market .Good Luck.
