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Valued Member
Canada
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I purchased a coin collection from someone and was trying to decide if I should get any of them graded. Was considering to get my top 100 coins graded but will see. Anyway I will be posting a bunch of coins. I did my best from referencing the Coins and Canada website but always seem to be off. Please let me know your thoughts and if I get a variety wrong or miss one. I put on the coins 2x2 what I thought the grade might be and variety. Any amounts put on where like that when I got it so you can ignore that. If I end posting too many of these let me know and I'll stop. (note having trouble with optimizer and uploading images. Bare with me.)   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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It's much easier to grade if you have one coin per pic and out of the 2x2 so the plastic doesn't distort anything.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I agree.
A larger clear photo of each coin.
With that glare, cannot even see the WL's
let alone any detail.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do not use US grading standards.
US grading standards end up anywhere from ½ to 1 grade higher than the standards from the non-US collecting community.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That 51 is an Arnprior variety (1½ waterlines in front of the canoe right side)..and tough to find in high grade..
AU 55 with harsh hairlines unfortunately..A "Details" coin..
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Valued Member
Canada
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Ok thanks. I guess au55 shocked I got it right.
What do you mean by a 'details' coin though?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What do you mean by a 'details' coin though? If a TPG were to grade it, they would add the "Details" designation with a short explanation. In this case, it would probably be "Cleaned" because of all the hairlines that are not consistent with normal wear. Cleaning is probably the most common reason for a Details designation. Environmental damage, like corrosion, would be another reason. I hope that helps. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Ok thanks. I guess au55 shocked I got it right.
What do you mean by a 'details' coin though? My guess of AU 55 is just that..it's an opinion that is "far too often" not that accurate. Some here would call it AU 50 or AU 58 and baggie and hairlined. Baggie maybe because it has a lot of (bag) marks on the face and in the smooth surfaces around the bust (ie: the fields) and hairlined because of the possible rubbing that someone did to it. A 51 Arn is still a tough coin.. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Ok, thanks for all the info.
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Valued Member
Canada
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nice coin. I'd say the 1951 is an AU-50 details due to the harsh cleaning that was done on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Which greatly reduces its eye appeal and value, unfortunately.  |
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