What Is With The Grading Of George V Nickels?

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John K Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 07/06/2019 10:27 am I see many slabbed 5 cent Canada coins 1922-36 that to me are way over-graded. XF-AU ones being the worst. Here is just one example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Canada-193...AOSwtcRb52Jb I would only call this one VF, base of crown almost GONE! Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 07/06/2019 12:04 pm #1 GeorgeV nickels are notoriously weakly struck, it's often a challenge to find well struck examples. #2 NGC and PCGS have a reputation for overgrading most circulated Canadian coins. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 07/06/2019 1:01 pm John...I agree with you...I would only go VF on that. Wow...what an eye opener...buy the coin not the slab. KK Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5402 Posts	Posted 07/06/2019 4:54 pm Arguably the hardest series of Canada Coins to grade . A lot of collectors confuse weak strike , with excessive wear. Serious collectors of this series will stick to old 2 letter ICCS graded coins AND learn the series inside and out before dropping big money on any of The 1922 to 1936 Nickels. Some dates with strong Obverse strikes and In Gem BU are virtually NON existent. You can throw trends or Catalogue out the window when they show . Report this Post to the Staff
John K Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 07/06/2019 6:19 pm I just found this one on ebay and bought it. From the pictures I would much rather own this one than the "AU55" shown in first picture. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-CANAD....m2749.l2649 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/06/2019 6:34 pm Not being a student of this series, I must admit to the OP's coin being a head-scratcher for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 07/15/2019 9:46 pm I know the series well and have sent many for ICCS grading. The key is lustre. If the coin has uninterrupted lustre - full cartwheel lustre - it'll be MS. If it has impaired lustre it'll be AU or slightly lower. I've seen lots of weakly struck specimens get MS grades and they deserved them. The lustre was intact. Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 07/15/2019 9:48 pm And not to be difficult but I have absolutely had it with American TPG's grading Canadian coins. If you have a great Canadian nickel send it to ICCS. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 07/25/2019 8:07 pm @tamarin, for those of us in the States, shipping cost and turnaround time because of shipping hinder using ICCS or CCCS. I agree that ICCS is much more consistent than PCGS or NGC. Cost, turnaround time, and the hard plastic holders are the big selling points for PCGS and NGC. I wish ICCS could be persuaded to open a shipping address at Niagara Falls NY for US submissions. Report this Post to the Staff
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