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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 11/08/2008 06:23 am I have a specimen sets that include the canadian snowy owl loonie. This dollar was not released into circulation, only in sets. I would like to take them apart and put in 2x2's. I like to pencil in current values onto my 2x2's but have a problem. My charlton lists the value as sp66 $50, sp67 $100. What is the difference? How do I decide which value to assign and (if ever) assign a resale value? ebay is no help as it only had sets listed or single loonies in not great shape. thanks for help Malissa Report this Post to the Staff

canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 11/08/2008 6:30 pm Hi Malissa, Charlton's tips on higher grades varies from one edition to the next. For instance, the 61st unlike the 63rd had a lot more guidance on the subject. Gem Uncirculated (Specimen) SP-67, like MS-67 "coins will appear as perfect coins to all but the most expert of graders." Malissa, what that means is that in those upper grades few can really tell the difference. So why pay for that difference? There is really no quantitative measure to rely on. If certified, I'm sure your coin could go either way. The bottom line is that, without certification, and to avoid any future disappointment you aught to value your coins in a conservative manner. Marc Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 11/08/2008 7:42 pm so presumably value it with the lowest listed value in the book? I think that would make some sense since they arent officially graded. Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 11/08/2008 9:49 pm Yes, and also Charlton states that pricing on specimen and proof coins that have been removed from sets is based on Certified coins. Ref. 63rd Ed. p.149, note 1. Marc Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 11/12/2008 11:22 am I don't know about grading but it looks like a cool coin! Report this Post to the Staff
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