1858 Canada 20 Cent - How Good Is This? - Page 2

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Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 08/14/2020 5:35 pm @NumisNortherner - I feel like I'm seeing wear in both the hair at the top of the head, parts of the braid and that little ascending bundle of locks to the left and slightly above the ear. No? The reverse is extremely good - that takes it easily into AU in my books... Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3667 Posts	Posted 08/14/2020 9:19 pm What interests me is that it is an early die state with an unusually weak strike. The devices and fields are fantastic. I could see the slight rub on the obverse as coin cabinet rub, rather than from circulation. I'm curious about the strike on this coin. Does anyone have information on the type of coining press used and the striking pressure for the Twenty Cent? Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 08/14/2020 9:22 pm It is always possible that I am in error, but I do not really think PCGS took a coin with AU wear (or any noticeable wear) and put it into a 66 holder. Or that the best Canadian collection since Belzberg, which the premier rare coin dealer in Canada helped assemble, made a worn coin part of that collection. Or that somebody bought a worn coin for $18K, cracked it out, and sent it to ICCS where they put it in a 67 holder. Or than somebody else then bought a worn coin for $13K. Weak strike and pictures taken through a PCGS holder that do not show the luster. If there was a luster break in the effigy the graders would have caught it. All JMO. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 08/14/2020 10:58 pm going agree with bosox on this one, although the coin's photos are unimpressive, you aren't going to fool 2 TPGs and 2 buyers (each spending 5 digits on the coin) without there being "something more to it". not my cup of tea, but I suspect there is more to this coin that can be derived by said photos Report this Post to the Staff
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