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Valued Member
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Sorry of this has already been asked. Looking for the best guide on Canadian coins that is the equivalent to the Red Book |
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Pillar of the Community
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I use ..........First published in 1952 the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins has reported on all aspects of the Canadian numismatic scene, from the coinage of the French Regime to the business strikes of today. For more than 65 years Charlton has been the bible for collectors.
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Thank you. Does the new addition cover Gold coins above the George V ?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Does the new addition cover Gold coins above the George V ? For that you will need Volume II which covers Collector and Maple Leaf coins and sets. Volume I is mainly for business strikes. A reminder is that the price based on the market value for Canadian Certified Coins. |
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There is also the Whitman Canadian Coins Guide by Haxby. It is an excellent book that includes Provincial Tokens, Sets, Bullion (Palladium, Gold, Silver, etc), as well as a nice section on Errors and Varieties. But it's not published every year, but all coins that circulated, plus RCM special issues and sets. ANY of the guides have prices that are full full rfetail, with prices at least 30% too generous. If you want prices, you need to go to ebay "sold" prices or the section of Coins and Canada that deals with auction & ebay prices. |
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Canadian Coin News publishes regularly with trends pricing and is used by some dealers. I subscribe to it myself. Unfortunately you need a subscription to pick it up regularly, although I suppose it's possible to find it at newsstands somewhere? Prices there are also "trends" pricing and tend to be inflated by 20-30% on most, but not all, items. I tend to use a combination of all of the above to form an opinion on an actual price I should pay on something, as well as talking to dealers I trust. I would say there is no one definitive guide published that is 100% accurate, they all have pros and cons.
edit: forgot to note that they don't publish bullion prices for maple leaves or anything like that. Mostly just info on older circulation strikes with an occasional update on PL or modern.
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05/12/2021 10:57 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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BTW - checking ebay SOLD items for a specific coin is a good way to get an idea of what people are paying at present. Just know that condition is everything so when looking at slabbed coins, the higher the grade, the more people pay. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Charlton is excellent for everything except the current retail prices.
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Thank you everyone. I ordered the new Charlton guide and will use it along with ebay. |
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Im surprised no one mentioned http://www.coinsandcanada.com it will give you a version of the inflated prices (charelton/trends/etc...) and summarize recent ebay sales. Kind of the best of both worlds, plus it free. That being said, I have both Charelton and Haxby as well to fill in some gaps. |
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I think you will find that most Canadian gold coins post-George V will trade more or less at bullion value unless they are grade rarities.
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Regardless of what price list you use, don't forget the all important point of reducing that price by 50%.
Then you'll get the true value of most Canadian coins in this sadly depressed market.
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