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Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 06/09/2023 4:43 pm Okay, I may have spent too much for this but it's an exceptionally rare coin. Some light damage but this thing is so hard to find above VG that I thought it was worth it. Curious to know what you think. Report this Post to the Staff

TheDeductible Pillar of the Community Canada 851 Posts	Posted 06/12/2023 07:23 am My first thought ... beautiful despite the grime! Lots of doubling on the obverse. Prob grade around EF40? Report this Post to the Staff
Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 06/12/2023 07:55 am Thanks! I'm pleased with it - not sure that it would straight grade, there might be a details annotation. But I'll reserve judgement until I've got it in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 09:52 am Interestingly, this coin looks better in hand than it does in that photo. A lot of what looks like damage appears to be crud in the lettering and that sort of thing. I'm contemplating cracking it out of it's PCGS holder and soaking it acetone. Any thoughts out there? Report this Post to the Staff
Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 09:57 am PS, it's graded EF-40 details/damage. This refers to the semi-circular mark. It's not a dent or a bend, likely just the outline of another coin it was sitting against for some part of its history. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 12:35 pm The "crud" looks like corrosion to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 2:06 pm There is definitely some surface damage but, up close at least, it looks like there's less of it than it does in the photos. Report this Post to the Staff
TheDeductible Pillar of the Community Canada 851 Posts	Posted 06/27/2023 2:50 pm I'd crack it out if it were mine. I can't see what the damage is referring to really but the grime is thick! Make sure you practice a dip with something not valuable before trying to clean this rarity. Good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
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