High Grade Victorian And Edwardian Canadian Coinage.

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glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 04/25/2009 5:57 pm I absolutely love high grade Canadian Coinage from the years 1858-1910. These years are getting harder to find in EF-40-to-MS-65 grades. If there are any members out there that want to give me my daily "high", please post picks of your Vicky's and Edy's in the grades I've listed above, if you have 'em. When I do see a high end Vic. / Edy, I go into convulsions and sweat profusely for about an hour. Then, unfortunately the high wears off and I regain consciousness again until the next one comes around. So please, if you have the material to give me my next fix, MAKE MY DAY! Glenn Pinto Edited by glenzy1 04/25/2009 5:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff

hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 04/25/2009 6:09 pm Hello Glenn... yes, I have a few... owever, you have to come to Vancouver Island to see the real thing and...to touch it... it would probably give you a code red...even have one or two double.... ever seen a 1880 $2 ? unfortunately, my Ms is sold, but still have a 55. they are rarer than a hens teeth... have a great weekend all.. HHB Report this Post to the Staff
Buzzard Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 04/25/2009 6:54 pm Does Nova Scotia count as Canada for you? Here is a cent that I picked up recently. These scans are from before it was sent in to NCS for conservation. Report this Post to the Staff
Buzzard Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 04/25/2009 8:19 pm And here she is after conservation (with an unfortunately overexposed photo): Edited by Buzzard 04/26/2009 12:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
mkb Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 01:40 am "I absolutely love high grade Canadian Coinage from the years 1858-1910. These years are getting harder to find in EF-40-to-MS-65 grades." Anything in EF40 and above is usually hard to find for coins minted from 1858-1910. In fact, even VF20 can be a challenge for some items. There is very little of this material left, and the number of collectors that have the better coins is relatively few. Historic mintage numbers mean little. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 04:02 am G'day, I'm trying to put together a set of coins of the British Empire of 1887. The coins of Canada for that year don't come up very often. Was there some special factor in play in that year ? Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 06:53 am Mornin' Pete! I enjoy collecting the older Canadian decimal coins for their scarcity, appearance, low mintages, varieties known, and the fact few of them exist in higher grades. When you look at the P.C.G.S. and I.C.C.S. annual Population Reports you can see why. There are only a few hundred in the Mintstate grades for each of the decimal Canadian coins that are 100+ years old. As far as the actual year 1887, it's alaways been a wonder year for me also. As a matter of fact, the highest grade I have in that year among all my decimals is a VF-30, accept for the large cent> MS-63 (red) I'm hoping to find an example of each in these elusive grades to add to my collection in time. Glenn Edited by glenzy1 04/26/2009 06:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:27 am "morning" ? I keep forgetting that I'm 13.5 hours ahead of CCF time. I've got most of the bronze & silver British coins of 1887, and some Indians. All I've got from Canada is one-cent. Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, etc are proving elusive ... Peter Report this Post to the Staff
Jim Archibald Valued Member United States 198 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 10:55 am The relative rarity of high end Canadian coinage had created some very high prices in this area. It has unfortunately drawn the Chinese to heavily counterfeit these pieces. Be very cautious if your considering buying anything, especially if it sounds "too good to be true" because it probably is. I personally will hesitate buying any classic Canadian coinage raw because of this. There are currently 225 sales listed on ebay, but I notice these are mostly the "circulated" versions, so I can only guess that they've found these easier to sell. ~ Jim Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 11:52 am Quote: I can only guess that they've found these easier to sell. Or maybe easier to find.. Peter, I've got a few from Hong Kong.. send me a PM if you like. Report this Post to the Staff
Buzzard Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 04/26/2009 1:05 pm Can someone with the latest I.C.C.S. Population Report let me know the Mint State population of the 1862 Nova Scotia Cent shown above? Report this Post to the Staff
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