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afornaini Valued Member Italy 91 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 05:12 am Good morning. I read several times in this forum that there are differences between Canadian and USA grading. I tried to search online, but I didn't find anything. Can somebody explain me the differences? I'm still learning how to grade an USA coin and I would like to learn to grade a Canadian one, because I am starting a collection of Victorian cents and five cents and I don't want to undergrade or overgrade a coin. Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 10:21 am There is "Standard Grading Guide for Canadian & Colonial Decimal Coins" by Charlton and Willey.It's available at Colonial Acres Coins and quite often can be found on ebay.I believe it's about $20 Report this Post to the Staff
soccerdad Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 5:08 pm Canadian coins are graded from the Obverse. This is the side of the coin that carries the effigy (portrait of the king or Queen). Online there should be sites that give examples of each grade. Good luck Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 01/28/2011 7:29 pm What, soccerdad, said.. and Canadian coins seem to be concave on the obverse side which always wears the fastest. Report this Post to the Staff
Dollar Valued Member Canada 89 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 3:13 pm I have heard that,most of the time, US TPG will grade at least one point higher than Canadian TPG. Report this Post to the Staff
realpenny Valued Member 423 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 10:23 pm Get a good book, like mentioned. You can get a idea here online: http://www.ottawacoinclub.com/Gradi...n_Coins.html But a good book is a must. Edited by realpenny 01/29/2011 10:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 12:26 pm Here's a link to a useful site for grading http://www.coinoisseur.com/GradingC...ATED%20COINS Quote: Canadian coins are graded from the Obverse. Though the obverse is a great indicator for wear and condition of a coin,and grading of Canadian coins is weighted heavily in favour of the obverse,the reverse must always be taken into consideration. Quote: Canadian coins seem to be concave on the obverse side which always wears the fastest. I think you made a typo.Convex surfaces wear faster,and can be found on either the reverse or obverse,depending on date and denomination. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 01/30/2011 11:13 pm Quote: I have heard that,most of the time, US TPG will grade at least one point higher than Canadian TPG. Very true,here's a couple of EF40 coins from ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...:MESINDXX:IT and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...:MESINDXX:IT The first coin,graded by PCGS,is certainly more worn than the ICCS coin.The PCGS coin is actually VF by Canadian standards.This type of overgrading by PCGS tends to be the rule rather than the exception. Report this Post to the Staff
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