1921 Specimen Set

WOW, that sure was eye candy and worth every penny of that 1/4 million the buyer spent! I would have charged you a Premium just to hold the set in your hands if I owned them!......................LOL

Glenn

That's about the only thing I want that I don't have. I can't imagine how much trouble I'd get in...

I have lost contact with Jim Noble of Noble Auctions in recent years because I no longer work in the business district of Sydney. We used to know each other fairly well. I sold part of my original collection to him for auction when he started in the numismatic business as a Spink's (of London) agent. That was many years ago. He has auctioned hundreds of millions of dollars of coins since.

Hi, I have a question why did this set go for such a low price if a MS-65 1921 50 cents is worth alone 250 000$ or more? I know almost nothing about the value of specimen coins but is there that much a difference between a 21 half in mint state and a 21 half specimen?

Sorry no I am not.....wish I was do! I know who you mean he has a awesome collection of high graded rare coins. But the last info I have on him he is now collecting U.S rare coins and has not been in Canadian coins for about a year now. I spoke to him at Nuphilex since I live in Montreal (He last said he lived in the Ottawa area) we grabbed a drink and he seamed like U.S coins where his new thing anyways for now. He was trying to close a deal on a 1894-S dime (one of nine known and a top 5 U.S rarity) if I remember right. But also said that he has his eye opened for a 36 dot penny as well. He seemed like a really nice guy and had a lot of knowledge on Canadian and U.S coins.

I'm curious where you got that figure. Neither Charlton nor CCN Trends lists a value above MS-60. 2011 Charlton has a value of $85000 for SP-63 and $150000 for SP-65.

After speaking with a lot of dealers (at least 8 to 10 including the top dealers in Canada. I also spoke to Michael Findlay the CCN trends editor about the 1921 half in high mint state grades to have his opinion)and also based on what the Charlton editor told me when I called that is the number they all came up with. Also the price guide for Canadian coins Professional Edition # 6 2011 (Michael K Blais and by the way this price guide is a lot more specific and researched than any other guide for Canadian coins...give it a try you will have much more information for your money and EVERY variant is listed and I mean EVERY single one)list a MS-65 at 250 000$ to 350 000$ depending on eye appeal. They list a MS-66 at between 350 000$ to 525 000$ (page 364). And speaking to the editor on the phone a few times he said that a MS-67 would be in the range of 750 000$ to 900 000$ (the only MS-67 in existence was sold for 400 000$ in the year 2000 by Diverse Equities). Here is the link for that sale:
http://www.diverseequities.com/index.php?item=61

As far as specimen sales I remember a specimen 50 sold about a year and half ago for 150 000$ (There was a article in the CCN about this sale just after it happened....it was either a sale by Charles Moore or another big name seller but 100% sure not the Canadian Numismatic Company)and that was just for the 1921 50 cents. They should have sold this set in Canada or threw Heritage they would have got a lot more money than 150 000$ + commission.....big error on there part in my opinion.

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Here is the link for the book:

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