1870 To 1921 50 Cents?

Believe I would love to but you would have to be an Orthodontist or a lottery winner to do it. These are the highest grades I've been able to acquire in the past 10 years: (all are I.C.C.S. with no negative comments)
>1870, L.C.W.=EF-45
>1871=EF-45
>1871H=VF-20
>1872H=EF-40
>1881H=EF-40
>1888, OBV.#2=VF-30
>1888, OBV.#3=EF-40
>1892, OBV.#3=F-12
>1892, OBV.#4=VF-30
>1898=VF-30
>1899=EF-40
>1900=VF-30
>1901=EF-40
>1902=EF-45
>1903H=AU-58
>1904=VF-30
>1905=VF-20
>1906=EF-40
>1907=AU-50
>1908-VF-20
>1909=EF-40
>1910, EDWARDIAN LEAVES=AU-55
>1911=AU-50
>1912=AU-55
>1913=AU-50
>1914=AU-58
>1916=AU-55
>1917=AU-58
>1918=MS-62
>1919=MS-62
>1920, NARROW O=EF-45
>1920, WIDE 0=AU-58

All the above mentioned are always a work in progress, however, I have a feeling I'll have most of them for a long time since they will be too difficult to upgrade as a result of limited #'s available and cost!

Glenn

danlos9551:

I am really considering it yes. But will probably take like 20 years.

In one case I know SHE bought the collection from some Lord who liquidated his castle and furnishings in the UK along with a complete set of Aussie pre decimal stuff. She was more proud of the antique French furniture than the coins though but wasn't interested in selling when I asked.

She passed on 17 years ago and when I asked the son a few years after that he had no idea where any of the coins went but still had the furniture <insert rolling eyes smiley here>. I just shook my head because the five and ten dollar gold pieces alone (never mind the fifty centers) were astounding yet he had no idea what happened to the coins as sole heir. For all I know they're lost somewhere or in a box in storage that the silver spoon guy misplaced. I see him about every four years or so and I keep meaning to bug him about the coins because it would be a crime if they were lost from collections through sheer carelessness.

Forget about minstate: does anyone on this forum have a complete collection of halves from 1870 to 1921 in any grade?

...I'm assuming that anyone who has the 1921 probably has all of the others:)

Matrix1980:

I am sooo jealous!

Who certified it, and what grade is it?

When you said you had the '21 half, I was expecting some VG example, but this is incredible! What an excellent piece of Canadian history to be able to own.

This coin on its own is better than having the remainder of the Canadian decimal series.

Matrix, what's the Certificate # on the I.C.C.S. Certificate for your 1921 half?

Glenn