I added a new twenty-five cents to my Victorian collection. This one is an upgrade and with what looks to be a slight variation in the date compared to the previous piece. The third 8 on the darker piece is punched higher than the same digit on the new coin.
We just sold a 1911 Specimen Set here at GreatCollections with the original case. All the coins are in older PCGS holders, but I photoshopped them into the case to give the effect of what it would've looked like originally.
@PhilArnold said:
We just sold a 1911 Specimen Set here at GreatCollections with the original case. All the coins are in older PCGS holders, but I photoshopped them into the case to give the effect of what it would've looked like originally.
@PhilArnold said:
We just sold a 1911 Specimen Set here at GreatCollections with the original case. All the coins are in older PCGS holders, but I photoshopped them into the case to give the effect of what it would've looked like originally.
A most beautiful set!!!!
I owned a 1908 set, exactly like it. all, except the cent came back from ICCS as SP65. penny was 64.
Sold it about 18 years ago for 4200 CAN $ to a private US collector(es). Buyer was with an airline and she came to
Vancouver to pick it up... Also bought me lunch at the Hyatt.
Today I regret having it sold.
H
Today I received my latest eBay purchase, a coin that has been eluding me for years, in that I could never find one that I liked. I'm happy to report that the search is officially over.
1911 Fifty Cents - PCGS AU50 - The Pittman example.
Here's the latest addition to my Victorian fifty cent collection, fresh from eBay. I've adjusted the True View pic to more accurately reflect the coin's actual appearance.
I recently bought this this one in a PCGS 65 Red holder. I had an 1895 cent in PCGS 65 Red, but it had a distracting carbon spot. The first two pics below are quick pics from my cell phone. I was pleasantly surprised because the coin was nicer than either the TruView pics or the auctioneer pics indicated. It will do for now until one of the three 66s becomes available.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.
I have posted this one here before, but I just re-imaged it. PCGS MS-66+ Red, ICCS MS-67 Red. These jpegs are converted from the raw images, but with no other adjustments or retouching. It looks just like this in hand. The very few spots were caused by the tissue paper that Landon and his successors kept the coin wrapped in for over a century. I find it to be a marvel of preservation.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.
Pending receipt (seller's photos). This is one of the better circulated 1890-H twenty-five cents that I have encountered and I have high hopes that it will look like the images. After this one I have two more coins to go to complete a Victorian twenty-five cents date set with major varieties.
For some reason the photos are showing up as attachments to the message, instead of being shown in the body of the text, so I hope that interested viewers can see them.
Happy Canada Day!
A while back, the local used book store had volume 1 for sale pretty cheap. While I don't have many of the silver 5-cents, I filled up the book pretty well and ordered the second volume. I like that they leave extra holes for varieties. Also, finally a place to display the 1964 extra water line.
does anyone have an opinion on this 1872H 50 cent coin???? Fake or NOT????? See the details on Fleebay see below
and NO, I am not the buyer
I have contacted MM ( the absolute expert on CAN fakes) for an opinion...
if real, the coin is worth somewhere between 10K and the sky and someone has a hell of a deal..(MS 62 IMO
somewhere in the sky 30K ???)
why would he sell it for less??? why is it not graded???
upon inquiry in general, the seller replied to be very sure, absolut sure, that I wanted the coin...
then he raised the price to 5K from 3 K after a day.
any comments and opinions are welcome, just for the heck of it..
It looks nearly impossible to be true....?????????
I'm with Gene & Syl on this one as far as surfaces go. Also the shamrock in Victoria's crown looks tiny and too well defined. What is interesting though is the double punched S in CENTS. I used to own an 1872-H with that same double punch. Are counterfeiters becoming that sophisticated? Or is Tom B right in his assessment? This one is tricky!
If it is genuine, as a collector of fifty centers, I wouldn't touch it if it were. As pricey as a problem-free example of the A/V in high grade might be, an ugly problem coin is just that, no matter how reasonably it may be priced. I'd rather have the real thing in VG or Fine as opposed to this example.
And here's a little relief from the cringey 1872-H A/V. This was an unexpected find at the Summer FUN show from today - 1912 fifty cents, NGC XF45. Totally original and looks much better than my rudimentary photo.
Thanks all
MM indicated that he sees no problem.
However, the other question for me is:
Why does / did the seller not spend the $$ to have it graded?
If it is real, it is worth a ton.
Perhaps we will see it in a future auction slabbed?
H
@YQQ said:
Thanks all
MM indicated that he sees no problem.
However, the other question for me is:
Why does / did the seller not spend the $$ to have it graded?
If it is real, it is worth a ton.
Perhaps we will see it in a future auction slabbed?
H
So, it appears to be genuine! It will be interesting to see where it ends up if it gets certified.
A new addition to my Canada fifty cents collection - 1952 Narrow Date - PCGS MS65. The True View photo was oversaturated, so I adjusted the color to something much more accurate.
has anyone noticed that the Canadian NCLT stuff is so overwhelming at most auctions that there is very little space for the real circulated coinage up to 1967?
Check the European auctions. I see CAN coins (NCLT's) there which I never knew existed and are being sold as investments and rare.
I took a look at the seller's inventory and there is an 1870 LCW in the same general condition. I think that either one of them would be a tough sell, at least to anyone knowledgeable.
@YQQ said:
has anyone noticed that the Canadian NCLT stuff is so overwhelming at most auctions that there is very little space for the real circulated coinage up to 1967?
Check the European auctions. I see CAN coins (NCLT's) there which I never knew existed and are being sold as investments and rare.
I've noticed that on eBay recently. Some of them are exceptionally beautiful but rare is hardly the case for the vast majority, with a few exceptions for low mintages. The RCM is meeting its mandate very well so I give it credit for creating new and unusual products. That being said, I won't buy any.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.
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Tell me about it! Most of them served their country honorably
I added a new twenty-five cents to my Victorian collection. This one is an upgrade and with what looks to be a slight variation in the date compared to the previous piece. The third 8 on the darker piece is punched higher than the same digit on the new coin.
Nice
We just sold a 1911 Specimen Set here at GreatCollections with the original case. All the coins are in older PCGS holders, but I photoshopped them into the case to give the effect of what it would've looked like originally.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1543428/Canada-1911-Cent-to-50-Cents-Ottawa-Mint-Specimen-Set-KM-SS16-With-Case-of-Issue-PCGS-MS-64-RB-to-SP-64-5-Coins
Phil Arnold
Director of Photography, GreatCollections
greatcollections.com
that's cool
That's a nice set. The case alone is a sought-after collectible, not to mention the intact set. A cool piece of history for some lucky collector.
I would buy those two all day long at an xf cleaned and an AU price.
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A most beautiful set!!!!
I owned a 1908 set, exactly like it. all, except the cent came back from ICCS as SP65. penny was 64.
Sold it about 18 years ago for 4200 CAN $ to a private US collector(es). Buyer was with an airline and she came to
Vancouver to pick it up... Also bought me lunch at the Hyatt.
Today I regret having it sold.
H
Today I received my latest eBay purchase, a coin that has been eluding me for years, in that I could never find one that I liked. I'm happy to report that the search is officially over.
1911 Fifty Cents - PCGS AU50 - The Pittman example.
Nice, the “godless” 50 cent piece.
Hard to find ( and expensive ) in higher grades.
I have a small Canadian coin collection. I really like the wildlife reverses. Always so beautiful too.
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A medium-grade Victorian fifty cents from my modest collection of fifty-cent pieces. PCGS VF35.
A coin I wanted since I was a 13 years old looking through the 1993 Charlton Catalogue. This is a PCGS MS64. I photoshopped out the PCGS gaskets.
Phil Arnold
Director of Photography, GreatCollections
greatcollections.com
Awesome photo and I have always loved that design!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Even adding 65 years to what you saw when you were 13, it still looks awesome .... what a great design!
1900 H Cent with split planchet.
When I got this, it was dirty so i didn't notice the split until I had cleaned it with acetone.
That's a 1900H and nice planchet split.
Whoops, typo on my part. Thanks syl for catching my mistake. I will correct the posting.
Here's the latest addition to my Victorian fifty cent collection, fresh from eBay. I've adjusted the True View pic to more accurately reflect the coin's actual appearance.
1881-H Fifty Cents - PCGS VF35
A Medallion issued by Ford Motor Company to celebrate the coronation of King George VI in 1937
Seller's photo - receipt pending.
Nice Newfie and Ed. They're keepers.
I recently bought this this one in a PCGS 65 Red holder. I had an 1895 cent in PCGS 65 Red, but it had a distracting carbon spot. The first two pics below are quick pics from my cell phone. I was pleasantly surprised because the coin was nicer than either the TruView pics or the auctioneer pics indicated. It will do for now until one of the three 66s becomes available.
http://www.victoriancent.com
I have posted this one here before, but I just re-imaged it. PCGS MS-66+ Red, ICCS MS-67 Red. These jpegs are converted from the raw images, but with no other adjustments or retouching. It looks just like this in hand. The very few spots were caused by the tissue paper that Landon and his successors kept the coin wrapped in for over a century. I find it to be a marvel of preservation.
http://www.victoriancent.com
I've never seen an ICCS 67 red of ANY LC. They were tough graders at the upper levels.
Pending receipt (seller's photos). This is one of the better circulated 1890-H twenty-five cents that I have encountered and I have high hopes that it will look like the images. After this one I have two more coins to go to complete a Victorian twenty-five cents date set with major varieties.
For some reason the photos are showing up as attachments to the message, instead of being shown in the body of the text, so I hope that interested viewers can see them.
My 2-3 year old trends has it at $225 in VF-20, but I think yours would be a 25 and, on a good day, a 30. Nice find and all original and no cleaning.
@ambro51 Here's one to match yours:
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Happy Canada Day!
A while back, the local used book store had volume 1 for sale pretty cheap. While I don't have many of the silver 5-cents, I filled up the book pretty well and ordered the second volume. I like that they leave extra holes for varieties. Also, finally a place to display the 1964 extra water line.
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A 1900 Victoria with a split planchet.
Didn't notice the split until I cleaned it with acetone.
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just curious.. 1872H 50 cents HIGH grade AV
does anyone have an opinion on this 1872H 50 cent coin????
Fake or NOT????? See the details on Fleebay see below
and NO, I am not the buyer
I have contacted MM ( the absolute expert on CAN fakes) for an opinion...
if real, the coin is worth somewhere between 10K and the sky and someone has a hell of a deal..(MS 62 IMO
somewhere in the sky 30K ???)
why would he sell it for less??? why is it not graded???
upon inquiry in general, the seller replied to be very sure, absolut sure, that I wanted the coin...
then he raised the price to 5K from 3 K after a day.
any comments and opinions are welcome, just for the heck of it..
It looks nearly impossible to be true....?????????
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266897554350
The 1872H looks to me like a genuine AU that is scratched and has all the life dipped out of its surfaces. I don't know what that is worth.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Been sold.
“ Best offer accepted”
will dipping generate such an image? produce such a result?
H
I think it isn't genuine. The surface texture is too rough for my eye.
MM is the expert on Chinese fakes. Please post his feedback.
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
Yes, the surface is off.
I'm with Gene & Syl on this one as far as surfaces go. Also the shamrock in Victoria's crown looks tiny and too well defined. What is interesting though is the double punched S in CENTS. I used to own an 1872-H with that same double punch. Are counterfeiters becoming that sophisticated? Or is Tom B right in his assessment? This one is tricky!
If it is genuine, as a collector of fifty centers, I wouldn't touch it if it were. As pricey as a problem-free example of the A/V in high grade might be, an ugly problem coin is just that, no matter how reasonably it may be priced. I'd rather have the real thing in VG or Fine as opposed to this example.
And here's a little relief from the cringey 1872-H A/V. This was an unexpected find at the Summer FUN show from today - 1912 fifty cents, NGC XF45. Totally original and looks much better than my rudimentary photo.
Thanks all
MM indicated that he sees no problem.
However, the other question for me is:
Why does / did the seller not spend the $$ to have it graded?
If it is real, it is worth a ton.
Perhaps we will see it in a future auction slabbed?
H
So, it appears to be genuine! It will be interesting to see where it ends up if it gets certified.
it would certainly raise some eyebrows in an auction..
A new addition to my Canada fifty cents collection - 1952 Narrow Date - PCGS MS65. The True View photo was oversaturated, so I adjusted the color to something much more accurate.
the Canada 1872 A/V 50 cents is back by the same seller.
So, I assume it was not sold a week ago.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/266912356605?
H
has anyone noticed that the Canadian NCLT stuff is so overwhelming at most auctions that there is very little space for the real circulated coinage up to 1967?
Check the European auctions. I see CAN coins (NCLT's) there which I never knew existed and are being sold as investments and rare.
I took a look at the seller's inventory and there is an 1870 LCW in the same general condition. I think that either one of them would be a tough sell, at least to anyone knowledgeable.
I've noticed that on eBay recently. Some of them are exceptionally beautiful but rare is hardly the case for the vast majority, with a few exceptions for low mintages. The RCM is meeting its mandate very well so I give it credit for creating new and unusual products. That being said, I won't buy any.
1900-H
http://www.victoriancent.com