Kudos To PCGS & The Set Registry Team For Being So Responsive
TomB
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I haven't historically participated in the PCGS registry. However, about a month ago I was going through some sets and admiring the coins when it appeared to me that the Newfoundland sets might be expanded a bit.
Specifically, the Newfoundland fifty cents business strike set, as then constituted, was a rather unwieldy beast containing 24-coins from three distinct series and produced from 1870 through 1919. This registry set had 16-coins from the Victoria (Vicky) series with one reverse combined with four-coins from the Edward VII series with a second reverse and finished with four-coins from the George V series with the same reverse as the Edward VII coins.
It seemed to me that the Vicky coins could be comfortably separated from the Edward VII and George V coins and that the latter two series might be combined together given their identical reverse. On a more practical collecting level, the grade and cost range of the Vicky coins was not consistent with what is typically found with the Edward VII and George V pieces. Therefore, sets built from all three series might be wildly uneven in terms of wear and aesthetics in circulated grades while those aimed at mint state grades might be barren for many issues.
I relayed my opinions to the PCGS Set Registry team and within a few weeks there appeared a new option for those of us who adore these Newfoundland issues. It seemed only appropriate to register a new set (and for a very brief period of time be in the top slot!) as a way to acknowledge and thank the PCGS Set Registry team.
Below please find links to my Edward VII & George V Newfoundland fifty cents set as well as to a non-competitive showcase featuring original-skin circulated coins. Thank you PCGS!
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Those 39-O 50cs are impeccable . Dream to find one that nice
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Thank you, @Boosibri. They are indeed a bear to find nice.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson