Canadian registry

docday2003 · April 7, 2003 10:16AM

Hi, I'm a new user of this site, and was wondering what everyone's opinion was about the Canadian PCGS Set Registry. Is it a success that there are 158 sets after only about 12 weeks or so, or is it a failure that there are only 158 sets after this length of time. Any thoughts?

MyWorldCoinTypeSet · April 7, 2003 12:26PM

I would say it has performed as expected. After an initial burst of sets when the Registry first started, new sets have trickled in at a few per week.

As more sets get registered, there will be more interest, which will spawn more sets. It will just take some time.

Maybe a PCGS presence in Canada might speed things up? It's painful for us Canadians to have coins cross the border twice for grading.

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS · April 7, 2003 1:10PM

Docday 2003

I agree with Paul.PCGS needs to cross the border and present their presence.Many people want to submit their coins but need assistance.

Stewart

ElectricEye · April 7, 2003 2:45PM

The People's Republic of Canada likes them taxes...I send all kinds of goodies to a few friends in Alberta and man do they pay for it in duties...and btw, the inspectors love to take a few things out now and then for themselves...

CarlWohlforth · April 8, 2003 12:27AM

I just took a look at several Canadian sets for the first time. I think they are off to a good start. I was surprised to see so many catagories of sets. I think the US sets got a slower start, but that was before the online registry.

I have one Canadian coin; I might look for a place to register it so I can get on a list for a short time

docday2003 · April 11, 2003 11:39PM

Ya, right now a single coin could not only put you into the number one spot, but also into the category of solo coin listed. I hope that there are other people who are about to submit their coins so that there is a real sense of competition. It is developing on some of the categories where there are five to eight sets listed so far. I have been noticing that as the number of sets listed rises, the pace of the upgrading is increasing

shirohniichan · November 14, 2003 8:31AM

I'm still number three in the George V 25 cent piece registry. I think I've been there since I first listed it.

shirohniichan · November 14, 2003 10:36AM

Hey, I now have the top Newfie circulation strike 20 cent and 50 cent registries. Woohoo!

MyWorldCoinTypeSet · November 15, 2003 2:51AM

Things seem to have slowed considerably on the Canadian Registry front. In 6 months, a little more than 100 new sets have been registered. And, it seems like there is little competition, except for some of the Silver Dollar sets.

Maybe a result of the summer slowdown? Time will tell.

docday2003 · November 15, 2003 5:06AM

<< Things seem to have slowed considerably on the Canadian Registry front. In 6 months, a little more than 100 new sets have been registered. And, it seems like there is little competition, except for some of the Silver Dollar sets.

Maybe a result of the summer slowdown? Time will tell. >>

It seems to me that there are a few competitive series, including the 1¢, 5¢, and $1 series, but in totality I am a bit surprised that there are so few sets registered....

docday2003 · November 15, 2003 7:44AM

Here's another fairly busy set...gold sovereigns

shirohniichan · November 16, 2003 2:14PM

<< Things seem to have slowed considerably on the Canadian Registry front. In 6 months, a little more than 100 new sets have been registered. And, it seems like there is little competition, except for some of the Silver Dollar sets.

Maybe a result of the summer slowdown? Time will tell. >>

I've been buying coins-- I just haven't been getting them slabbed.

shirohniichan · November 18, 2003 10:08AM

Shall we have a moment of silence for the passing of the Canadian registries?

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS · November 18, 2003 10:30AM

Perhaps EVERYONE can send an e mail to dh@collectors.com to have PCGS attend Canadian coin shows and the New York World Show to get submissions

The Canadian set registry is far from dead.Check my sets out

George V and George VI mint state and specimens

Stewart Blay

docday2003 · November 18, 2003 10:39AM

<< Perhaps EVERYONE can send an e mail to dh@collectors.com to have PCGS attend Canadian coin shows and the New York World Show to get submissions

The Canadian set registry is far from dead.Check my sets out

George V and George VI mint state and specimens

Stewart Blay >>

I think that is a great idea. I have a whole bunch of coins I would like to submit....

shirohniichan · November 18, 2003 11:40AM

<< Perhaps EVERYONE can send an e mail to dh@collectors.com to have PCGS attend Canadian coin shows and the New York World Show to get submissions

The Canadian set registry is far from dead.Check my sets out

George V and George VI mint state and specimens

Stewart Blay >>

Pardon my ignorance, Stewart, but what is your collection called?

docday2003 · November 18, 2003 12:16PM

<< 

<< Perhaps EVERYONE can send an e mail to dh@collectors.com to have PCGS attend Canadian coin shows and the New York World Show to get submissions

The Canadian set registry is far from dead.Check my sets out

George V and George VI mint state and specimens

Stewart Blay >>

Pardon my ignorance, Stewart, but what is your collection called? >>

His collection is called Stewart Blay! Stewart's set

tonyhar · November 18, 2003 5:39PM

A nice collection Stewart.

shirohniichan · November 18, 2003 11:03PM

Yea, verily-- nice coins indeed.

docday2003 · November 20, 2003 10:52PM

Wow there have been five new sets added already today! Heating up....

fcloud · November 22, 2003 11:01PM

It will be fun to have more international sets! I hope PCGS continues to add them.

Keyrock · November 27, 2003 11:11PM

ttt - need to push garbage to the bottom

docday2003 · November 28, 2003 11:54PM

ttt

MyWorldCoinTypeSet · December 3, 2003 8:12AM

Good suggestions on the QA Forum docday. It would be great to see the Norweb, Pittman and complete Belzberg sets.

docday2003 · December 3, 2003 10:46PM

<< Good suggestions on the QA Forum docday. It would be great to see the Norweb, Pittman and complete Belzberg sets. >>

Thanks. I got to thinking about it after reading a number of posts about how the Eliasberg set was being added.

docday2003 · December 6, 2003 6:00AM

On the topic of Canadian coins, has anyone heard anything regarding the Chet Krause collection which is going on sale soon?

shirohniichan · December 10, 2003 1:55PM

<< On the topic of Canadian coins, has anyone heard anything regarding the Chet Krause collection which is going on sale soon? >>

I've only heard that it's going to be auctioned.

I wonder how many 1968 cents he had in MS-68.

docday2003 · December 10, 2003 10:44PM

<< 

<< On the topic of Canadian coins, has anyone heard anything regarding the Chet Krause collection which is going on sale soon? >>

I've only heard that it's going to be auctioned.

I wonder how many 1968 cents he had in MS-68. >>

These are exactly the sorts of things that would be nice to know. I am amazed that no one seems to have any information.

shirohniichan · December 27, 2003 6:20AM

There are a lot of Chet Krause's coins in the upcoming Heritage New York Signature Sale on January 12. Too bad I'm not flush with cash right now.

mdwoods · December 27, 2003 9:18AM

I'm in one of the more competitive areas of the Canadian Registry.

Link.

MyWorldCoinTypeSet · December 28, 2003 12:00AM

I'm in one of the more competitive areas of the Canadian Registry.

Ya, me too. Doesn't seem to be too much competition in the specimen sets, but they sure are nice coins.

mdwoods · December 28, 2003 6:17AM

That looks like a tough set to complete Paul. How long do you think it will take?

MyWorldCoinTypeSet · December 28, 2003 1:54PM

I've been looking for them for about a year and a half, and have found 3. So, at that rate, 5 years to go. Maybe more, but I doubt it will be less.

docday2003 · December 30, 2003 9:56AM

<< There are a lot of Chet Krause's coins in the upcoming Heritage New York Signature Sale on January 12. Too bad I'm not flush with cash right now.

>>

I'm surprised by the lack of advertising for this sale - compare that to the Belzberg collection and its advance hype....

shirohniichan · December 30, 2003 11:44PM

The Belzberg collection had the advantage of competeness. If the Chet Krause collection were a compete set of Canadian and Maritime Provinces coins, I'm sure it would have been promoted much more. Did you notice that the Belzberg collection has become a standard measure for Heritage? I saw a number of comments like, "Even the Belzberg example was only MS-63" when describing Krause's MS-64's.

docday2003 · January 1, 2004 12:59AM

<< The Belzberg collection had the advantage of competeness. If the Chet Krause collection were a compete set of Canadian and Maritime Provinces coins, I'm sure it would have been promoted much more. Did you notice that the Belzberg collection has become a standard measure for Heritage? I saw a number of comments like, "Even the Belzberg example was only MS-63" when describing Krause's MS-64's. >>

Its funny how that works. I noticed the same in Walsh's catalogues referring to both the Mason, Pittman, Norweb and Belzberg collections...but I guess if you've got a chance to get a better coin than any of them, you had better bid high, eh?

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS · January 1, 2004 11:40AM

Chet Krause has a 1936 DOT Cent and it is slabbed as a
MINT STATE 63 RED

sTEWART

shirohniichan · January 1, 2004 12:26PM

Its funny how that works. I noticed the same in Walsh's catalogues referring to both the Mason, Pittman, Norweb and Belzberg collections...but I guess if you've got a chance to get a better coin than any of them, you had better bid high, eh?

Indeed. But I imagine my wife would rather have new dual-paned windows than a new "better than Belzberg" mint state coin.

mdwoods · January 2, 2004 8:51AM

I grew up not far from the Canadian border. I saw a lot of neat Canadian coins as a kid. I once found a dateless Edward VII dime.

docday2003 · January 2, 2004 2:51PM

<< Chet Krause has a 1936 DOT Cent and it is slabbed as a
MINT STATE 63 RED

sTEWART >>

Well, I guess if you've got your eye on that one, I won't bid against you

shirohniichan · January 13, 2004 11:19AM

I just won an 1858 Province of Canada 10 cent piece in PCGS AU-58. My registry should jump by leaps and bounds with its addition!

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS · January 13, 2004 12:08PM

Report from the Heritage auction of the Chet Krause Canadian coins

Chet Krause was at the sale.There were manyCanadians at the sale.Sid Belzberg was there.
Some of the copper pieces went very strong.The 1924 George V graded as a ms 65 r/b with 75% brown and 25% red went at $1207
The 1936 dot cent went for $207,000 USD

The specimen 1924 nickel Specimen sold very cheap and it was much better than the grade stated on the holder.I bought the 1936 nickel at almost $1,000 as an ms 65 but thought the grade was closer to ms 67.

All in All it was a FUN sale.There were many opportunities to buy great Canadian coins.

Stewart

shirohniichan · January 14, 2004 1:49AM

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Stewart. I just wish I could have been there to see the coins in person instead of just relying on digital images.

docday2003 · March 6, 2004 6:42AM

<< Report from the Heritage auction of the Chet Krause Canadian coins

Chet Krause was at the sale.There were manyCanadians at the sale.Sid Belzberg was there.
Some of the copper pieces went very strong.The 1924 George V graded as a ms 65 r/b with 75% brown and 25% red went at $1207
The 1936 dot cent went for $207,000 USD

The specimen 1924 nickel Specimen sold very cheap and it was much better than the grade stated on the holder.I bought the 1936 nickel at almost $1,000 as an ms 65 but thought the grade was closer to ms 67.

All in All it was a FUN sale.There were many opportunities to buy great Canadian coins.

Stewart >>

Did you notice whether Sid bought any Canadian coins?

oreville · March 6, 2004 10:33PM

I wonder how well the Torex auction went. I did not see a lot of better coins available.

docday2003 · March 7, 2004 10:53PM

<< I wonder how well the Torex auction went. I did not see a lot of better coins available. >>

I watched the auction on the ebay live auctions. It seemed to me that the prices were fairly strong, especially for red cents. I was surprised that there were so many uncertified coins... I took my chances on a couple, and will see how Walsh's estimated grades compare.

docday2003 · March 11, 2004 8:31AM

Has anyone else noticed that the Canadian Registry is going down in numbers? It was 281 I think, last week, and is now back down in the 260s. Any idea why?

Dabigkahuna · March 11, 2004 3:21PM

I only have a couple of sets and it looks like the few other sets are still plodding along. I did notice that you still can't add 2003 coins whereas the 2004's are already open in the LightSide sets.

I have seen a lot of neat coins in older slabs coming out on the market. Voyageur Silver Dalliers in PCGS green holders. I figure demand must be getting stronger. It could have to do with the up swing in the metal?

Maybe everyone is holding back until June? Then WAM! post a number one set just before the awards!

docday2003 · March 11, 2004 10:29PM

<< I only have a couple of sets and it looks like the few other sets are still plodding along. I did notice that you still can't add 2003 coins whereas the 2004's are already open in the LightSide sets.

I have seen a lot of neat coins in older slabs coming out on the market. Voyageur Silver Dalliers in PCGS green holders. I figure demand must be getting stronger. It could have to do with the up swing in the metal?

Maybe everyone is holding back until June? Then WAM! post a number one set just before the awards!

>>

shirohniichan · July 13, 2004 10:39AM

Now that June is over, have the number of sets decreased?

Although it isn't really "Canadian", I'm thinking of working on my Newfie 5 cent set.

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS · July 13, 2004 10:25PM

PCGS went to the CNA in Ontario last week.What surprised me was they weren't taking submissions.There were two pretty PCGS girls trying to take business away from Brian at ICCS.

I wonder how they did ?

Stewart

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