1858 Canadian Large Cent Speciman

bosox

I have a speciman 1858 canadian large cent I bought 20 years ago. Brown, no wear, mirror surfaces, very minor lamination defect on rim involving two denticles. I want to send it in for grading but am not sure of the value to place on the form. Any speciman experts out there?

1960NYGiants

Welcome to the boards Bosox.

Charlton catalogue: SP-63 Brown C$1750, SP-65 Brown C$3000

Got any pics?

Gene

bosox

Thanks. No pics. I stopped collecting 20 years ago. Thinking about starting up again. Just joined PCGS. Sending some of my better stuff in for grading. Also got a 1859 DP N9#2. Probably a MS-64 based on strike, no wear and 80-90% luster. Picked up a few tiny corrosion spots over the years, so who knows how they will finally grade it.

Askari

Welcome to the forum, Bosox!! Let us know your results when you get them back. Good luck!

bosox

I got them back from PCGS today.

1859 Dpn9 T2 1C Canada MS64RB
1858 1C Canada Speciman 63BN

I'm very pleased.

Question? Does anybody have a photo of a Canada 1C 1896 wide date (far 6). I think I have a very nice coin but do not have a photo to check the variety.

spinaker2000

congrats!!

ajaan

Nice score on the 1858 Specimen. Would love to see an image of that badboy.

bosox

I would gladly show both, but am still a newby in recent collecting. Most of my stuff I bought over 20 years ago. Just dusting it off and not proficient with digital photography yet. I sent my four free coins off to PCGS as a test. The other two came back as:

1859 Canada 1C Narrow 9 MS64RB
1906 Canada 1C MS64RD

Getting ready to pay to send several more off.

ajaan

Fantastic results and nice coins. Those RD Large Cents are great.

bosox

Picture a perfectly struck (67) cent , shiny clear fields, zero wear, very evenly brown, but with a small (2 denticle) planchent flaw. Net grade 63.

1960NYGiants

Bosox,

Nice scores on those large cents! Congrats.

Gene