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First International Coins To Get Graded PR-70

Does anyone know of any other foreign coin to ever hit 70 either in MS or PR? or? are these the first?

I've been trying for about a year now without any luck.

I sure could use a few Canadian 70's for my sets.







Twenty of the 600 coins merited a designation of PCGS PR-70, eleven £5 and nine £2 gold pieces, and 573 others were graded PCGS PR-69. PCGS experts were impressed with the extremely high level of quality, attesting both to the excellence of the British Royal Mint's products that are specially-struck for collectors and to the superb preservation of the delicate proof surfaces of the coins in their protective packaging after many years in the market place.









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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It sounds like you're having a ton of fun with your coins. What more could anyone in this hobby ask for?
  • This whole thing started out as a hobby, now it's turned into an 18,000+ slab nightmare.

    Hahaha, but I wouldnt have it any other way.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Honestly, where do you (in general terms, of course) store 18,000 slabbed coins?
  • 3 10,000 pound Vaults in super secret bat caves.

    hahaha.


    I havent even taken into account the over 2000 coins I just got back,not to mention the 100's of raw coins I look at a week.

    Trust me it's not easy keeping track of every last coin, we're working with the bar codes on the slab to keep better track of everything.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amazing. I feel like I'm talking to someone of Binion's or Redfield's ilk.

    If I have three or four blue PCGS empty boxes laying around the house my wife gets ticked... image
  • Most of the coins I store are eagles, or just bullion as most people here want to call it...

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  • Hahahahaha!

    I just caught that, well my better half helps out, she too gets ticked with the blue boxes in the kitchen, but hey it pays the bills, I also have green ones kicking around.


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