Today's Arrivals - Jan. 23, 2006.

coinpictures · January 23, 2006 10:21AM

The postman was good to me today... so of course I had to post pics.

Great Britain 1 Penny, 1855 OT (mislabeled as PT). NGC MS64 BN. I'm baffled as to why NGC doesn't consider this RB instead of BN...

Jamaica Farthing, 1894. PCGS MS65. To quote Guinness: Brilliant!

Canada 1 Penny Token, 1857. ANACS EF40. ANACS being very conservative, IMO. Very attractive surfaces!

ajaan · January 23, 2006 10:23AM

NGC has been very stingy with the RB designation lately as compared to a few years ago. At least that has been my obvervation.

worldcoinguy · January 23, 2006 10:48AM

Nice coins! I would tend to agree with you about the 1857 penny token - ANACS was tough on it.

ajaan · January 23, 2006 10:50AM

EF40 on that Upper Canada token?? No way, that's at least an AU50 and possibly an AU55.

farthing · January 23, 2006 11:20AM

I like that Canadian token as an EF. Without it in hand to check the lustre it's too hard to make the call.

The weakness of the flag on the reverse, the flatness of the fruit and the right horn could be strike or wear, no way to tell without the token in hand.

As an EF it is strong for the grade!

I really like the other two coins also.

ajaan · January 23, 2006 11:22AM

Dan,
You mind if I post the Canadian token on the Canadian Coin Reference Site and ask their opinion on the grade?

coinpictures · January 23, 2006 11:34AM

Sure, knock yerself out.

Preussen · January 23, 2006 11:38AM

Very Nice!

- Preussen

1960NYGiants · January 23, 2006 12:51PM

Nice Canadian token. Looks AU50 to me with soft strike detail in the flag. The high points on the obv are St Georges calf, helmet and chest and they look very strong in the pic. One point, these tokens are usually very well struck so ANACS may have deducted points for the weakness of the flag. Nice chocolate color, too. How's the lustre?

Gene

cosmicdebris · January 24, 2006 12:08AM

Love the copper

1jester · January 24, 2006 12:27AM

I too think the token is AU.

But I simply can't adequately express my appreciation for that Jamaican farthing.

TheKidCollector1991 · January 24, 2006 12:35AM

Hmmmm......I think the mailmans got a thing for you there...

LOL!

coinpictures · January 24, 2006 1:58AM

<< <i>But I simply can't adequately express my appreciation for that Jamaican farthing. >>

Scary thing is that NEN actually had a pair of these graded the same... in retrospect I wish had picked up both of them, as I think this is the type of quality where you can just throw Krause away. Not like it would have broken the bank either... it was a whopping $87.