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1917 Canadian Half (Warning LARGE PIC - Trying to keep the Tumbleweeds away!)

ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
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I got this coin in a lot I won off ebay for about 15 bucks total. Had some old 1912, 1920's dimes, and some other stuff. However, this one was not pictured in the auction and I thought the seller had sent it by mistake. I contacted the seller and he advised that what I had bought was the last of his Canadian stuff so he threw this one in just to get rid of it.... MIGHTY nice of him.... I NEVER expected to get this nice of an older Half for less than 15 bucks... Any thoughts on a grade...yes I know it's hard to grade from pictures... When I looked at Krause and Charlton I noticed there are some big hops in price from EF up to MS-60... It's amazing how much one grade can mean to a coin sometimes! (edited to add... I don't think this coin is in the MS range or the EF range... just making idle chat)

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  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
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  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    I usually don't get that lucky but this time I did. I was thinking it would be close to a EF but wasn't sure if it would make it...
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  • olmanjonolmanjon Posts: 1,187 ✭
    Appears to me to be really grundgy. Is this one of those coins that would be helped by a light cleaning(such as soap and water) or would that destroy the value of the coin to much? Olmanjon
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  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Appears to me to be really grundgy. Is this one of those coins that would be helped by a light cleaning(such as soap and water) or would that destroy the value of the coin to much? Olmanjon >>



    Acetone should remove the grunge.

    Grade, IMO, VF30 to EF40
    Gene

    Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
    Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors

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    Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,816 ✭✭✭✭✭
    leave the coin as it is

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    I think that this is going to grade vf 35. It is not quite an xf coin, but definitely on the borderline. JMHO.

    Very nice pics!! I am impressed at how quickly you have gotten the hang of taking close to "coin in hand" pics. Keep it up and people will want you to photo there coins!!! -Dan
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  • ProofArtworkonCircsProofArtworkonCircs Posts: 4,223 ✭
    Back in the days of old when silver circulated, I managed to pick 80 Newfoundland halves out of circulation in Maine and New Brunswick. Of course these were all George V, Edward VII and Victoria. Never once did I even ever see a Canadian pre George VI half.
  • ASUtoddASUtodd Posts: 1,312 ✭✭
    I'm leaving it as is. I have an old Whitman Bookcase album that these coins reside in. It looks PERFECT in that book... the dark blue background goes well with it... Like I said, for 15 bucks I got a total of 5 coins, one of which was this one... can't beat that...
    Todd!
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