Canada 1959 50c

trout · September 03, 2015, 09:57:53 AM

Steve has kindly posted a few Australian Coins to give us a Crack at testing our grading skills Via images :good:

The same grading criteria applies to foreign coins as well.
Have a try grading this one, I will post the PCGS grade this arvo :ok:

markn · September 03, 2015, 10:16:42 AM

PL66. I LOVE Canadian PL coins.

trout · September 03, 2015, 10:23:34 AM

Quote from: 'markn' pid='78674' dateline='1441241202'PL66. I LOVE Canadian PL coins.

Me too, I have a couple of Canadian Silver Dollars in ICCS Flips I have sent to PCGS for "Crossover" that I am awaiting results on.
The Toning on these coin types can be rather nice

Unicorn · September 03, 2015, 10:48:31 AM

Very nice Trout :good: , I'm hopeless at grading so I'll skip that part, but you've gotta love a coin with a unicorn on it eh!!!

oh my florin · September 03, 2015, 01:08:04 PM

Quote from: 'markn' pid='78674' dateline='1441241202'PL66. I LOVE Canadian PL coins.

I support that though not surprised if the PL pushed it up to 67 as it is utterly beautiful

markn · September 03, 2015, 01:41:10 PM

Quote from: 'oh my florin' pid='78687' dateline='1441251484'
Quote from: 'markn' pid='78674' dateline='1441241202'PL66. I LOVE Canadian PL coins.

I support that though not surprised if the PL pushed it up to 67 as it is utterly beautiful

You could be right. The funny thing about Canadian 50c and $1 of the late 1950's is it's a LOT harder to get a high MS designation than PL.

trout · September 03, 2015, 07:38:09 PM

The grade on this is PL67, Well done Guys :good:

trout · September 05, 2015, 02:56:57 PM

QuoteYou could be right. The funny thing about Canadian 50c and $1 of the late 1950's is it's a LOT harder to get a high MS designation than PL.

I am thinking that the RCM were using Chrome dies way before we did, That is why 99% of the 50c in this era are PL and not MS.
Great Dies= great strike and fields :yahoo: