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Another nice Canadian toner -- 1935 Silver Dollar MS66 PCGS

 

Very nice!

Cool shekel.

I have one that looks the same but struck at the Alexandria mint. I find trade coins (i.e. coins accepted all over, and usually copied by other mints over a long period to facilitate trade) fascinating. The Maria Theresa taler is the least expensive example I can think of.

WoodenJefferson is correct the second restrikes were made from transfer dies not the originals.

I sold mine when I found this out. An ad in some coin rag back in the 1970s called them "re-restrikes", so I paid about $15 for one. The coolness factor was severly diminished when I found out about the transfer dies.

I replaced it with a cheap copy stamed "COPY" at the Smithsonian back in 1993.

I don't know why the Barber series came under such harsh criticism in 1892 and beyond. Miss Liberty was dissed and the eagle barbarque'd. Personally, I've always liked the design and I also think that the coins take wear gracefully.

That's Liberty's effigy?

I always thought it was Charles Barber's self-portrait!

I've about run out of Barbers in my "collection" to post. Here's an AU58.

My 1916 Barber dime looks like yours, except it's in a PCGS MS63 holder.

Some RCM OGP are known for producing a certain kind of desirable toning and those boxes have been used to tone other coins in addition to the ones that came with the box originally. "Cased" may be used to indicate the type of toning.

The 1971 to 1973 cases with original foam can make some nice toners, but only if stored in just the right conditions.

What an example of a key date Wonderful proof-like quality. MS64?

I'm not sure, but I figured the hits on the jaw would make it closer to MS63.

Of course, the dealer said, "If it weren't for the marks, this one would be a gem!"

If it weren't for the wear or marks, most of my coins would be gem BU.

Mintage 18,780

"Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1660- 1971" by James Remick

I use this book to help me identify 3d to crown size silver coins of George V for my collection. It's 35 years old, so some of the info may have been made obsolete by more recent research.

I got this from JJ Tea Party two weeks ago.

I reckon I've been everywhere except here recently. I've taken a real shine to South African 5 shillings coins, too (no, I don't mean that I clean them). Compared with Franklin halves and other US coins of their period, they're beautiful and cheap!

I was indeed looking for an 11-piece 1953 SA specimen set, but I already got one.

Unfortunately, it doesn't show the toning on the coins very well.

I think Krause may actually be a bit low on some of these sets. Only 3,000 of the 1953 11-piece sets were made, and they're attractive British commonwealth coins. Doesn't $220 seem like a bargain?

I also got a 9-piece 1960 proof set with even better toning for Krause list price of $25. There were only 1,860 of them made, and I think I got a bargain.