To rotate the coin in a PCGS holder so it lines up: put the slab on your bed or on the carpet. Grab something firm and solid but not very hard. A hockey puck comes to mind, your phone can work if you have an otter box, but use that at your own risk. Now smack one of the top corners of the slab by sliding the object across the bed/carpet into the slab. The goal is to spin the slab like a playing card being thrown. You're trying to spin the slab around the coin. It takes a firm smack to get the holder to spin with enough G-force so that the coin lags behind. So thats why I reccomend solid, firm rubber type material. It moves very slightly so just keep repeating until it lines up. Works on NGC cores as well.
Even better, ask PCGS to take two seconds to make sure they position the coin correctly when you pay them to slab it. It should go without saying, but apparently it doesn’t. 😉
@@mjanovec Well, yes they really should do that. This particular example is just ridiculous. 🤣 However us numismatists can be a persnickety bunch and many people want the coin precisely aligned. People get really OCD about that. It doesn't usually come perfectly aligned. Also, people who do lots of shows will have the coin on the road, jiggling around, and it gets spun around by all the vibrations and sometimes need resetting.
Hey Ben I noticed on the reverse of the 1891 Victoria Penny to the left of Britannia there's a British Battleship, and on most of their pennies only the lighthouse to her right exists. I've asked tons of Brits what's the deal with the battleship, and no one knows. Perhaps you could consult your immense World Coin collection of multiple volumes for World Coins, mahalo 🤙
The old British money was derived from the late Roman system of Libra(£ - pound), solidus(s), denarius(d). The ‘d’ was the penny hence ‘D’ on the slabs.
Love it. I have watched 100s of episodes and this is the first bunch of Canadian remember. The "Arn-prior" is to do with the waterlines, or lack there of, at each end of the canoe. They got faded when the dies were getting polished. The designation I have been told comes from a company that had purchased a pile of I believe 1955 dollars for their employees and they were all missing some of the waterline. Arnprior was the name of the company or the town it was in that first found that particular variety. Always love your content Ben and crew!
I enjoyed looking at the British Coins. Back in these days there were 240 pennies (960 farthings) to one pound (a gold sovereign coin), there were even fractional farthings minted at times! The Maundy sets are given out by the current Monarch each year to the elderly, there are as many sets given out as the age of the Monarch. The full sets are all rare and have been a tradition going back as far as 1662.
@@TheCoinGeek Make sure to look at that 1956 D FS508 look underneath the D for a shadow D and the other 1956 is a clash die. And wouldn't have missed saying hi🤘🏻💪🏻🤘🏻💪🏻
Maundy sets are made up of one penny, two pence, three pence and four pence denominations. Usually presented in a red purse to elderly recipients by the monarch on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday following church service in the Church of England. Records show the first time coins were given was 1213 under the reign of King John. 1797 two pence is commonly known as a “cartwheel”. Made of two ounces of copper, corresponding to the value of the base metal.
Nice collection Ben. I’ve got a ton of foreign silver. Debating on grading the best pieces and maybe smelting the rest since I can’t find a buyer for it.
I’m getting ready to send my first coins off for grading. Mostly a bunch or world coins. Do you personally prefer PCGS or NGC for world coins? I personally like PCGS, but many have told me to go NGC for world coins.
The 1965 Mexican Peso - I have never seen an explanation for how the surfaces of these Pesos have such an "enriched" appearance in that the silver alloy at the surface is so much higher than 0.100 fine= 10%. Were the blanks/planchets blanched in acid like the Brits used to do in the 1920s, or plated or just what? Also, Ben if you might, can you XRF the surface of one of these just out of curiosity?
Eli beat the GOAT twice.A 3 pence is a thruppence.The greatest Groat was Dick Groat,who won the MVP and batting title for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960,and beat the Yankees to win the WS on Maz's game 7 HR
The arnprior is nice. The one 1963 PL is a loss. You're looking at $30 tops for the PL-65CAM and I wouldn't even go that far. PL-66CAM is better. You can probably squeeze $60 out of that one. Idk though, prices might be higher in the states for those because the supply isn't as easy. But yeah, the Laureate portrait canadian dollar is the best looking coin of all time. 1953 NSF to be exact. The obverse or reverse would look badass sewn into the back of a biker jacket.
I haven’t had much difficulty locating Canadian silver dollars here in the USA. I asked my local coin shop if they had any. They looked at me like I had two heads, then pulled out a box from their back room. “Nobody ever asks for these” they said. I went home with several dollars and mint sets below spot price. 🙂
@@mjanovec Yeah, check the PL sets for cameo. High grade cameo ones fetch a nice premium. If you send them to ICCS for grading they only judge cameo on the obverse so you can get the designation. And canadian price guides and collectors go by that rather than PCGS/NGC grading where you need cameo obv & rev.
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To rotate the coin in a PCGS holder so it lines up: put the slab on your bed or on the carpet. Grab something firm and solid but not very hard. A hockey puck comes to mind, your phone can work if you have an otter box, but use that at your own risk. Now smack one of the top corners of the slab by sliding the object across the bed/carpet into the slab. The goal is to spin the slab like a playing card being thrown. You're trying to spin the slab around the coin. It takes a firm smack to get the holder to spin with enough G-force so that the coin lags behind. So thats why I reccomend solid, firm rubber type material. It moves very slightly so just keep repeating until it lines up. Works on NGC cores as well.
Even better, ask PCGS to take two seconds to make sure they position the coin correctly when you pay them to slab it. It should go without saying, but apparently it doesn’t. 😉
@@mjanovec Well, yes they really should do that. This particular example is just ridiculous. 🤣
However us numismatists can be a persnickety bunch and many people want the coin precisely aligned. People get really OCD about that. It doesn't usually come perfectly aligned. Also, people who do lots of shows will have the coin on the road, jiggling around, and it gets spun around by all the vibrations and sometimes need resetting.
So many interesting and beautiful coins 😍
Glad you enjoyed
If there could be only 1 coin channel on youtube, it should be Ben. His channel is the best!
Hey Ben I noticed on the reverse of the 1891 Victoria Penny to the left of Britannia there's a British Battleship, and on most of their pennies only the lighthouse to her right exists. I've asked tons of Brits what's the deal with the battleship, and no one knows. Perhaps you could consult your immense World Coin collection of multiple volumes for World Coins, mahalo 🤙
The old British money was derived from the late Roman system of Libra(£ - pound), solidus(s), denarius(d). The ‘d’ was the penny hence ‘D’ on the slabs.
Love it. I have watched 100s of episodes and this is the first bunch of Canadian remember.
The "Arn-prior" is to do with the waterlines, or lack there of, at each end of the canoe. They got faded when the dies were getting polished. The designation I have been told comes from a company that had purchased a pile of I believe 1955 dollars for their employees and they were all missing some of the waterline. Arnprior was the name of the company or the town it was in that first found that particular variety.
Always love your content Ben and crew!
Thank you
Fun coins. Picked up one of the pretty Libertads at Old Pueblo website.
Thank you
Collecting foreign coins that are contemporary with the US coins we collect is a very interesting idea. Thanks for planting that thought.
I enjoyed looking at the British Coins. Back in these days there were 240 pennies (960 farthings) to one pound (a gold sovereign coin), there were even fractional farthings minted at times! The Maundy sets are given out by the current Monarch each year to the elderly, there are as many sets given out as the age of the Monarch. The full sets are all rare and have been a tradition going back as far as 1662.
Very cool
The British 1838 2d coin was also minted for colonial use (mainly British Guiana) and is much more common than other Maundy 2d pieces.
Thank you
I think Chamizal was an area around El Paso where the Rio Grande had moved the border.
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LOVE THE VIDEOS AS ALWAYS
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Make sure to look at that 1956 D FS508 look underneath the D for a shadow D and the other 1956 is a clash die. And wouldn't have missed saying hi🤘🏻💪🏻🤘🏻💪🏻
Beautiful coins
Maundy sets are made up of one penny, two pence, three pence and four pence denominations. Usually presented in a red purse to elderly recipients by the monarch on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday following church service in the Church of England. Records show the first time coins were given was 1213 under the reign of King John. 1797 two pence is commonly known as a “cartwheel”. Made of two ounces of copper, corresponding to the value of the base metal.
Had to mention that this channel turned me on to the libritad and mexican in general... just gorgeous
I have a 2 pence 1797 that's at least that nice raw and not damaged. What's the value on that and how should I get it graded?
It’s probably worth getting graded -
Nice collection Ben. I’ve got a ton of foreign silver. Debating on grading the best pieces and maybe smelting the rest since I can’t find a buyer for it.
I’m getting ready to send my first coins off for grading. Mostly a bunch or world coins. Do you personally prefer PCGS or NGC for world coins? I personally like PCGS, but many have told me to go NGC for world coins.
I don’t have a preference -
The 1965 Mexican Peso - I have never seen an explanation for how the surfaces of these Pesos have such an "enriched" appearance in that the silver alloy at the surface is so much higher than 0.100 fine= 10%. Were the blanks/planchets blanched in acid like the Brits used to do in the 1920s, or plated or just what? Also, Ben if you might, can you XRF the surface of one of these just out of curiosity?
The first coin from 1941 ten centavos uspi, I love that
Yeah that 4d is definitely a circulating groat
Trial of the Pyx is the annual ceremony for inspecting coins
Thanks for that- I always forget them cutting off body parts and such
I believe you have 5 pieces of Isabela ii coins
1963 my birth year.
Blast blanco is fine with me
Eli beat the GOAT twice.A 3 pence is a thruppence.The greatest Groat was Dick Groat,who won the MVP and batting title for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960,and beat the Yankees to win the WS on Maz's game 7 HR
The arnprior is nice. The one 1963 PL is a loss. You're looking at $30 tops for the PL-65CAM and I wouldn't even go that far. PL-66CAM is better. You can probably squeeze $60 out of that one. Idk though, prices might be higher in the states for those because the supply isn't as easy. But yeah, the Laureate portrait canadian dollar is the best looking coin of all time. 1953 NSF to be exact. The obverse or reverse would look badass sewn into the back of a biker jacket.
I haven’t had much difficulty locating Canadian silver dollars here in the USA. I asked my local coin shop if they had any. They looked at me like I had two heads, then pulled out a box from their back room. “Nobody ever asks for these” they said. I went home with several dollars and mint sets below spot price. 🙂
@@mjanovec Yeah, check the PL sets for cameo. High grade cameo ones fetch a nice premium. If you send them to ICCS for grading they only judge cameo on the obverse so you can get the designation. And canadian price guides and collectors go by that rather than PCGS/NGC grading where you need cameo obv & rev.
i thought you were at a coinshow snowed in
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I was ready to comment bombastic, but wow those Libs. Yo quiero mucha Libertad! Gorgeous
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@TheCoinGeek I should have asked during your live stream, but I sent you an elongated cent. I just wondered if it got to you or not.
2D and 3D coins are pronounced "tuppence" and "throopence" repectively. Yeah they are British, that 's how they roll.
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