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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 7661959, member: 77639"]I’ve only recently gotten into British and French coins as my few, short US sets are almost complete.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still trying to decide which British coins to work on. I’d like to do a short series or three that are actually doable … meaning not having any outrageously rare and expensive members. The coins must also appeal visually. So, I’m looking into some Victoria sets. The only coin I have so far is the ’47 proof crown. Bought it a while ago because I really like the portrait and reverse. This series might be doable, but the ’39, ’44 and ’53 are pretty pricey.</p><p><br /></p><p>With regard to Victoria sovereigns, a circulation strike set is out … too long. Ditto for circulation strike half sovereigns. The proof Victoria sovereign set is reasonably short but pricey. The proof Victoria half sovereign set is shorter and cheaper … I might try for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only sovereigns I have so far are both QE2. I was lucky enough to get the 2017 strike-on-the-day 200th anniversary sovereign in the online scramble when it went on sale. Sent it to NGC, and it came back MS70DPL … not too surprising … most graded 69 or 70. This coin is infamous at NGC. They initially considered it a proof. Then had to change a bunch of labels to MS.</p><p><br /></p><p>But then I thought it would be fun to have a regular 2017 sovereign too. So, I ordered one from Apmex. Did not expect it to be pristine … would probably have enough dings to get a 65-67 MS grade. Looked pretty good when it arrived, so sent it off to NGC. Much to my surprise it came back MS69DPL, which placed it at sole top of pop … there are others there now. See the pics … first is strike-on-the-day; second, is regular sovereign.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t intend to make a complete set of QE2 sovereigns.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you collect, [USER=84143]@Zonker[/USER]?</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316982[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 7661959, member: 77639"]I’ve only recently gotten into British and French coins as my few, short US sets are almost complete. I am still trying to decide which British coins to work on. I’d like to do a short series or three that are actually doable … meaning not having any outrageously rare and expensive members. The coins must also appeal visually. So, I’m looking into some Victoria sets. The only coin I have so far is the ’47 proof crown. Bought it a while ago because I really like the portrait and reverse. This series might be doable, but the ’39, ’44 and ’53 are pretty pricey. With regard to Victoria sovereigns, a circulation strike set is out … too long. Ditto for circulation strike half sovereigns. The proof Victoria sovereign set is reasonably short but pricey. The proof Victoria half sovereign set is shorter and cheaper … I might try for it. The only sovereigns I have so far are both QE2. I was lucky enough to get the 2017 strike-on-the-day 200th anniversary sovereign in the online scramble when it went on sale. Sent it to NGC, and it came back MS70DPL … not too surprising … most graded 69 or 70. This coin is infamous at NGC. They initially considered it a proof. Then had to change a bunch of labels to MS. But then I thought it would be fun to have a regular 2017 sovereign too. So, I ordered one from Apmex. Did not expect it to be pristine … would probably have enough dings to get a 65-67 MS grade. Looked pretty good when it arrived, so sent it off to NGC. Much to my surprise it came back MS69DPL, which placed it at sole top of pop … there are others there now. See the pics … first is strike-on-the-day; second, is regular sovereign. I don’t intend to make a complete set of QE2 sovereigns. What do you collect, [USER=84143]@Zonker[/USER]? Cal [ATTACH=full]1316982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1316983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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