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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2435994, member: 69760&quot;]<b>Pic heavy...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Over the last few days or so, I received or reviewed these 4 world coins, and I have some questions about each of them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>+ 1988 Australia Holey Dollar and the Dump Silver</b></p><p>I want to take it out of the OGP and place the coins in a Quadrum(s). However, I&#039;m wondering if it&#039;s a good idea to combine the two coins, and place the small coin inside the big one - or should I separate them? What would you do?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080796_zpslxmrlp77.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080797_zpsffwh4cek.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>+ 1959 Canada Dollar Newfoundland Silver</b></p><p>NGC/Krause states that there are two types of this coin - business and proof strikes. As you may know, however, many Canadian dollars of this period are struck as proof-like. I&#039;m wondering if mine is a proof-like strike. As you can see, there&#039;s very strong mirroring that&#039;s shown from the pics. There&#039;s also very strong cartwheel luster on both sides of the coin. From what you can tell from the pics, would you classify this coin as a proof-like strike?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080794_zpsdot2orqf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080792_zpsmo0l0ut3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080795_zpsgbulftko.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080793_zpstnp6xjab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>+ 1902 Great Britain 6 Pence Matte Proof Silver</b></p><p>Do you think that this is a matte proof coin? It&#039;s certainly a matte color, though that may be tarnish. The rim to the edge appears sharp, which is consistent with proof strikes. The details are very sharp and I don&#039;t see die deterioration. Put another way, do the details look sharper to you than a mint state circulation strike version? It looks to have some scratches, hairlines or otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080786_zpsvrn4x4vf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080789_zps0pyvzma1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080788_zpsdtaoqtrm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080790_zpstprtip4f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1080791_zpswp06ucaz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>+ 1989 Isle of Man $25 Gold</b></p><p>I can&#039;t find info on this coin, either in Krause catalogs or NGC&#039;s online guide. What&#039;s strange to me is that it&#039;s denominated as $25 instead of in British currency units. There seems to be very little information online regarding this coin, and gold coins of that year show a portrait of a cat instead of an eagle like on this one. This is a very small coin.&nbsp; Pics were taken with a phone, so sorry for the poor quality pics. Do any of you recognize this coin?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/89499ae8-9e49-46ba-a13b-bf01031538c1_zps26fwrt73.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/2f6e1c10-5134-4b75-be5c-389462189475_zpsahwa23eh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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