SOLD
57.00USD+ (8.55) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2012 Mar 31 @ 16:21UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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Up for your consideration is this FIRST YEAR TOP POP 1988 PCGS MS-68 Canadian 1 ounce Silver Maple.
This is finest coin you can get for the PCGS registry PERIOD!
In fact the top set in the world DOES NOT have this coin in their set.
"Hey John, if you're seeing this auction here's your chance!"
John has been PCGS's top set since 2007 with many of his coins coming directly from us.
Current population is only 22, all 22 were made early on by one dealer that hoarded mint sealed boxes of 500 for many years.
Out of 500 coins sumitted to PCGS back in 2002, there were only 22 in MS-68 with the majority grading MS-62 to MS-65.
This goes to show that this is one tough coin get get in GEM quality of MS-66+
Most of these coins we've seen over the last 10+ years have been graded MS-61 to MS-65 making this GEM a great find for any collector.
First year Maples are extemely hard to come by in any condition.
Finding this coin in "raw" ungraded condition in its original mint sealed cellophane is about $65 per coin, that's if you can find one.
Keep in mind that PCGS charges $30 per international coin submitted for grading. Getting coins like these cost $1000's in grading fees with NO guarantees!
Graded coins like this one do not come around often unless a retired registry set retires their set and releases them to the next collector.
This coin is part of our personal/company set.
We've had a long standing company policy never to compete against collectors in the PCGS registry, if we did we would have the #1 all time set of every Maple type there is, which would be an unfair to the hobby.
Anyone wanting to complete an ALL-TIME #1 set in Canadian Maples or American Eagles you've come to the right place! =)
Don't snooze on this one!
Auction Location:
Broadway, Galveston, Texas, 77552, United States
Taxes are 8.25% ONLY in TX for totals order UNDER $1000
Any combined order OVER $1000 there is no sales tax in the state of TX.
MINIMUM BP (BUYER'S PREMIUM) IS $5 PER LOT for totals ranging from $1 to $33 (ONLY)
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
49.99 |
18% |
| 49.99 |
499.99 |
15% |
| 499.99 |
1,000.00 |
12% |
| 1,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
10% |
| 5,000.00 |
Infinite |
8% |
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