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Yesterday, 2021-07-01, I received the latest issue of the Rare Coin Market Report by PCGS. I already knew that PCGS is headquartered in the People's Republic of California, and that PCGS has an office in China; however, I wasn't expecting to find a pro-Chinese article in the Rare Coin Market Report.
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Apparently, when it comes to Canadian quarters from 1953 through 1967, there are only two doubled dies: the 1953 Strap DDR and the 1955 DDR. (I own both of them, by the way.)
I still wanted a respectable third-party grading company from Canada to tell me if those two coins are the only two doubled dies in that series. Therefore, on 2021-09-22, I e-mailed CCCS to ask: "are the 1953 Strap Fold DDR and the 1955 DDR the only two doubled dies in that series?" Here's the response that I got: "to my knowledge, yes!"
However, PCGS appears to be disregarding the truth. For example, here are the items in set Canadian Elizabeth II Silver Twenty-Five Cents with Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1953
The 1955 DDR is included as an individual item, but the 1953 Strap DDR is not included as an individual item. Therefore, on 2021-09-17, I told PCGS that I believe that the 1953 Strap DDR should be included in any set to which it pertains. On 2021-09-20, PCGS told me: "we are currently reviewing this with our World Set Creator Sanjay. Once he is done reviewing, he will make the adjustments accordingly." On 2021-09-21, PCGS told me that the 1953 Strap DDR "does not qualify for a separate slot in these composites," because "it is listed as a minor variety."
Regardless of his current title, I think that he was an important person in the recent decision to prevent the 1953 Strap DDR from being included in any set to which it pertains.
On 2017-01-29, in a soccer match between Real Betis and Barcelona, there was a clear goal that was disallowed. Spanish referee Alejandro Hern
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That was good customer service, and I'm certainly grateful for it. In 2012, I noticed that the customer service of ANACS leaves a lot to be desired. On 2012-04-17, eBay sent me an e-mail that basically said that coins that have not been graded by companies that meet "certain objective standards" will be considered "raw or ungraded."
Back then, ANACS was not offering "online verification of unique serial numbers." Nevertheless, Paul DeFelice (1973-07-18) called it "a single technicality."
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These Canadian silver quarters that I own are 80% silver, except for the 1968 Canadian silver quarter, which is only 50% silver:
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I have improved my collection. Here are my new silver quarters: 1956 (MS65+), 1957 (MS65), 1962 (MS65), and 1963 (MS66).
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I have improved my collection. Here are my new silver quarters: 1958 (MS65), 1960 (MS65), and 1968 (MS66).
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When it comes to Canadian silver quarters from 1953 through 1968, those two quarters are the most valuable coins. The other Canadian silver quarters that I bought are not as valuable. For example, I paid 200.00 USD for my 1954 quarter (MS64+ by PCGS), 169.99 USD for my 1967 quarter (MS66 by PCGS), and 159.21 USD for my 1956 quarter (MS65+ by PCGS).
Between 2020-03-21 and 2025-04-20, I bought these 19 Canadian silver quarters that are currently in my online inventory. I own these beautiful coins.
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The 1968 Canadian silver quarter was the last Canadian silver quarter that was struck for general circulation, but PCGS has excluded the 1968 Canadian silver quarter. PCGS has also excluded the 1953 Strap DDR (doubled-die reverse) Canadian quarter. If PCGS would have also excluded the 1955 DDR Canadian quarter, then there would be nothing perplexing about the decision to exclude the 1953 Strap DDR Canadian quarter; however, PCGS has actually included the 1955 DDR Canadian quarter.
I bought Warman's U.S. Coin Collecting. It says: "of most interest to the public are any causes that result in doubling." When it comes to anomalies, there's nothing more popular than a doubled die.
I bought The Railway Grouping 1923 to the Beeching Era: A New History. It says: "the biggest event of the decade has to be the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953." The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in 1953, and it was certainly a big deal.
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