Edward in Oz
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4/17/2026
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<=== Edward says:
"One of the things we find frustrating about the NGC Registry is the scoring system. Many times the presumed rarities and numbers of coins NGC has certified don’t seem to match well with the assigned scores. This category contains a perfect example of this apparent anomaly.
The last coin we acquired for our five-coin Edward VII Mint Set was the one from the Perth mint, and when we check out the twenty-two mint sets registered only six of them contain an example from Perth. So apparently everyone else has had the same trouble we did in finding one of them. Therefore we decided to take a look and see if there is something unusual about them.
If you examine the scoring table for all Australian Ed VII coins, you will find that with just one exception (1910-M), all of the coins dated 1902-1906 and 1910 get substantially higher scores than for the three dates 1907-1909. In stark contrast to this, a quick glance at the World Coin Price Guide (part of this website) shows exactly the opposite, with all of the 1907 to 1909 Australian coins having almost three times the value of the 1902 to 1906 coins at the end of 2023. And in 2025, the only coins showing a price above melt value are the 1907 to 1909 ones from each mint.
Concentrating on just the Perth coins, this seems a bit odd since mint records show that all nine dates (1902 to 1910) had about the same number of coins produced, between 4 and 5 million, and all are considered to be common by standard reference books. And if you check out the number for each year which have been NGC certified, all are about the same (around 40 to 50 examples) except for 1908 which has had over 200 graded. But the most interesting fact comes from seeing how many examples of each Perth date are registered in the 31 sets of this category as of May 2025. If you consider just the 25 casual sets containing less than 50% of the total number of coins needed for completion, only 3 of them have a 1908-P or 1909-P coin, and NONE show 1907-P. Only the top three sets have a 1907-P coin, and for two of those collections, this coin was the last unique (non-upgrade) item obtained.
Something does not add up!! Why have the NGC judges assigned lower scores to 1907-P and 1909-P coins compared to the other six dates (omitting 1908), when mint records show about the same amount of annual production, NGC has certified about the same number of coins, yet they seem to be the most difficult for collectors to obtain and register? Logically, just based on the empirical evidence, this is completely backwards! In reality, it would seem that 1907-P and 1909-P coins should receive at least the same scores as their 1902-1906 Perth mint counterparts, and simply based on reported ownership there’s a case that their scores should actually be higher."
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Edward in Oz
By Cozdred
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