I agree. I have purchased a few from this seller before.

An 1859 1 cent coin with a Double Knob 9 in a grade of about VF20 just went for $40 USD (including shipping), or about $48 Canadian. Here's the URL:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1859-Re-punched-9-R ... dZViewItem

A relatively recent one is the 1999 Voyager 25 Cents With ROPE (or line on the canoe). One (in about MS63?) just traded for $25 USD (including shipping). That's $30 Canadian. This coin was available months earlier for much much less. Here's the URL:

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Variety-1999-R ... dZViewItem

A few years ago, an MS62 graded Double Arrowhead dollar went for about $45. One recently traded on eBay for $105.50 US (including shipping), or about $132.00. Thats's again of about 200%. There was a lot of interest in this coin with 28 bids. Here's the URL:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1961-One-Dollar-Rar ... dZViewItem

Here's another trade on eBay - 1929 1 Cent - one with a High and one with a Low 9 for $49 US:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-X-Variety-Canada- ... dZViewItem

That's about $62.50 for the High 9 variety in a grade of about F12.

A rare (one known?) 1890 50 Cents with an obverse 3 in a grade of about Fair or FA2 traded on eBay for $1137 US (or $1420 Canadian). Here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0332188676

You are probably correct on this. On close examination of the 2nd Wide 88, there seems to be the remnants of the same doubling at the base of the 8. Only 75,000 coins were minted for this date, with at least 2 different reverse dies used, and perhaps as many as 4 or so.

Below are images of the last two digits of 3 different varieties of Newfoundland 1888 20 Cents coin. In the first image, doubling can be seen in both digits. In the second image, doubling can be seen in the last digit. In the last image, there does not appear to be any doubling. The 8's in the last ...

Maybe some of those RCM gold collector coins will be worth something some day.... Gold coin shortage as demand soars By Javier Blas in New York Published: February 25 2009 19:37 The rush by retail investors into bullion coins is creating shortages as mints across the world struggle to meet the surge...

You have to wonder if this is part of an indication of renewed interest in Canadian coins, and coins in general. All the dealers I have bought from in the past 6 months or so report strong demand for Canadian coins - despite the economic uncertainty at present. And all of these dealers have raised t...

A broken up 2009 Specimen set (each coin sold seperately) just sold for $109.68 US, with the 1c coin going for $41.00. Yet you can buy the entire set from an online retailer for $38.45 US. A 2009 100th Anniversary dollar of the Montreal Canadiens sold for $74.95, yet you can buy this item for $59.95...

Below are some images from the legend of quite a unique 1881H 1c coin. The die that made this coin started out as an Obverse 1, but was later resunk with an Obverse 1a hub. Confirming this is shape of the base of the portrait along with doubling that can easily be seen in the base of the portrait wi...

I am not aware of the Near and Far Date existing for each year from 1922 to 1936. But they are there for many of the dates. However, it is tough to get a real strong example of a near date in any year. I thought the 1936 Near Date I obtained was a nice example though, so I posted the image.

Your top coin looks like a Far 6 - based on the large gap between the 6 and the ML, and the bottom coin looks like a Near 6 - based on the small gap between the 6 and the ML.

Yes, the near date is the harder of the two to find.