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by GBELEC
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: I think i might have found a gold mine
Replies: 8
Views: 272

Re: I think i might have found a gold mine

If you get the coins you want at a price you’re happy with then who can say it’s wrong. If you expect to make money at coin collecting then you might not be doing it correctly. Far be it from me to say how to go about it , I see something I like and if I can afford it I buy it knowing full well I pr...
by GBELEC
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: Starter coins?
Replies: 2
Views: 138

Re: Starter coins?

IMO it all depends on what you expect out of your collection in the end. Buy what you can afford and like. That way you can’t go wrong.
by GBELEC
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: high 9 and low 9 ?
Replies: 6
Views: 298

Re: high 9 and low 9 ?

I’m not sure they both look like low 9 to me . But hard to tell from those pictures.
by GBELEC
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: $2 Devil Face Notes
Replies: 4
Views: 237

Re: $2 Devil Face Notes

I hope you hear from more than just me on this but IMO it’s just a matter of supply and demand. There are a great number of $20 on the market but the $2 was not as common a note in circulation therefore not as meany found there way into collector hands. I don’t know but also expect that not nearly a...
by GBELEC
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: 10 cents
Topic: 1960 10 cents debris error
Replies: 4
Views: 608

Re: 1960 10 cents debris error

Looks like a counter stamp to me. Will be interesting to hear what other thoughts are out there.
by GBELEC
Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: 2 dollars
Topic: 2002 $2 dot in H ?
Replies: 1
Views: 316

2002 $2 dot in H ?

I’m just wondering , was the dot in the H a design of the mint or was it just a die chip?
If it was the intent of the mint, what was the purpose and the story behind it.
by GBELEC
Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: $20’s found
Replies: 5
Views: 550

Re: $20’s found

No need to apologize. There is a lot to learn when it comes to collecting currencies. That is why a generally always want more input . I don’t know any where near enough to give advice to any one :P
by GBELEC
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: $20’s found
Replies: 5
Views: 550

Re: $20’s found

Are you familiar with this web site, if you go to the home page and click on banknotes. You can find some general value on most banknotes.
by GBELEC
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: $20’s found
Replies: 5
Views: 550

Re: $20’s found

Hope you get more input than me but I don’t see anything that would make these notes worth of certifying .
Possibly if they had been 510 starting serial number but not 500.
Remember that when looking up values on eBay to look at sold values not what people are asking .
by GBELEC
Fri Feb 23, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: Database & Rarity Question
Replies: 3
Views: 429

Re: Database & Rarity Question

One thing you have to keep in mind CarnieG is that if you turn in a coin that is to be remelted you will only get face value for the coin. Most silver coins that are sold among Dealers and collectors their value is based on the price of silver but it is illegal for anyone other then the Mint to melt...
by GBELEC
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: Mystery coin
Replies: 5
Views: 408

Re: Mystery coin

50 percent silver, but a fairly common coin. $11.73 melt value today.
by GBELEC
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: *WA. New to Data Base
Replies: 5
Views: 498

Re: *WA. New to Data Base

See what the experts say on this one but I would think you should have it certified.
by GBELEC
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: 1937 one dollar bank notes
Replies: 2
Views: 459

1937 one dollar bank notes

Are all 1937 Osborne and Towers one dollar notes considered narrow panel?
by GBELEC
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1970 struck through wire!
Replies: 3
Views: 329

Re: 1970 struck through wire!

I’ll be the first to tell you , in order for anyone to offer a grade on a coin you will have to have a full picture of both sides of the coin( obverse and reverse). No one and give you a grade on the pictures you have posted
by GBELEC
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Royal tours coins
Replies: 4
Views: 503

Re: Queen Elizabeth Royal tours coins

I’m not sure but looks like a die crack to me. Want to hear from a expert but in my opinion all the coins a struck from the same dies and the colour is added after.