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- Mon Jan 13, 2025 6:18 pm
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: question on 1875 5 cent coin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4305
Re: question on 1875 5 cent coin
The wear makes it tough, but I'd say small date, due to the lack of serif on the 5.
- Sun Jan 12, 2025 8:47 am
- Forum: Sell, Buy and Trade
- Topic: RCM Products
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3007
Re: RCM Products
Now others can correct me, but it's general knowledge that most RCM releases can be bought at less than the issue price. There are some exceptions, but some have fallen below the big dealer cost prices.
- Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:39 am
- Forum: 1 cent
- Topic: New Brunswick 1 cent variety?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3668
Re: New Brunswick 1 cent variety?
Nice coin. I'm not sure if you have a 6/6 .... it just looks like a tall 6 with a little die or punch wear/deterioration. I don't think that it's a "new" variety, as there's been 160 years worth of eyes looking. I don't think that there's a large community of NB cent collectors, but a very nice find.
- Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:37 am
- Forum: Foreign Countries
- Topic: Accurate evaluation?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3872
Re: Accurate evaluation?
Well, I have the same set, so I'm curious as well. I forget where I got it or what I paid, but it goes with my other Olympic sets. Here's a link to what's on Ebay now. My set is 28 coins proof. Woops, I forgot the link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=1980+Russia+Olympic+set+coin+28&_sacat=0&_f...
- Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:18 pm
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: 1899 5 cents, high 9s
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4165
Re: 1899 5 cents, high 9s
They handpunched the last 2 digits onto the date, so you will have spacings and placements all over the map for varieties. All are pretty normal. From your past posts, one of these days, you will find a true new variety, but you need to do some study to differentiate an error from a variety. Check o...
- Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:10 pm
- Forum: 5 cents
- Topic: Hello and first post from a newbie!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5136
Re: Hello and first post from a newbie!
This was wartime in North America and iron and steel was being used for armament and war vehicles. As a result, the steel that the mint needed for dies was scarce and they used the dies until they almost physically broke apart. You are seeing die cracks and die chips in the die, leaving what you see...
- Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:36 am
- Forum: Canadian Coins
- Topic: 1899 large cent
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3145
Re: 1899 large cent
Yes, easy XF40 to 45. Mark by the T in Cent.
- Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:01 am
- Forum: Canadian Coins
- Topic: 1899 large cent
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3145
Re: 1899 large cent
The 1899's are one of my favorite Vickies. Griffin listed 8 different repunches for the date, along with the size of the 9, maybe 2 different fonts, the spacings of the last 2 (independently), and slight cants, L & R. You can find either 9 repunched, sometimes both at once, and sometimes the 8 as we...
- Sat Jan 04, 2025 4:58 pm
- Forum: Canadian Coins
- Topic: an anyone tell me What happened to this 25. cent coin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4322
Re: an anyone tell me What happened to this 25. cent coin
Can you post a good clear photo of both the Obv & Rev on the same axis? On the Obv, the maple leaf would be at 6:00. In your photos above, it looks like the top of the coin is blackened , maybe from heat. Just want to see the exact mirror image of them, to see what on the Rev matches the Obv.
- Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:58 pm
- Forum: Canadian Coins
- Topic: an anyone tell me What happened to this 25. cent coin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4322
Re: an anyone tell me What happened to this 25. cent coin
It looks like the design of the "D.G." and part of Regina is written on top of what looks like melted metal of some kind. This didn't happen at the mint, unless the planchets are chromed before the strike. If so, then the planchet had the chrome applied haphazardly and then was struck through the ch...
- Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:03 pm
- Forum: 2 dollars
- Topic: 2002 dot H value
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5034
Re: 2002 dot H value
Can't see much from the photo. Does it look like a die chip or rust pit on the die?
- Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Grading Help
- Topic: Grade Opinion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4974
Re: Grade Opinion
The Newf reverses didn't wear well. I'd say that it has a chance at a VF-30, but nice at 20+.
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Melt values
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3158
Re: Melt values
Almost any coin dealer will take coins at about 90% of scrap or so. It's not illegal for them to have them melted. You will need to separate the .925 from the .800 Ag.
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:32 am
- Forum: Sell, Buy and Trade
- Topic: 1954 Canada 5 dollar
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7366
1954 Canada 5 dollar
I have a 1954 Canada 5 dollar note. The Ser# is JX2612297 and signed by Beattie & Rasminsky? It nice a crisp/flat, but looks like it was folded in a wallet at some tome. Corners are good. Offers? I live in Burlington outside T.O.
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:25 am
- Forum: 1 cent
- Topic: 1958 cent pmd?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4075
Re: 1958 cent pmd?
Is what that is peeling off metal? It looks like the strike is better under the peel than on top of it.