Possible penny error

I came across an "odd" find in my pocket change. It's a Canadian penny, but I have no idea what the date could be. It's pre-1953 (GEORG), but the reverse side is completely blank. Is this a true mint error that I have ?

Also, any good links to Canadian coin sites (for determining values) would be appreciated. Once I found this & decided to keep it, I realized I have a bunch of Canadian coins - And I'm planning to cash them in.

Thanks in advance for any replies

 

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Need to see a pic or scan of both sides.

 

A lot of times.people will shave down one side to give the illusion of a error coin a good way to check is see if its thinner than a regular Canadian coin if so it has been shaved by someone post mint .....

 

Try to post a pic

 

Picture

 

Most often coins like this have been damaged and are not errors.

 

You can try www.coinscan.com You sometimes have to dig to find what your looking for, but it's the go to site canadian error coins. It seems to be mostly more recent stuff like 1990 and newer.

 

Yes, I can see from your invisible pictures that the reverse is totally not there.

 

It's the ultra rare transparent planchet error. The mint was supposed to have removed all of them from the hoppers, but of course they couldn't be sure they'd found them all.

Gotta be careful though...they're one of the more frequently counterfeited error coins out there.

 

If it's what I think it is.... it could be worth perhaps.......millions!!! But, it might not be and would be worth one cent but it's so hard to determine because....

















There's no pic and we're not mind readers!

 

I have a question about a Canadian penny too. I don't usually search for errors on non-American coins, but I found a Canadian penny in a roll and noticed that the reverse wasn't "upside down" like on an American coin. Are all Canadian pennies like this? Just a simple yes or no will suffice. I don't need a lecture on doing research since my question on this forum IS research. Thanks

 

yes.

But I disagree - asking a question on this forum is NOT research.

 

Yes, they are. What you found is normal.

 

I am asking a question and someone will know the answer. It is research. If ten people give the same answer I'll assume it is right. Not everything online and in books is always accurate either. If you want to know about a certain star or planet and you ask an astronomer are you saying that would NOT be research simply because you are asking a person and not looking it up in books?

 

We have gods here on this forum who know all.

 

Why not research what RESEARCH is, before continuing to show your ignorance of what research is, what it entails, how it is accomplished, its' purpose and the requirements for it to be considered research, etc. You might also be lead down the path that gives you information on what a source is, what type of source a source is, whether it is reliable, how to find whether a source is reliable or not, how to weigh your source material, as well as being able to fully document the same. All useful information if you ever want to inform someone of how you got your piece(s) of information and how you obtained your conclusions.

Asking a singular question to get an answer to that singular question is not research. It never has been, nor will it ever be. Giving the excuse ahead of time that your posed question is research doesn't negate the fact that it isn't. It is a fallacy that you can label something ahead of time and by consequence, make it so. Except in your own mind. It is, simply, the lazy person's approach to research.

Secondly, just because some books and online are not accurate, you want to ditch all that in favor of what people operating under assumed names are telling you, just because they belong to a particular forum? Unbelievable! And if I want to know about a certain star or planet and I ask an astronomer what it is and to tell me something about it ---- then it is not research, it is simply an inquisitive inquiry into a limited piece of knowledge that I don't have, and the astronomer (I'm presuming) does. And NEITHER is looking up a particular answer to a particular question in a book research.

 

Asking a yes or no question is not research. Do i care you asked it? No. Do i think you could have phrased it better? Yes.

It's funny. Someone posted a question earlier about a medal they found on the street. They didn't know what it was. I've spent close to two hours this afternoon, trying to answer them. That's research. And believe me two hours is nothing, some of the people on here spend far more time researching, in a regular basis.

I looked up the definition of research at dictionary.com this is what i found:
re·search

- noun 1. diligent investigation

- verb (used with or without object) 2. to investigate carefully

Now back to your question, yes Canadian coinage is minted like that. I believe the term is something like medallion orientation. But I'm to lazy to go look it up right now.

 

The reason I asked the way I did is because I wanted to fit in by showing a bad attitude. Seems a lot on here have bad attitudes toward anyone who is 'new' at this or just have questions. Tasia, I don't care WHAT you think. A forum is a place to exchange information, therefore it is research. Word definitions change with time. Gay used to mean happy, queer used to mean strange, etc. If I want to call it research, I WILL.

Sooooooooo I figured I'd ask a question and put in a little attitude because I knew I'd probably get attitude for an answer, like in my other post and a few posts from others on here. I've noticed that some of you feel that anyone new shouldn't be here. Just remember that YOU weren't born with the all knowing knowledge of coins.

 

Teacher: I'd like the class to do some research tonight and find out the color of a banana.

Ok, so I go home and carefully investigate. I pick up a banana and look at it and see it is yellow. I put it down and move back 10 feet and still see it is yellow. I then use my video camera to record it and then I watch the recording and lo and behold it is STILL yellow! I've just carefully investigated it........when in fact all I had to do was look at it once. Sometimes research doesn't have to be complicated no matter WHAT wikipedia or online dictionaries say.

 

Disagree totally with you here. If you are a newbie, you should be humble until you have enough knowledge and experience to be a smartass.