Ok Guys, I have a stupid question about canadian coins I was roll searching some nickel rolls and found a 1984 canadian nickel. In our U.S. coinage when you hold the obverse of a coin and turn it over to the reverse, the design is right side up looking right at you. When I turned the obverse of the canadian nickel over to the reverse side the beaver was upside down is this common in this type of coin ?
Hey Bruce.. Semper Fi Brother! I saw the same thing on a 20 Euro coin. Doug came by and mentioned that some countries do not have the 180 degree rotation as we do in the US ofA. Something to do with medals reverse. Anyway, I am sure he will post a comment on that for you. Later.. RickieB
The only stupid question is the one where you already know the answer, and I didn't know the answer to this one.
Speaking of Canada - look what I found at the casino today. It was near one of the ticket redemption machines. And yes I pick up all lose change no matter where I am. And yes it this was true back in 1929. The obverse is a teeny tiny HUGH gouge - but who cares. No scanner and this is the best I can do.
Bruce/Frank (and Frank and Frank), both the "Medal" and "Coinage" die axis arrangement have been used on Canadian coins. There is enough "variety" (so to speak) that the Charlton Guide to Canadian Coins calls out which way the coins were struck in its listings. The "medal arrangement" doesn't have the 180 degree rotation while the "coinage arrangement" does. Charlton shows the medal arrangement as two up arrows and the coinage arrangement as one up and one down arrow. The nickels have been "medal arrangement" since 1911, when they were still silver. That's George V, George VI, and of course Thalia Elizabeth's favourite monarch as well , Queen Elizabeth II. This terminology of course gives more creedence to Aidan's "medal coin" term
I am always amazed at how few people realize that about all US coins. Then when you tell them they take out a coin and turn it from side to side and tell me I'm wrong.
