Looks like it was struck on a normal planchet, but corroded. I have seen Canadian tokens of similar composition found in the ground and on the...
Indeed!! I am somewhat impressed(?) how many victims got dragged along into this.... even after you posted the obvious...
I suspect my timeline possibly would echo a few others.... Started at age 12 At age 16, got my first street motorcycle and noticed that girls...
Maybe you should try collecting Newfoundland coins, that would be a high mintage year in context....
As a Canadian coin collector, occasional Canadian coin dealer and columnist for the CN Journal (RCNA's monthly journal) - this is a book that is...
Once you hold a pointed 5 in hand - you'll never confuse them again. Drop me a PM, and I can send you a pointed 5 (Type 1) in AU condition, for free.
And I'll tell you why yours is a blunt 5. Look at gap between the lower end of the digit and the vertical shaft, and also note the different at...
Hi Steve, for some test-token eye-candy, this is my existing set: http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=1758 I am hoping maybe for an...
FYI - that is not a pointed 5.
[ATTACH] Life is good Steve... have not bought any coins lately, instead, I bought this bright and shiny thing!! Until winter, this thing is...
Good eye!!
This one, which celebrates geology!! :) [ATTACH][ATTACH]
There are about 6 iterations of the 1896 Far 6 large cent. The most desirable is the Far, Far, High 6, with the 6 tilted to the left (CCW) and a...
Canadian silver dollars, during the 1940s, were packaged in wooden crates. I think I have an archive photo around here somewhere, with a box of...
For smaller denominations, canvas or heavy cloth bags were used. See @ 11:20 of this archive film: [media]
[ATTACH] You guys crack me up!! I spent all night soldering this one back together...
1949 Canadian silver dollar is another nice example, you can get a really nice one at quite a reasonable price.
There is a fair bit of NCLT coins and Exonumia from Canada with the Bluenose on them...
I suspect the silver coins were 'salted' into the mix, in order for that dealer to get rid of some low-end world junk... Nothing sells a mixed lot...
When you factor in the price of shipping... I don't think it is a good buy. Looks like most British stuff that I sell by the pound (no pun...
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