I collected 1859's and their varieties for well over 30 years and all other Vicky LC's. I've lost the thrill of the hunt, but I help collectors...
Don't do anything about 1859's on CoinsandCanada. The information on there is questionable at best. If you are going to be delving into '59's,...
Try Dale Schaffer down in Tulsa. He carries lots of Canadian
Almost all Forums and subforums are full of lengthy Spam by any number of names/IDs
And it's also in the US Coins forum. Maybe it's in EVERY forum.
Almost every post from 7AM this morning is lengthy Spam. I've reported it, but have sen no
I agree that the Canada set should be re-issued, but then so should the Philippines which had some beautiful coins.
Here's an old article. The only dot cents ever found seemingly went out of the Mint's back door:...
They were made in secret by the Mint and given/sold to one person. They were never in circulation and all that have been found are from one...
I see nothing diofferent. Maybe just the crispness of the strike or newer dies.
Yes, your triple "G" is one of the scarcer 9/8's with that Obverse being on about 2% of the 9/8's minted. There were 14 different Obverse dies...
It looks to be minor mechanical/machine (MD) doubling caused by a die being a little loose in the holder, or it might be the start of some die...
This is the definition that the RCM (and later, Charlton in their annual guides) has for "prooflike: "Quality of choice coins obviously superior...
If it was a plated coin, I'd say the plating or outer layer was wearing off. But they are either .500 or ,800 silver. Can't remember seeing...
Clothespins work and the stuff evaporates easily. It's a good degreaser as well
Whoops! My post had a typo. It should read Trends is $750, not $70
My year-old Trends has the MS65 at $70 Cdn and Trends usually 30-40% high.
I think that it's mostly MD ... the die loose in the holder and slightly moving in the nanosecond after the strike..
Yes, it's one of a couple types of round-the-clocks. The Obv has a combination of machine/mechanical doubling, hub doubling and also some...
It looks like a PE-6A3. The anomalies that you note are probably due to die deterioration and the D/C at the "R".
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