An older thread, but I recently acquired a Canadian piece of scissel strip for bronze 1c coins, it came from a collector who sourced it from the...
Seriously?? Why on earth would I do that?? I'd rather crack the slab and remove a problem or fake error coin from the collector market, then to...
This coin was in a CCCS hard slab, but did not look right. I cracked it out and I am having real trouble convincing myself that this thing is...
Yeah. I generally stick to fake error coins - this is completely out of my realm of expertise. Based on the other comments here, I did not ask to...
Also, this is a great example to see just how much of the first strike is obliterated out by the second strike. You don't see that with fake...
Really, really hard to tell with those images. Without better photos, this Canadian is thinking AU-50 to AU-53 -ish... but I am only going by the...
Hey, that's pretty cool! I suppose this is how decimal coinage turns into exonumia?
Juuuuuuust enough to decipher the date!
Just eBay, and usually most Canadian online auctions.
Also a huge fan of single malt whisky… does that count for anything?
Yup, got it about 30 minutes before the auction ended. If you see any fake errors, you can post the eBay link and tag my handle, and I’ll get...
Post the eBay link(s) and I will get them removed, usually within a couple of hours. That goes for any garage job error (well, I don't usually...
Struck by a 90% capped die, probably by a mid-to-late stage cap, given the size of the mirror reverse brockage. Nice condition too. I usually see...
This is a fun one for the error folks to think through. This is a Canadian 1c error. First, we start with a split planchet (1.41 grams), you can...
Thanks for the prompt reply. I do know Jon, and feel good knowing that error coin validation at PCGS is in great hands. I just shipped out a batch...
Good advice Joe. That said, personal experience for me shows that coins struck on foreign host planchets are definitely ones I tend to send in...
@Fred Weinberg - I am just curious, as as one of the few Canadian collectors who regularly submits error coins to PCGS; do you still plan to...
Larger clips can be very tricky, and they often have subdued Blakesley Effects. When it comes to clips, my eyes always go to where the rims meet...
Stains. 1-cent coins from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s are rife full of them. I suspect it was from improper washing or drying of the planchets....
I also know a bunch of crazy dollar errors exist for 1973, but I have not managed to acquire any of them. Not that long ago, a 1973 dollar uniface...
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