I just realized that the reverse of my 1909 Canadian nickel is rotated 180 degrees. Just wondering if anybody has any ideas of how scarce this might be.Thanks
Are you sure? In general Canada uses "medal" orientation on its coins - obverse and reverse tops at the same edge - unlike the U.S., which uses "coin" orientation - obverse top and reverse bottom at the same edge.
As you may have guessed I am not what you would call an expert on this subject. Thanks for that info. If thats the case I would be wrong about my 1909. But I was comparing it to my 1874 and by the info you gave me it would make my 1874 the one with the rotated die then. Unless that year happens to be an exception. Please help me out if you can.
According to the Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins, in 1874 five cent pieces were minted in coin orientation, and in 1909 they were minted in medal orientation. Both of your coins are normal examples of their types. Depending on the date variety and grade, your 1874 is listed in the 2006 Charlton from $25 to $5,000. Depending on the style of the leaves at the bottom of the reverse, and grade, your 1909 is listed at $5-2,000. Not that it makes any difference since the US and Canadian dollars reached parity last week, but the Charlton prices are in Canadian dollars.
