couple pieces from Canada

a couple of my better pieces from Canada.

I'm not really sure if the 1909 is the round leaves or pointed leaves variety - and I keep meaning to research it further, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

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And, that is - unfortunately - not a hare on his face, yep, that's a big ugly scratch

 

I'd call it round leaves. Both very nice coins. From the picture it looks like an EF and I think the 01 is even better.

 

Thanks!

I thought about sending the 01 in for professional grading, but I think it has been cleaned at some time in it's lifespan.

I like the canadian silver 5 cent pieces. Sometimes, I think worn examples of the later 1800s look more beautiful than mint - just by the way the bust wears. Even heavily circulated pieces can be so beautiful.

 

like this one - worn yes, but I think it is still a beautiful coin.

 

I agree. I don't collect the silver 5¢ but I have many dimes from that period.Like this one.

 

'01 looks EF, but is unquestionable cleaned from the pic, so it's toast as far as grading is conerned.

The '09 looks kinda worn on the reverse, I'd probably go VF30 from the pic, common type.

 

I have a couple dimes - none as nice as the one you posted, though. That's a beauty, thanks for posting it.

I like older Canadian coins. In many cases, I think the designs out shine most of the US counterparts.

 

The Victorian stuff wears well, so often all you really need is a VF.

 

here's a 20 cent piece from newfoundland.

I picked this piece up because of the striking similarity in size and appearance to the victoria shilling.

 

Do you have (a picture of) a victoria shilling?

 

Do you? ------

 

sure - sorry, I wasn't online.


this is a vicky shilling from Great Britain. it's a rough one, for sure, and of course they're similar because it's the same person - but I like the young portait victoria shillings.

 

Rick,did you know that the Royal Mint in London later did an experiment that is now popular with coin collectors? Well,the experiment is to use a system of die numbers.The coins that had the die numbers were the 6d.,the 1/-,the 2/- (Florin),the 1/2 Sovereign,& the Sovereign.The experiment ended in 1879.

 

I don't know much about that Aidan, but I have seen the denominations you mentioned sold by die number quite often. I never paid much attention to them, though. It's probably because I don't collect in sets, I suppose.

 

Rick,I do have quite a few of the British 1/- coins with die numbers.The 'Dritannia' error 6d. is always a certain die number,but I cannot remember which number it is off hand.