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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bill in Burl, post: 2808332, member: 23692&quot;]Wow!&nbsp; I&#039;ve lived up here north of the border too long ... I forgot that the old wheaties and Indian heads (that I started collecting in the very early 1950&#039;s) were not pure copper.&nbsp; The Brit cents and half cents were pure copper and the striking of Canadian Cents in 1858/59 with the London presses put a hurt on the presses and dies(especially the Reverse dies with their intricate leaf designs).&nbsp; Yes, I think that the salt water voyage from England to Canada on the old steamers took a toll on the coins shipped across.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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