Post Your New Canadian Acquisitions

=> very cool, SPP Ottawa ... I'm glad to hear that you're teaching life a lesson or two!!

=> have a great ride, my geo-friend!! (but don't forget to always keep your head up!!)

 

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I'll show you why I say pointed 5, the first photo is of the blunt5, look how the top end of the 5 is recessed into the 5 the second photo is of the pointed 5, look how the top end of the 5 its pretty even or a little past the 5 and heres my, easy to see its the same as the pointed 5, you can also use the 6 too, the 6 on the blunt is shorter at the top, then the 6 on the pointed the example are from coins and canada web site, and heres one last photo of the reverse showing how far out the top of the 5 is

 

And I'll tell you why yours is a blunt 5. Look at gap between the lower end of the digit and the vertical shaft, and also note the different at the bottom of the vertical shaft of the digit - a blunt 5 is thicker and squared off, the pointed 5 is tapered slightly. Lastly, the angle of the tip of the 5 is much more raked in a pointed 5.

 

I also have it posted on coins and canada web site, either way, I only have one cent into it !!!!!!!!!!!

 

Once you hold a pointed 5 in hand - you'll never confuse them again. Drop me a PM, and I can send you a pointed 5 (Type 1) in AU condition, for free.

 

thanks, maybe we can do some trading, I'll send a message tomorrow !

 

1939 Royal Visit S$1 with rotated dies for the Canadian silver dollar collection - my first pre-modern.

 

And the 1967 Centennial - nice toner. Last coin for a little bit. (Or so I say...)

 

#8 of 12 O Canada

 

My newest additions to my Newfoundland set plus 2 dimes I picked up on a whim, I think I did good at $4 ea.

 

Night Hawk => nice newfs (I love the 50 cent piece)

 

Thanks! I've been on a Newfoundland/Canada binge the last couple of months, great for my collection, not so great on my wallet..lol

 

Same Here Night Hawk Nice ! !

 

An interesting little Canadian token. As best I can tell, this "ferry token" was never actually used as such. The first mention of this token numismatically that I can hunt down was in The Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal in 1877. At one time it was thought to be quite scarce, but upon the discovery of a hoard sometime in the late 1890s, is now considered more available, with most pieces in AU or MS condition. I found the presentation of a "steamboat" with sails to be quite curious, but I am by no means a sea navigation expert.

Date of production circa 1850-1875.

 

Cool exonumia!

Best Regards,

George

 

brg5658 => nice ... ya gotta love the ship coins, eh?

sweet

 

Brg Wow nice token here a 2nd View.

 

Well, went pretty deep into the coin fund (I think this will pretty much do me for the rest of 2013) to get this beauty:


Also got this little guy with the combined shipping:

(Double 962 Variety).

Thanks to jello_g for both of these wonderful coins and excellent pics!

 

sweet, beautiful coins!! (yummy!!)




... but I'm always a bit curious why/what causes the iridescent toning ... know what I mean?

 

One gem 1962
Canadian cent have a larger amount of bronze I been told.
Maybe that turns on the color ?