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by lhnumis
Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:36 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: New Brunswick 1 cent variety?
Replies: 3
Views: 3286

Re: New Brunswick 1 cent variety?

Thanks guys for responding. Please note below images of the obverse die clashing, weak ‘S’ in ‘Brunswick’ and incomplete leaf on the obverse to further identify the particular dies responsible for the subject coin. Should a higher grade example show up in the future it might be possible to give a de...
by lhnumis
Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:26 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: New Brunswick 1 cent variety?
Replies: 3
Views: 3286

New Brunswick 1 cent variety?

This 1864 New Brunswick cent appears to exhibit a short 6 punched over a tall 6 (see images below). My library on New Brunswick is out of date. Is the subject coin possibly a new variety? All thoughts welcome. NEWBRUNSWICK1CENT1864PART9LOT18OBV.jpg NEWBRUNSWICK1CENT1864PART9LOT18OBV2.jpg NEWBRUNSWIC...
by lhnumis
Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1899 5 cents, high 9s
Replies: 1
Views: 3786

1899 5 cents, high 9s

Apologies for the late response. Thought to supply several images of the ‘99s derived from the COINSANDCANADA website and my subject coin. The first is the image at the top of the webpage for the 1899 5 cents. It appears to show the 9s high, with the second 9 higher than the first. 5-cents-1899_COIN...
by lhnumis
Tue Dec 10, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1899 high NINES
Replies: 1
Views: 2864

1899 high NINES

Below find images of a CANADA 1899 5 cent in the writer's collection with 'high nines'. Is this a new variety?
All thoughts welcome.

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by lhnumis
Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: 50 cents
Topic: Canada 50 Cents, 1872 H variety?
Replies: 1
Views: 5546

Re: Canada 50 Cents, 1872 H variety?

Reverse- The ‘5’ appears doubled at the inside top right and inside right of the loop. The ‘S’ appears doubled at the upper right serif and inside top of the upper loop. It also appears doubled at the inside top of the lower loop. The ‘2’ exhibits doubling at the inside top and left of the loop alon...
by lhnumis
Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: 50 cents
Topic: Canada 50 Cents, 1872 H variety?
Replies: 1
Views: 5546

Canada 50 Cents, 1872 H variety?

This CANADA 50 cents 1872 H imaged below, appears to exhibit doubled letters and numerals, etc., on the same subject coin. They appear to be shown in the pages of C&C as single items. They are as follows: Obverse- ‘A’ of ‘REGINA’ doubled (red arrows). To this eye there appears to be some evidence of...
by lhnumis
Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: 50 cents
Topic: Canada 50 Cents, 1871 variety?
Replies: 0
Views: 10747

Canada 50 Cents, 1871 variety?

This 1871 appears to exhibit defective letters. Images are supplied illustrating the losses and have not to my knowledge been shown previously. They may have been considered too minor to mention? I am possibly out of date and they have appeared elsewhere. The anomalies below appear on the same subje...
by lhnumis
Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: 25 cents
Topic: Canada 1880 H quarter, new variety?
Replies: 2
Views: 7508

Re: Canada 1880 H quarter, new variety?

ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AND IMAGES BELOW... REVERSE DIAGNOSTICS: THE 'H' MINTMARK IN THIS EXAMPLE IS SET HIGH, TO THE RIGHT AND NEARLY TOUCHES THE RIGHT RIBBON. IT IS ALSO ALMOST CENTERED ON A DENTICLE BELOW. SEE IMAGES BELOW. CANADA25CENT1880H1REVERSE.jpg CANADA25CENT1880H1REVERSE1.jpg CANADA25CENT1880...
by lhnumis
Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: 25 cents
Topic: Canada 1880 H quarter, new variety?
Replies: 2
Views: 7508

Canada 1880 H quarter, new variety?

The subject coin appears to be a new variety of 1880 H as follows from the analysis below: OBVERSE DIAGNOSTICS: NARROW '0' TYPE. THE D&E OF 'DEI' APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE (SORRY FOR LACKOF MAGNIFIED IMAGE). THE 'G' & 2ND 'A' IN 'GRATIA' APPEAR DEFECTIVE. THE 'I' OF 'GRATIA' APPEARS DOUBLED AT THE LOWE...
by lhnumis
Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:43 pm
Forum: 25 cents
Topic: Canada 20 cents, 1858 5/5, clashed collar, rotated reverse
Replies: 2
Views: 5679

Re: Canada 20 cents, 1858 5/5, clashed collar, rotated reverse

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by lhnumis
Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: 25 cents
Topic: Canada 20 cents, 1858 5/5, clashed collar, rotated reverse
Replies: 2
Views: 5679

Re: Canada 20 cents, 1858 5/5, clashed collar, rotated reverse

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by lhnumis
Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: 25 cents
Topic: Canada 20 cents, 1858 5/5, clashed collar, rotated reverse
Replies: 2
Views: 5679

Canada 20 cents, 1858 5/5, clashed collar, rotated reverse

The Canada 1858 20 cent subject coin appears to exhibit an obverse clashed collar, a rotated reverse ~ 15 degrees CW and doubled 5/5. In addition, a number of letter doublings and broken letters are noted (see images below). All thoughts welcome… CANADA20CENT185OVER58LOT122OBV.jpg CANADA20CENT185OVE...
by lhnumis
Sat Aug 17, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: New CANADA 1882 H Cent variety?
Replies: 6
Views: 9081

Re: New CANADA 1882 H Cent variety?

Thanks Bill in Burl for your thoughtful and thorough analysis of the ’82 H subject coin. The history and production starting with the 76s was most interesting, and in particular, indicating that the Ns in Regina and Canada required hand punching of the feet to supply two serifs to each foot. I check...
by lhnumis
Sat Aug 17, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: CANADA 5 CENTS 1891 LATE DIE STATE
Replies: 3
Views: 6482

Re: CANADA 5 CENTS 1891 LATE DIE STATE

Additional images...Doubling of N,T&S as shown...second image shows top red line as bottom of the crown. The low red line is parallel to the red line of the crown and both lines are perpendicular to the frame of the image. Result, the first '1' is lower than the second '1' and curiously the '8' is t...
by lhnumis
Sat Aug 17, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: CANADA 5 CENTS 1891 LATE DIE STATE
Replies: 3
Views: 6482

Re: CANADA 5 CENTS 1891 LATE DIE STATE

Additional images...images show additional inscription doubling and strong obverse clashing along with the reverse image and date doubling.



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