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by Bill in Burl
Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:28 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: border crossings
Replies: 0
Views: 6

border crossings

For those of you going down to the States from Canada or visa versa for coins or trinkets, the border agents on the Canada side are enforcing the tariffs. Whether coins are included or not, I don't know. I just know that the Canada agent for me at the border, coming back from the VA for medical in B...
by Bill in Burl
Mon Mar 10, 2025 3:12 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: Pre 1967 Canadian Dollar coins
Replies: 4
Views: 168

Re: Pre 1967 Canadian Dollar coins

There might be someone on this site who buy them all in a chunk, or a good portion. See if he chimes in.
by Bill in Burl
Fri Feb 28, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: Grading Help
Topic: grading opinion requested
Replies: 2
Views: 754

Re: grading opinion requested

The photo is somewhat blurred, but I see wear in his hair. I'd say XF or so.
by Bill in Burl
Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:18 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1996 2 dollar
Replies: 4
Views: 2299

Re: 1996 2 dollar

There are folks that remove the core (it comes out without too much trouble) using heat and cold. Sometimes you see them with the core completely reversed. From the scratches by the "A" in Canada, it looks like he was having problems getting the core out or rotated. As stated above, the coin is stru...
by Bill in Burl
Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:24 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: New series on Vicky cents starting in CN Journal
Replies: 0
Views: 7516

New series on Vicky cents starting in CN Journal

Rob Turner is starting a series of articles on the Canadian large cents, with the Jan/Feb CN Journal. He frequently has valuable articles in there, but this starts the Vicky series. This first one is on the 1858 Dominion cents with great magnified images of the oddities to be found on them. The date...
by Bill in Burl
Sat Feb 15, 2025 7:43 am
Forum: Grading Help
Topic: Grading opinions on Newfoundland 5 cent silver
Replies: 3
Views: 3950

Re: Grading opinions on Newfoundland 5 cent silver

Too much wear in the hair for AU. I think XF and the Newf Reverses were always struck softly or weak from what I heard
by Bill in Burl
Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: Conservation and Classification
Topic: Charlton Canadian Coin Catalogues
Replies: 1
Views: 5027

Re: Charlton Canadian Coin Catalogues

As soon as something hits the streets, whether coin site or coin book, that says something is scarce or hard to find, then coins come out of the woodwork and prices drop. It's all supply and demand.
by Bill in Burl
Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:40 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1891 Canada large cent
Replies: 4
Views: 3342

Re: 1891 Canada large cent

I'd say XF40+ with some environmental damage (start of green on the bust and dark spot on the Rev.) In my old Trends, it shows $200 Cdn, but you couldn't sell it for that.
by Bill in Burl
Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:45 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1891 Canada large cent
Replies: 4
Views: 3342

Re: 1891 Canada large cent

It's a SL/SD Obv 3. The creased chin will tell a 2 or 3 from a 1. Then look at the E's and the Obv 3 will have the long vertical crosshatch inside. Yours does not have the R/P'd or longer arms on the T, like some of the scarcer regular LL/LD ones have; they are normal. Nice coin.
by Bill in Burl
Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:36 am
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: 1936 dot Canada penny
Replies: 5
Views: 3422

Re: 1936 dot Canada penny

Your "dot" is in the wrong place, the wrong size and the wrong shape. Every year, there are 5-6 folks who thought that they found the pot of gold but find that they didn't. Usually they find that they are just die chips, rust pits, or manual addition. Yours looks like a small die chip or pit in the ...
by Bill in Burl
Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:18 am
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 2009 Nickel Die Rot
Replies: 8
Views: 25351

Re: 2009 Nickel Die Rot

It looks like someone drove a chisel or a screwdriver through it, since it has one flat level section. I think a garage or play experiment it that was then buried to rust it up. Not even worth the 5 cents now.
by Bill in Burl
Wed Jan 29, 2025 5:50 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Prefix numbers
Replies: 2
Views: 13769

Re: Prefix numbers

I found this paper money page, but see that you haven't logged back in. You should check out your note using this info: https://cdnpapermoney.com/index.php?topic=8270.0
by Bill in Burl
Tue Jan 28, 2025 2:32 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Prefix numbers
Replies: 2
Views: 13769

Re: Prefix numbers

Try this site, but condition means a great deal for value:
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/banknote ... id_denom=2

You MAY have something worth some nice $$$$
by Bill in Burl
Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:43 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1964 D, RPM American Nickel info
Replies: 1
Views: 7327

Re: 1964 D, RPM American Nickel info

From the photos, I se nothing. Are you referring about a R/P'd mintmark? I don't see it, maybe just a tired die and/or postmint damage.
by Bill in Burl
Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:44 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: 1766 Irish half penny
Replies: 2
Views: 8493

Re: 1766 Irish half penny

Well, in y references for the 1766, there were no angular sides. Your coin doesn't have them symmetrical either. I think the angular rim/edge is post mint with someone just playing around. According to Krause, it's an Obv 1.