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by troubadour
Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:31 pm
Forum: Canadian Banknotes
Topic: $2 Bird Series
Replies: 2
Views: 405

Re: $2 Bird Series

Faded notes are mostly due to sun expositions
by troubadour
Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:00 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: Wth happened?, canadian nickle
Replies: 4
Views: 27058

Re: Wth happened?, canadian nickle

I don't know about chemicals but this coin was damaged aggressively :shock:
by troubadour
Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:58 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: Possible error along her bust? 1974 nickle
Replies: 2
Views: 25658

Re: Possible error along her bust? 1974 nickle

It looks like post-mint damage. No xtra value
by troubadour
Mon May 12, 2025 4:11 pm
Forum: Errors and Varieties
Topic: 1944 50¢ rotated die
Replies: 2
Views: 721

Re: 1944 50¢ rotated die

Probably worth $1-$2 above regular value
by troubadour
Mon May 12, 2025 3:22 pm
Forum: Grading Help
Topic: Corrosion VS grade
Replies: 5
Views: 18376

Re: Corrosion VS grade

Hey all, I am finally going to put out a question I have wavered over for years when assigning coins to my collection, or for grading, sell, or the cull pile. Corrosion / rust. Many times, I come across sweet coins that have some amount of rust or corrosion and I always wonder... does this go from ...
by troubadour
Tue May 06, 2025 7:33 pm
Forum: Sell, Buy and Trade
Topic: Coin Auctions
Replies: 3
Views: 786

Re: Coin Auctions

There's a list of auctionners here
https://coinsandcanada.com/coins-articl ... ins&id=523

Fees and all depends on your items. You'll have to ask them
by troubadour
Tue May 06, 2025 7:29 am
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: That's a funky fake toonie!
Replies: 5
Views: 8768

Re: That's a funky fake toonie!

Found in Hawkesbury, Ontario, January 11, 2020.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/f ... -1.6313064
by troubadour
Sat May 03, 2025 2:05 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: New Loonies
Replies: 2
Views: 732

Re: New Loonies

It is normal. No roll available from the Mint
by troubadour
Tue Feb 25, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: 50 cents
Topic: Odd Edward VII coin
Replies: 4
Views: 5635

Re: Odd Edward VII coin

5 cents
Diameter: 15.5 mm

50 cents
Diameter: 29.72 mm
by troubadour
Sun Feb 23, 2025 10:27 am
Forum: Foreign Countries
Topic: USA 1955 1cent Doubled Die Obverse, RD, regular strike?
Replies: 2
Views: 5190

Re: USA 1955 1cent Doubled Die Obverse, RD, regular strike?

as far as I know, yes. at this point thousands (10,000?) are known
by troubadour
Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:14 pm
Forum: 1 dollar
Topic: 1968 no island dollar
Replies: 3
Views: 8070

Re: 1968 no island dollar

ANACS MS-67 = PCGS MS-63 or 64
by troubadour
Tue Feb 18, 2025 3:40 pm
Forum: Canadian Coins
Topic: 1946-C Newfoundland 5C. Why so few?
Replies: 1
Views: 2760

Re: 1946-C Newfoundland 5C. Why so few?

The 1946C issue is an anomaly. Published official mint reports, as well as unpublished mint accounting records, do not indicate any mintage of this denomination during 1946. It appears that this scarce issue was actually coined during 1947. The mintage figures given for the 1946 and 1947 must be co...
by troubadour
Mon Jan 27, 2025 2:10 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: Anomally on Nickel
Replies: 2
Views: 11055

Re: Anomally on Nickel

seems like planchet flaw

the blank had this flaw/hole before striking

doesn't add value
by troubadour
Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:01 pm
Forum: 1 cent
Topic: Newfoundland One Cent 1876 - No H Mint Mark - A curiosity
Replies: 1
Views: 11230

Re: Newfoundland One Cent 1876 - No H Mint Mark - A curiosity

top of right line of U is partially erased like the bows above UN. i'd say it was removed by someone. these coins were made at the Heaton Mint and no die without the H is known
by troubadour
Wed Jan 15, 2025 4:24 pm
Forum: 50 cents
Topic: Legit error (I think)now what would you do?
Replies: 3
Views: 11483

Re: Legit error (I think)now what would you do?

Worth a premium in the Set package. Great find