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1932 Near/Far 2? Anyone know how this works?
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:42 pm
by CDNMace
Near 5 or Far 5? Judges?...
Re: 1932 Near/Far 2? Anyone know how this works?
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:23 am
by CDNMace
Update: There is now a great conversation going on over on Coin Community's Canada section regarding this very 'variety'. It appears we've uncovered that this may not be a black and white variety. Just a heads up.
Cheers,
Steve
Re: 1932 Near/Far 2? Anyone know how this works?
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:02 am
by za75
CDNMace wrote:Near 5 or Far 5? Judges?...
With a coin 5 cents 1932 Far 2, the 2 is near 3, near rim and far leaf.
With a coin 5 cents 1932 Near 2, the 2 is far 3, far rim and near leaf.
Following this, i am sure that your coin is a 5 cents 1932 Near 2.
It is possible that the wear of this coin explain your doubt on this.
Re: 1932 Near/Far 2? Anyone know how this works?
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:55 am
by CDNMace
Za.. Je crois maintenant qu'il n'y a pas seulement deux variétés. Je pense que maintenant il ya certainement 3 ou peut-être 4.
Loose translation: After seeing so much posted about this coin over the past week, I now think there's 3 or possibly 4 varieties of the 1932.
I wouldn't go selling the farm on the 'new' far 2 variety until further research is conducted. Clearly there's a difference, but I think there's way more out there (numerically) than we think. I'm not buying the 1%. Plus, again, I'm beginning to suspect multiple varieties. There's clearly three already, IMHO. I think the powers that be are trying to sell books, not do the hobby justice by insinuating it's a one or the other variety.
Re: 1932 Near/Far 2? Anyone know how this works?
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:37 pm
by zonad
Would be nice if I could see the coin without the lines.
Re: 1932 Near/Far 2? Anyone know how this works?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:38 am
by Bill in Burl
Yes, I think that the lines that are drawn just confuse the situation. Zonad's method of comparing the 3-2 gap with the gap width between the 2 and the leaf is a no-brainer and infinitely easier. Just a quick glance at the coin and you can tell ... no lines!
I also think that the population/scarcity data has been fouled since this all began 2-3 years ago on multiple coin sites. I think that the incidence percentage is more than 1%, but far less than 10 .. still a scarce coin, but with alot of questions.