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by john1000 » Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:06 pm
You must understand the RCM in Winnipeg produces coins at industrial speed and only to an OK standard, Ottawa mint a different story collector coins are double struck maybe 5 coins a minute all this care and these coins rarely grade a 67 or 68. The Winnipeg presses for small coins are running around 200 or more a minute, their job is to produce a ms 63 coin at best and use the dies till they are worn down so as long as the coin serves it"s purpose and kept to a certian costs, that"s it, that is why some of our circulating coins looks so crappy and as the dies wear you get many variables. I can almost assure you if you purchase these small varieties coins for say 20 to 30 bucks, 30 years from now you will have a tough time getting your money back, major errors a different story, happy collecting