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Pillar Of The Community
Canada
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And they're gone!It was nice to see if only for a few minutes.
Edited by DBM
01/03/2011 9:08 pm
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
1497 Posts |
Well, at 14k they sure sold in a minute or two.
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Valued Member
United States
97 Posts |
I'm very pleased to see the posting here on Newfoundland coins, which have long been an (undeveloped) interest of mine. As you can imagine, they are tough to collect anywhere outside of Canada (and perhaps in Canada as well.) I've long thought that it would be fun to work on a collection of early Canadian coins. At this point, I have started my collection with:
Newfoundland 1 cent 1880
10 cents 1917
20 cents 1912
50 cents 1904
Bank of Upper Canada 1 penny 1854 (holed - one of my first coins ever)
Nova Scotia 1 cent 1861
Look forward to more on this topic. I agree - this is a fun, bite-sized series. Ignoring varieties, it's a manageable series, if, perhaps, one ignores gold.
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New Member
Canada
29 Posts |
If you don't want to take on a complete collection, how about a type set? I am intrigued enough to try one.
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Valued Member
Canada
118 Posts |
Cents are definitely easiest for these. There are only two key dates. 1885 and 1888. Everything else is very manageable to get in around VF-EF.
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
1694 Posts |
Very interesting thread - good job, all. I do have one or two Newfoundland coins in my possession - but never enough!
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
2605 Posts |
Thanks for the comprehensive post!
I collect types, and I have 16 NFLD coins. So, it looks like I have only three to go (I won't even bother considering gold $2). Unless I come across any varieties.
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Pillar Of The Community
Canada
1248 Posts |
how about 1880 small zero ?
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Valued Member
United States
295 Posts |
Yeah, the 1880 oval O is the kicker in the large cent group
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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I have one, 1896 20 cent  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar Of The Community
Canada
2777 Posts |
Thanks for sharing,really appreciate the photos with your set,still wiping drool from my keyboard.
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Pillar Of The Community
Canada
693 Posts |
still as stunning as the first time I saw them.....the old fella's stuff is nice 2....:-)
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Valued Member
United States
295 Posts |
Bosox, I never get tired of looking at your red coins!
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Valued Member
Canada
268 Posts |
Considering the low mintages you would think there would be greater interest. I recently sold my collection and converted the cash into Roman Imperial coins. I had a complete run of half dollars and varieties. Beautiful coins.
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