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Bedrock of the Community
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That's a beautiful 5¢, CoinForMe - I'm looking forward to seeing your other beauties!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Interested to see what an Americans perspective on Canadian Coins are. Looking forward to seeing more examples.
BTY, nice example of a 1896 5 cent coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you, Hondo and JimmyD.My next Canadian Coin will be somewhat similar to the one before, BUT, Once we get into the mid-1900s, look out... 
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07/07/2025 07:36 am
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Very nice!   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you jbuck, I wasn't initially a fan of the 1896 Canadian 5-cent coin, but the more I see other specimens, it's really starting to grow on me.  Here is what it looks like inside its slab.. Edited by CoinForMe
07/07/2025 10:09 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sorry to point this out but I just noticed that you have
the mintage wrong on your composite photo.
It should read 1,500,000.
Also where did you get the information that it is a
near 6 variety, as far as I know, 1896 was one of the
few years there was no recognized variety. There is a
debate over whether there is a large 96 variety but I have
not seen it recognized as a variety by the grading companies.
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07/07/2025 10:48 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry to point this out but I just noticed that you have
the mintage wrong on your composite photo.
It should read 1,500,000.
Also where did you get the information that it is a
near 6 variety, as far as I know, 1896 was one of the
few years there was no recognized variety. I want to thank you, JimmyD., I am not an expert in numismatics, especially in Canadian coins. Your input with corrections is more than welcome, which will help me understand my Canadian coins even better. Keep alert, Sir, more coins are coming.. The pictures below show where I obtained my information, "AI"   |
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Al is the worst possible place to get information about coins.
When it comes to numismatics it doesn't know its rear from a hole in the ground.
That information about the 6 refers to the 1886 5 cent, not the 1896.
It can't even tell the difference between a counterfeit and a genuine coin.
Please refer to more reliable sources when seeking information about coins.
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07/07/2025 1:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Please refer to more reliable sources when seeking information about coins. OK, thank you for this insight. However, it seems that American coins have a wealth of information on their mintage readily available, or I may be looking in the wrong places... Can you provide a more reliable website that I can use as a trusted source for information on Canadian coins? I will correct the first image I listed above (1896 Canadian 5 cents). Again, thank you, JimmyD. |
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The best source of information is a Charlton Catalogue Volume 1 on Canadian Coins.
It has all the varieties listed with photos of each. An earlier used one will suffice
unless you are looking at modern coins.
coinsandcanada.com & saskatooncoinclub are two online resources that are also useful.
Of course there many knowledgeable people on this site that can answer most of your questions.
Seems you posted another coin just when I posted my answer.
It is best to start a new post with each new coin to avoid confusion .A mod will probably move this one.p
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07/07/2025 4:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Now that I look at it, the admin could move the 2nd coin message.
Create a new thread "An American Perspective On Canadian Coins #2 or Part 2.
I was not thinking of having this much dialogue in this thread.. lol
Thank you for the Canadian links....
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Create a new thread "An American Perspective On Canadian Coins #2 or Part 2. If you want to keep your running topic, you can. If you want a separate topic for each coin, let us know and we can split out the second coin. |
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If you want to keep your running topic, you can. If you want a separate topic for each coin, let us know and we can split out the second coin. Thank you, johnnysprawl. Yes, I already have that link on my desktop window screen that JohnnyD posted earlier... jbuck, regarding separating each coin on a different topic, that would be a better idea. We could encounter a similar situation to what just happened in this thread again. I'm very controversial.  Thanks, jbuck for helping out ! |
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Second coin now has its own topic... https://goccf.com/t/481871I edited the OP and changed the titles to reflect an ongoing series in multiple topics.  |
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