| Author |
 Replies: 21 / Views: 5,477 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2408 Posts |
Though not a 'real' coin, this item does have some historical value and has attracted collectors. The seller failed to properly list the item under the appropriate category. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_NickelStruck for the opening of the "Big Nickel" exhibit in Sudbury. Reports are that some were made in aluminum and nickel but I have only seen the nickel version. This particular piece is as large as a silver dollar and obviously was never meant to be a 'real' circulating coin to begin with or meant to deceive coin collectors. Having said that, describing any collectibles as junk is really not appropriate. |
|
New Member
 Canada
26 Posts |
Hmmm...
it was wrong for me to say junk,
altho I have collected alotta junk myself,
reminds me of a saying heard all my life
"One mans junk aother ones gold"
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
a classic example......think type read (proof) re-type lol
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
598 Posts |
There was a kiddie train that used to run through several giant coins that were on the mine hill around the Big Nickel Monument in the late 60s early 70s(?) for Canada's Centennial. The Nickel was the first and remaining monument. Several commemorative tokens were made with the subject of these monument coins. Although they came in usually nickel, some(especially for schools, etc.) were aluminum... there were also copper trials. People still confuse the $20 Gold for the real thing or that it has a $20 legal tender value... it is much bigger and has the "Monument" insciption thing... but it is really a copy, and an oddity in itself in that it was officially produced and should have had copy or such somewhere on it(maybe the Hobby Protection Act was a little later consideration). I have heard the JFK sold as "encased"... I think it was really just an excellent copy strike. Feel free to correct me. The JFK also has a Sudbury mention on the obverse edge... not pictured due to... mehI have all the typically available ^^^ tokens. They are all nickel... except for the "Nickel", which I have in both aluminum and nickel.   |
|
New Member
Canada
26 Posts |
classy nice coin IBGolden
crf do you have a need to belittle ppl , do you think yr that much above everyone else?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2150 Posts |
Easy guy's, I believe the statement was all in good fun.
Edited by jokingjoker
03/21/2010 10:56 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
I think it's an interesting design. I wish Canada hade used that reverse for it's 5 cent coins in '51. It would've been a neat one-year change  |
|
Valued Member
Canada
200 Posts |
I think it's an interesting design. I wish Canada hade used that reverse for it's 5 cent coins in '51. It would've been a neat one-year change
I'm thinking - no one gets our jokes. Or they consider them lame. Whatever the reason, I might stop.
|
|
New Member
Canada
26 Posts |
Don't stop
the jokes are good.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
OK, so I'm an idiot...what joke did I miss...?
|
|
New Member
Canada
26 Posts |
well for me it starts off with the obserse of the coin on ebay,, that looks nothing like a mint one, take any coin or coin book and you can tell the difference, I knew it was not real, was trying to poke fun at it.But still not thinking it should be listed along side real currency. Thus I made the mistake of calling it junk and political correctiveness came calling. :) I gave back a jab about the "one mans junk another mans gold" CRF jabbed back about proof reading, spell check, think b4 you speak. IBGolden got in, with information on other nickle commerative coins, and just happened to have a golden token (copper) which was very nice. "one mans junk another mans gold" get it? I jabbed at CRF, gettin joker to say it all in fun. and schmidty............... they did use a very simular reverse to the one on ebay as well as the beaver in 1951. when read all the way through humours post... now :) |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
Yeah, I "got" everything up to my post being quoted as not getting the joke. Not being a collector of Canadian coins, (other than WWII years) I didn't realize that this design had, in fact, been used. Now that I know that, I will try and find one. I guess I should have grabbed my Krause before saying it would be a good design for a real coin!  Thanks for educating me!  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
stoney......I was referring to the ebay lister....not you......but if the shoe.....never mind.....very astute of you to notice the obv was not correct... |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2408 Posts |
Quote:
Thus I made the mistake of calling it junk and political correctiveness came calling. :)
Someone's got to do it.  You're off the hook for now  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
598 Posts |
Quote:
... IBGolden got in, with information on other nickle commerative coins, and just happened to have a golden token (copper) which was very nice. "one mans junk another mans gold" get it?
stoneydeadrock Oh... I was just showing some other Sudbury tokens and didn't really follow up with watching this thread. The tokens I pictured back there are gold plated... plating on what, I never gave it much thought. I didn't wanna, you know, like... I was just providing info and sayin' don't be fooled by the gold $20 token as I've seen others have been. I had no intention of humour or anything such at the time. I'll post a side by side of each.... momentarily. >>> edit... Genuine(approx 1/2 oz 22kt au) at top. Sudbury gold plated token below.  Edited by IBGolden
03/24/2010 9:02 pm
|
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 21 / Views: 5,477 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 03/21/2010 2:31 pm
