1996 $2 Toonie - Little House On Obverse?

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Paisa Valued Member Canada 387 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 5:01 pm Image 1 - Showing Close-Up of Condition Image 2 - Showing Clope-up of Overlay of A from Reverse Image 3 - Showing Both Sides of Coin The above image shows two conditions. This post refers to the condition shown with a diamond red in the full image. Please note that the overlay shown in image 2 is a photographic overlay but a portion of A in the overlay image 2 can be seen in actual condition in image 1. I have been grappling with this for a while and going between PMD and something related to planchet condition at strike. My thinking is that it is a damaged/delaminated planchet. The damaged area has the appearance of the outline of a house with sloped roof and hence the title in the subject. The main reason for my thinking that it is not PMD is the imprint of the H in the damaged area. Unless somebody deliberately created that I cannot see that happening through PMD. Another reason is the raised portion at the base of the T which almost makes the T look like an "I". I do realize that since this is a circulation piece there is some aspect of PMD. I will post the close-up of the reverse (shown by oval) in a different post because I think they are unrelated. Any expert opinions on this will be very much appreciated. Thank you Edited by Paisa 05/23/2013 08:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

Paisa Valued Member Canada 387 Posts	Posted 05/26/2013 2:33 pm Seeing that I did not get any response on the coin in this post I was baffled. I am not sure about the reasons but several have occurred. Firstly I tried to introspect to understand if I needed to do something different to at least have a chance of response. A few things that came to mind: Perhaps a better picture? Perhaps a more focused question? (Like how much is it worth) Perhaps a more focused title? Perhaps this is too obvious and the information exists somewhere for me to find? So I went about doing some research and found Patrick Glasford's website. I have been to that website before but not paid enough attention. This time I spent more time and figured that what I have is most likely a lamination. Yeah. The outline of "A" is perhaps a distraction and is part of the way the lamination happened. It is certainly not a capped die as I thought from reading some other posts (because the A is not incused) There is also some Mechanical Doubling perhaps due to Die Deterioration. If anyone has any thoughts please let me know. Finally for other novices out there I found this article very informative: http://jimscoins.com/collecting_mistakes.php Also on the same website there are some nice pictorial definitions of some of the terms that are commonly used in these discussions http://jimscoins.com/error_coin_examples.php If there are other good sources of information for novices like me please point them to me. Somewhere along the line I will compile them for other would be error coin collectors. Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 05/26/2013 3:00 pm Sometimes people don't reply because they don't have what to say. I have a number of errors that never received any 'attention' while the explanations offered to others were quite in satisfactory (here and in other sites). I have nothing to say that could help you. I think it is a cool coin and worth keeping. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 05/27/2013 02:43 am I say take it to a coin shop for an opinion or soft slab it..it is a keeper Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 05/27/2013 09:56 am Pennyman, not every coin dealer is an expert. Just like collectors, most dealers are not experts. Some may say I am an expert on twoonies yet I have no idea of what happened with this coin. Paisa, I would love to see the coin in hand. I will be attending the September Toronto coin show and the November NUPHILEX. If you are also, please bring the coin, we will have a coffee together and chat. Report this Post to the Staff
Paisa Valued Member Canada 387 Posts	Posted 05/27/2013 8:05 pm Quote: Paisa, I would love to see the coin in hand. I will be attending the September Toronto coin show. If you are also, please bring the coin, we will have a coffee together and chat. Most likely will be attending Toronto Coin Show. I will make a note and get in touch with you closer to the date. Much appreciated and thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 10:27 am Your right T_Y I just thought it might be quicker (my bad). But I do notice that you cant see any of the A in the first picture, although it shows up in the second pic. crossing over the I & H after the shrapnel is removed. Must be the light. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 10:37 am I mean T & H Report this Post to the Staff
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