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blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 03:26 am Hi everyone. My knowledge of Canadian 1959 Varities is not that great, and would appreciate any help identifying this one. It may be that its a boring Narrow 9, but there is weird stuff going on in the 'R' in REGINA and the Report this Post to the Staff

blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 03:27 am Any information would be greatly appreciated... Report this Post to the Staff
Hflirn Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 04:55 am It seems like a nice die break to me. Maybe some puddling of metal in a spot or two Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 08:14 am Your coin is a Haxby PC59-361 Which means it has obverse die 36 paired with Reverse die E37. Obverse die 36 lasted long enough to be paired with two reverse dies, 37 was the first. If it is not too worn you should be able to see some slight doubling of the 9 on its right side, it is not a rare variety but still one of my favorites. Here are links to the two respective pages in the online catalog. Enjoy! ed http://www.vickycents.com/rev-e37.html http://www.vickycents.com/obv-o36.html Report this Post to the Staff
blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 09:00 am Oh wow nybird... thanks for the information... didn't realise Canadian 1859's varied so greatly... Much appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff
blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 09:23 am Nybird just a further question, does this mean the coin is a 'repunched Narrow 9' variety? I looked on the Haxby Catalog, and it appears the 9 has been repunched (major or die defining). Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 09:49 am Yes it is a repunched 9 variety, but it is so minor and easily worn off that I do not think it is in the Charlton catalog. Since all the 9s were punched into the die by hand in 1859 quite a few show some signs of repunching, as well as various spaces (high, low, far, near etc) Either way it is yours and it is cool. The term "Die defining" in the Haxby Catalog refers to the ability to ID a specific die just by using one point of reference, in this case the repunched 9 on decent grade coins is so unique that if you see it you for sure have reverse E37. The 1859 cents are a fun collecting nitch, I have collected as many die pairs as possible and at this point I am still short 8-9 known die pairs. Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 10:23 am I echo Nybird's comments. doug Report this Post to the Staff
blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 10:35 am Nybird, thats awesome information, and I think I might be hooked on collecting Canadian pennies now just because of this one coin... Appreciate all the information, youre a gentlemen and a scholar Report this Post to the Staff
Coin Chick Pillar of the Community Canada 1354 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 11:03 am Blackmamba010 Off topic but was interested in your forum name.... Wondering why you chose it? I've always been fascinated with that snake.. Report this Post to the Staff
blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 08/27/2014 6:53 pm Hi, I had used this name since I was a kid (started as a handle/name in computer games)... dunno why... as I get older I realise how corny it is lol... Report this Post to the Staff
blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 8:05 pm Hi Nybird, or anyone else that can tell me... Could I get an approximate value on this coin, I wish to sell it. Regards Report this Post to the Staff
47P7 Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 10:14 pm Black mamba, take the first $ 5 you are offered. Just MO. Report this Post to the Staff
blackmamba010 New Member Australia 49 Posts	Posted 10/03/2014 10:16 pm Thanks 47P7... appreciated... Report this Post to the Staff
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