5 Cents 1932 ( Varieties : Far 2 And Near 2 )

I suggest you a little hnack to confirm easily the two variety of 5 cents 1932, with the aid of a 10X lens :

1- Turn your coin on the right from 45 degrees.

2- Consider, like a strait, the part on the coin between the number 2 and the leaf.

3- If the strait is wide, you have the variety " Far 2 ", and if the strait is narrow, you have the variety " Near 2 ".

cbu, you say : " have you given consideration as to where the pricing should be for the far-2 ?"

I don't give consideration on this, because the supply for this variety is very, very light.

I know that some " Far 2 " were sold at the following prices :

- One coin, VG-8/F-12 : $12.50 , three year ago ( see " Boutique ", on numicanada ).

- Two coins, F-12 : $ 50.00/coin, in one show of ANPB, in 2011.

- One coin, VG-8 : $ 150.00 , by a dealer to a member of numicanada, in 2012.

- In one Nuphilex's auction, in 2011, one coin " Far 2 ", VG-8, was proposed with an estimed price of $ 500.00 .

The prices listed in the Charest's catalogue, on numicanada.com and in the M.K. Blais's catalogue, fluctuate from $ 2.00, $ 9.20 to $ 18.00, for the grade F-12 !

All this indicate that the " supply and demand " is not yet stabilized for this RARE variety.

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If someone know that a coin certified by ICCS exist, for the variety " 5 cents 1932 Far 2 ", it will be very interesting for all to obtain this information.

Now, I know four coins, of this variety, that are certified from CCCS, nothing from ICCS.

Maybe this fact is important facing an eventual listing in Charlton's book and in the trends of CCN.

Wrong. Dealers have little interest in this variety, because there is no demand from the common Canadian coin collector for this variety. It is simply not worth their time to search their own inventory. If you ask any coin dealer at a large show (Nuphilex, Torex or Coin Expo), most will just shake their head, and they will invite you to search their inventory, hoping to make a sale. Coin dealers are not collectors, their time is spent trying to turn over their inventory quickly, with minimal time invested (which is why you see coins from other dealers, with other handwriting on the flips, in their cases).

This is a circular argument. Most Canadian collectors don't bother with varieties, until it is in the front section of the Charlton book - dealers know this. That is why, for example, the 1947 dot 25c is popular with dealers, because it is in the book, and a dealer knows that most collectors will ask for it - and that is only a die chip or a hand punch (which ever theory you believe).

hi za75, new to the forum, saw you were counting the 1932's as near or far, I have two coins, I actually called them high 2's, but I saw the picture on the first page of the thread, they would be called near 2's.

Statistics :

From two sites, we obtain 23 new data for this date ( all " Near 2 " ), and now the result is :

23/2413 = 0.95 % for the RARE variety 5 cents 1932 " Far 2 ".

Note : you can see, on page 6, the photo of one 5 cents 1932 " Far 2 ".

To za75! It would be nice if you only post results if you have at least 10% increase because soon, if not already, people will get tired of the flogging of the same old horse. Only my opinion, and I'm cranky from the summer heat.

To Zonad,

The 5 cents 1926 " Far 6 " is an old horse !

The 5 cents 1932 " Far 2 " is an young horse : let it run a little bit