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Dealers suggest Uncirculaled sets not as nice as last Years
By Bret evans
Canadian Coin News has received several reports that at least some of the 2011 Uncirculated sets, often called Proof-like or Numismatic BU by collectors, are not as attractive as sets produced in previos years.
One dealer said he believed the sets were not quite as sharp as in recent years, causing him to wonder if there was a sift in production.
"I think they shifted production from Ottawa to Winnipeg," he said. "The edges don't seem as sharp."
While the Uncirculated sets are usually produced in Ottawa on presses used for numismatic coins, in some years the
Royal Canadian Mint has produced some or all of the sets in Winnipeg. While there have been some changes in packaging and coin postion, the most significant differance is that the Ottawa-made coins have sharp "wire edges" and Winnipeg-made coins tend to be less sharp.
Canadian Coin News looked at several sets and thought that while the dies had the look of NBU coins, the strike did not seem as sharp as 2010 sets.
Dealer and CCN contributor Terry Campbell said he thought the 2011 sets were not as nice as in previous years.
" I have one that has a great big carbon spot on the $2 coin," he said
Campbell loaned that set to CCN for photography. It is used to illustrate this article.
With the exception of 1997, the Mint used a W mint mark to identify Uncirculated coins made in Winnipeg, while Ottawa-made coins had no distinguishing mark. When the Mint's "circle M" logo was introduced to the coins in 2006, the use of the W mark was abandoned.
Canadian Coin News contacted the Mint and asked if production had been shifted to Winnipeg, but had not received an answer by press time.
So I guess we'll have to wait and see if there are 2 varieties Canadian_coins.
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Posted 02/16/2011 11:50 pm
