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What I really think about all this is that most of us are going by the book to find the rare damage coin it's should be all around.When you start looking at different coins you get to know them exactly the way they are made,if we have reference books today for error coins it's beacuse people like us discover something that differ a coin from an other and they reported those to the publishers.
I remember buying an 1973 Canadian Silver Dollar with the RCMP at a flea market not that I needed the coin but this coin to me add something different from the one in my collection,after looking on the REV side I discover that this coin was fully double punch on the reverse side,the book mention that this year of 73 RCMP there is double date struck,funny mine as everything that on the reverse double,so this make another varities not describe in any coins books
Andre
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Yes, I agree that books miss a lot! Collecting is made more fun for all by people like you looking carefully, and with your helpful posts. Thanks for this find Andre!
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This weekend I went through about 20-25 1975 cents (just what I had on hand), and found all but one were pointed, and that last one, while I believe it is blunt, I could be wrong, without something better than my little 10x loupe. (The coin is, admittedly, pretty well circulated, too, which doesn't help.) So, from my one-tie experiment, it looks as if the blunt 5 is the less common. I'll get a box of cents this week and specifically look at all the 1975's.
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Andre, is that a small die chip, just to the right, and slightly up from the blund end of the left photo? The right photo is the pointed one.
Chris, The box you speak of, unless it is solid date, will just be another "batch", and will teoo you very little by comparison. You went thru 2-=25 cents, (in hand), and the box will not give you that many, I'll bet. I have finally put all my cents, *Canadian) in tubes, so I can search by date, and get a failly good idea as to what is available. Thanks,
Dick
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04/27/2008 2:38 pm
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this is the one sure find.  I think there are 5 more possibles.... Dick |
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Hi Dick
Yes on my cent there is a small chip on the top of the blunt 5,yout is a liitle more apparent to view it's almost a perfect blunt if it wasnt for the light pointed that you van see.
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Andre. I'll have to take your word on that, because I can'y see the end. My eyes arent't what they used to be.
Dick
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I thought I saw a point too, but couldn't tell whether it was a shadow or mark on the field  I'll keep looking...nothing yet! |
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Hey Dick
You can take my word for this I can clearly see a sharp fadded point.I don't know what size of screen you are using but mine is 22''
i get a chance to blow picture bigger.I just see Kurt come in this forum he may have a look at it .
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Dick Don't feel bad I am using you picture just to determined what I am looking at to say it's fadded point.I have market with white.  |
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Looks like a pointed 5 to me. Sorry, Dick.
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thank all you nice folks, for assisting me. I can't focus enough to tell where the field is, but it does look like it has more black extension, that I saw at first. I wonder if the end has been damaged, to make it look lke it was blunt. Again, thank you for being my "extra eyes". I forgot to mention, Andre, It isn't the size of the screen, but the ability to focus, *which I lack). Merci, Mon Ami!
Dick
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04/28/2008 10:28 am
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Okay, guys, This is not the same coin! This is one of the 5 possibles. Two have been eliminated, and I changed the lighting to illuminate the end of the bar. What do you think? I think I see some point there.  Dick  Edited by livingdinasaur
04/29/2008 12:12 pm
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sorry Dick, I'm gonna disagree, no point
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Snaz, thanks.  I was going to toss ot with the rest, but now I will "flip it", and place it with the other flips. As it turned out, it was one in 68 chances. Thanks for the help. Dick Edited by livingdinasaur
04/29/2008 11:56 pm
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