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Pillar of the Community
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you should listen to others as well. Stop reporting things you do not know or understand.
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If you are talking to me, I didn't report it. I'm just trying to understand how it could come into being at the mint.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks legit, but it's definitely not from the 1960s. I am about 99.9% sure it is either 1980 or 1981. That effigy and legend is not found on any 1960's Canadian small cents. These are the effigies and legends used from 1965 to 1981  Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018. 2023 Recent Publications: Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024) |
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Sold for $125.95
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Yes. I bought it.
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OK, draw me a picture as to how this got made. Please.
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Wait until I have it in hand.
What I will say, however, is why I bid so aggressively on this coin. I suspect this involves two coins/blanks. Whether it is overlapping planchets or maybe a planchet with an incomplete punch coming apart in the striking chamber. The photos were pretty crappy, and I am quite excited to see it up close. This error would be so much cooler if the second coin involved making this one could ever be found.
It was definitely struck at the mint, and whether or not "mint sport" was involved might be impossible to tell.
I'll post better photos once I get it.
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I am in the corner with Johnnysprawl. Two overlapping blank planchets struck at same time. One on center, the other off center. The thickness of both planchets "piled up" caused significant design weakness/blank area due to the double thickness preventing the design to be struck up where there was only one planchet layer. The only thing that looks suspicious is that there is some design showing on one side while the corresponding other side is blank. However, it appears that the struck portion is very weak on the one side and gets even weaker as it gets closer to rim area. There may have been some pressure/metal flow from the double planchet strike area flowing to the single planchet area. My opinion is that the strike pressure had to be low in order for my explanation to be valid since coins get struck through off center blanks all the time but rarely look like this.
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01/14/2021 9:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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ahh....so that's who I was bidding against! well I am glad it went to a good home. looking forward to a full explanation when you receive it SPP.
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Pillar of the Community
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I was tempted SPP, but I knew if you were looking at it you would have a STRONG bid in. Glad you the man!!  |
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Note how the obverse on this one is little changed compared to the other one.  Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, but you can still see the weakness on the obv by 'Regina' where the two planchets were not overlapping each other (assuming thats what happened).
Its just not as pronounced
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Pillar of the Community
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The just posted coin appears to be struck through late stage cap hence the weakness of part of the obverse. Different causes between the two coins.
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01/15/2021 6:58 pm
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Congratulations SPP, it's a great mind bender of a coin.
I think it's either a single strike with 2 planchets or the coin was struck normally, but only partially ejected, then another planchet was introduced and both were struck again, which would make your coin double struck but not the other.
Either way there should be a reverse image of your coin out there, would be amazing if you could find that one as well.
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