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I collect small cent varieties and nickel dollar varieties in the highest possible grades. Most finds are in TPG holders, but rarely is the variety attributed. I guess it is the thrill of the hunt that makes it fun... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I collect all modern day varieties as far back as George VI
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I collect most of the common varieties,I don't get to bent o having all,saves a ton of money.I actually have never graded my Victorian for the obverse type. When I retire I can have fun finding whats there.But then you start wanting to get them as well.I always admire people that can draw the line.
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Zonad, that Provincial brockage is outstanding! Any idea if it is New Brunswick or Nova Scotia?
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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No R, I only hope some day a provincial expert will weigh in. Is there a difference?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Varieties are as important as I can afford
Many are out of reach even if one can recognize them
I doubt that I'll ever own three varieites of 1885 25cents in VF or better
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Canada
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1885 25 cent varieties are very difficult.
I've managed to rescue two 1885 25c 5/3s so far, unlabeled, one from a US dealer, another from an eccentric Canadian dealer...both in VG10-F12...
I haven't been around very long, but they seem extremely rare. I suspect only one 1885 5/3 has sold on Heritage Auctions archive in the last 10 years, it may have been EF.
I've rescued one 1885 straight 5 as well, in VG...
What excites me though is rescuing a whole bunch of 1872 25c varieties, some in EF-AU, that no one seems to know exist, or no one cares to collect. To top it off, I've gotten them at 50-70% off trends of the regular 1872, which is bountiful. Now that's sweet :)...
The only variety that I find REALLY expensive is the 1858/1558 dime
...then there's the really tough ones like the 1859 9/6 cent, 1881 single serif N...haven't seen one yet :).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Zonad,how can you tell that your brockage is not a British half penny?
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Canada
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Canada
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Have you tried to post it in other sections of this forum? I'm sure there is someone here who can decipher the berries to help you narrow it down.
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Canada
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PCGS called it a Canadian provincial brockage. Is that good enough? Would you like to do the detective work? I will send photos to you if you like.
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Canada
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Your photo didn't show it in a slab,you didn't say PCGS had attributed it
No Kreskin here
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United States
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What's wrong with the 1936 Dime?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I find them when I buy them. Off center especially or with brockage. But I don't want to spend a lot. I guess my favorites are the 1872 a/v halves and the 1964 EWL nickels. The 1964 can easily be overlooked if your not looking for it, meaning you can get them cheap.
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Pillar of the Community
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What's wrong with the 1936 Dime?
Has the poorman's dot at 8:00 o'clock.
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