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 Posted 01/27/2008  02:27 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add KurtS to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
My local dealer has a bulk lot of Canadian coins he lets me search for varieties. Four of these I found today, and all 5 I'm offering at the trading forum.

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 Posted 01/27/2008  10:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add skelly423 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
KurtS, you have good skill (and a nice bit of luck) at finding the major varieties of Canadian cents. Are you sure #1 is an A points variety? I'm unsure about that one
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 Posted 01/27/2008  12:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KurtS to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Skelly! In total, I've found 8 of these in the last month...I'm keeping the XF+ copies (and another ICCS slabbed I bought earlier,lol).

Regarding the attribution of #1, We've covered this before...here's an excerpt from this post:

Here's my verification. The first photo is a detail on coin #1 I attributed (correctly) as a '49 to denticle:

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And here's the control sample: a '49 off-denticle:
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I think I must have some ones hoard! I found two mre '48 high, and another 47ml-pointed. Still have a small stack of loose '48's, and three tubes, standing by.
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I think #1's "A" placement is too far south to be a hi relief as well. Look at the other 4 and they draw a clear straight line to the dentile while #1 is definitely south. Nice finds!
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Well, since a couple people questioned the attribution of #1, I had another detailed look--and I stand by my call.

Firstly, I think some people got tripped up by the lighting and color of this coin, so here's a new photo of the A to denticle alignment:

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At this point I can eyeball this coin without lines. But, as a confirmation here's the attribution guide in Pierre Charest's book where high relief = A to denticle. Note here how the "A" to denticle aligns just slightly right of center. I think that has contributed to some confusion in attribution.

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I think all good attributions should be compared to a control sample (negative). So here is the '49 off-denticle. Compare this the guide above (labeled "low relief"):

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For '49, those are the two obverse die varieties.

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