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Viper/MG OMG - I didn't know about that site - now I need to take a Class on how to use it! I think I found the image for the suggested OBV 59: https://www.vickycents.com/can-group-j.html but it doesn't show the quad punch like mine - what am I missing? Thanks much for showing me that site!! |
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Go to the Haxby site and click on "ID my coin", then click on the area/letter/digit that makes yours different, in this case the C in Canada and find your coin and try to match the Reverses that match your Obverse: https://www.vickycents.com/om-rp-c-anada.html |
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Viper/MG
I studied it some more and you are bang on 45a+J3
I am Very impressed you could figure it out from my pictures. And that site is great - I just need a lot more magnification to see the details.
Again, Much appreciated!!
joewobblie
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Yahoo another coin collector trapped in the varieties of vickie cents   Be prepared to go mad and have lots of fun seaching. Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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@joewobblie - welcome from another 1859er!
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Welcome to the 59 club joewobblie! Have you attributed the other 11 coins on the Haxby site yet?
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I have gone through 5 of my better grades and 'think' I have matched them - it is tough going for me but I think is getting easier as I can recall more of the markers.
I am using the suggested method on the site - starting on the reverse with leaf 7 and working through the guide.
In order to see my coin I must move to the window with bright sun and use a 16x loop. Then go back to the computer, then back to the window, back to the computer... you get the image lol
I have divided the remaining ones into two piles - with the large gap in the vine at leaf 7 and with the small gap. I don't see the other gaps but perhaps I am missing them.
Next I will go through the small piles together to see if that helps me ID each one.
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Rather than the gap at 7 to start, if you have a repunched digit or two, that may be quicker. Just remember that ALL 1859's have a vine break/gap at 13, then the one at 7 starts later from little to large and then, much later the vine break/gap at 2. I've worked on the 1859 varieties for over 25 years and the fun never stops. However, I don't use, but rather just suggest other's use the Haxby site, though I have loaned well over 1000 1859's to those that work on the site, including Jim Haxby. Once you start, you have a hard time quitting. Thank heavens that there were more than 9 million minted, so raw examples are still around.
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