Opinions And A Question On A 1858 Canada 20 Cents

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santafeboy Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 12:08 am I saw an 1858 Canada 20 cents for sale today. I've wanted one of these since childhood.Anyway it appears like a solid F-12 and the seller wants $95 for it. Good price? I know catalog is around $120 and it has a surprisingly high mintage of 738000 or so.The question is on coinsandcanada they list a coin and medal version. I'm not understanding what the medal version is? Any info from those with more expertise? Report this Post to the Staff

santafeboy Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 12:28 am mintage 730392 to be precise Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 01:22 am Coin and medal refer to the axis orientation. Take a US coin and look at it in a mirror,when the side facing you is right side up,the image in the mirror is upside down.This is "coin" axis orientation. Take a Canadian coin (post 1908) and look at it in a mirror,when the side facing you is right side up the image in the mirror is also right side up. This is "medal" orientation. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 12:31 pm Another good way to remember coinage versus medal striking axis alignment is if you were to drill an (imaginary) hole in the top of your coin, and wear it around your neck on a chain, the medal alignment will be 'up' even if the coin turns over. The coins are stuck, like a medal. "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 12:38 pm Quote: ...it has a surprisingly high mintage of 738000 or so. The mintage does not reflect how many are actually surviving. They are not common. Rob Turner has written an excellent article on this subject: http://www.victoriancent.com/upload...analysis.pdf "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 11:23 pm As far as price goes, I had one that I got certified by ICCS at F12 and sold it last year for around $70 or $80 on ebay. I wasn't unhappy. I suspect that a $95 price is not bad for a dealer price if it is truly F12 but you might do better if you watch ebay for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
santafeboy Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 9:34 pm Im kind of glad I didnt buy it,I went back today and brought my loupe and noticed a nick around 2 o clock on the obverse ( barely noticeable and not even halfway into the rim ) but a defect anyway otherwise a bueatiful coin Report this Post to the Staff
lambecolin Pillar of the Community Canada 618 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 12:00 am Nicks ,if small enough, don't matter that much on a F12. $95 is the going rate. Survivors of the 20 cent is as low as 7,300---they were actively withdrawn from circulation.R Turner is the source-2009. Report this Post to the Staff
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