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samsnate Pillar of the Community Canada 1723 Posts	Posted 07/15/2012 9:48 pm Ok I've been up and down the internet and discussed the issue with a few LCS and no one has the answer. Why is this year such a high demand high priced item? Mintage overall or for for the series have nothing to do with. My only conclusion is that maybe this year suffered a great melting fate....any one confirm my theory or actually know whats up with that year? Report this Post to the Staff

kitkat1858 Valued Member Canada 371 Posts	Posted 07/16/2012 12:31 pm That's a very good question. I think you might be right about the mass melting. It is very obvious that this is waay harder to find than other Victorian coins with comparable mintages. I'm still looking for one... Report this Post to the Staff
coldbeer72 New Member Canada 7 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 10:09 am Apparently a shipment of 1889 Canadian dimes was lost in a shipwreck whilst coming over from United Kingdom where they were minted, obviously not all of them though as most 1889 dimes found are in very worn condition. Hope this helps and good luck with your search! Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 07/19/2012 2:18 pm Love the name coldbeer72, now you just need a matching avatar!! Here is one suggestion!! "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 Edited by SPP-Ottawa 07/19/2012 2:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coastalcanuck New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 12:23 am certainly makes for a good detective story. There is a possibility that the mintage figure could be wrong and the coins minted in 1889 were mostly dated 1888. Wonder if the Royal Mint repoort of 1890 would be of help? Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 01:35 am http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...&lotNo=20127 http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 12:32 pm Thanks for that Bosox! I was wondering the same thing. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 2:57 pm Quote: Apparently a shipment of 1889 Canadian dimes was lost in a shipwreck whilst coming over from United Kingdom where they were minted, Is a hoard waiting on the bottom of the ocean to be recovered? Report this Post to the Staff
samsnate Pillar of the Community Canada 1723 Posts	Posted 08/14/2012 10:22 pm Thanks bosox.....big help! My hat is off to you! :-) cheers! Report this Post to the Staff
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