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Pillar of the Community
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SPP what did you contribute to the nickel variety section? And I just picked up the new edition 30 min ago, cant wait to dig thought my few nickel dollars and see what I can find :)
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I wrote the entire section, including the introductory paragraphs, for Bill Cross. Most of those photos are of my coins.
"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
Edited by SPP-Ottawa
09/21/2012 10:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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wow that's incredible !! congratulations, its very well written and presented.
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Valued Member
United States
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Royal Silver, SPP-Ottawa is "the" authority on nick dollars. It's nice to see his research published in Charlton. A couple of us did the Large Cent section in the 65th edition. There is a lot of experience and expertise hanging out here :)
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Valued Member
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I finally got a chance to peruse the latest catalog.
The section on the nickel dollars was very informative, to say the least!
Good job, SPP!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
Going to get a copy today (hopefully). Will it be on the shelf at chapters?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Use the store inventory search - I did just now, only to discover that my local Coles finally got them in. Off to Coles  |
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I would say my inspiration for the nickel dollar series, came from part of an article that Tom Becker wrote (maybe back in 2005?): http://www.canadiancoin.com/coin_ar...t&title=+TomBut, I ignored one small sentence of his article... Quote:
Don't bother with the varieties. I could not help myself - I am a coin collector, how could I possibly ignore varieties... I have not heard any news from Tom Becker recently, I hope he is well. "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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Valued Member
Canada
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I don't want to spoil the ending for those who haven't read the nickel dollars section yet, but I think the most significant aspect is the intuitive new variety numbering convention. At a glance you can tell the year, surface, finish, and variety number. With the addition of denomination, this format could be used to describe all Canadian coinage. I hope it catches on. Great stuff, SPP!
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New Member
Canada
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I just got my copy today! I tried at Coles yesterday, but it was not on the shelf. But today it was and I was pretty excited to see it sitting on the shelf.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well my last copy was from 2006 so I think I'm do.  I got the 67th issue and picked up the 2013 Volume 2 Collector and Maple Leaf Issues from Cole's this afternoon. It's a lot better than my old copy, very nice work SPP we should get you to autograph them.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Roger, I miss Tom's wit, stories and perspective as well. The hobby lost a great mind when his health prevented him from participating. I don't know his status either but I hope all is OK.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I think many of us took Tom's advice on things. One I took to heart is; "stockpile key dates in problem free, circulated grades." Since then, I have picked up quite a few Canadian and NF key date Victorian cents. Closest I have come to buying coins for investment, rather than pleasure.
I haven't had an e-mail conversation with him for about 3 or 4 years now.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Congrats SPP. Great work. Tom is really missed by us "old" ccrs types.
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Pillar of the Community
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Just got my copy. Congrats to SPP on an interesting varieties section.
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Posted 09/21/2012 10:21 pm
