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Canada 5 Cents 1926: Near 6 Or Far 6?

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 Posted 11/10/2012  7:57 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Peter4805 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I bought this coin tonight at an online auction for US $11.50. In the auction listing it was described as a 1926 near 6 nickel, but I'm not so sure. In my Charlton catalogue the near 6 coin has the tip of the 6 almost touching the leaf. To me, the coin I bought more closely resembles the picture of the far 6 coin in the catalogue. Granted, the auction house pictures leave a lot to be desired, but I'm hoping they are good enough to positively ID this nickel. Anyways, if it does turn out to be a near 6 I didn't pay a lot and won't be terribly upset either way.

Canada-5-Cents-1926:-Near-6-Or-Far-6?

Canada-5-Cents-1926:-Near-6-Or-Far-6?
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 Posted 11/11/2012  01:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add aiglet7 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I believe it is a 'near 6' coin that you bought. Take a look at the two examples at this link and make your own comparison:-

http://coinsandcanada.com/coins-pri...ts-1922-1936
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 Posted 11/11/2012  08:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Canadian Beaver Hunter to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would agree that this is a near 6 the tail is much longer and relatively close to the maple
still a nice find for you
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 Posted 11/11/2012  09:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wert to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Near 6 Peter4805...Still nice coin in good shape.
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Thanks for this link, aiglet7.
I found a 1926 Near 6 years ago, in circulation, in southern Connecticut.
I had always been very pleased with it. That is, until last May.
A dealer at a local coin show had close to a roll of then that he was offering at under $8.00 each USD.
Sigh.
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11/11/2012 11:40 am
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 Posted 11/11/2012  2:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Peter4805 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks everyone and especially aiglet for the interesting link. I guess that 'far 6' spot in my album will be empty for a while yet, but it's all good.
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