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I found this coin in Big Valley, Alberta (really small town) the only thing I could find was one person on ebay selling it for a couple bucks This coin is made for the diamond jubilee of the town But the thing that amazed me was that when I bought it they Had a small plastic container full of them at the back of the shop Which I suspect is the entire mintage of this beautiful coin They also had some wooden nickels but not as grand as this coin Just thought I might share what I thought of this coin!!   |
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 Canada
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A town I know well, and, unfortunately, best known for the Big Valley Creation Science Museum... I'll bite my tongue and resist saying anything more about that, because being a geologist and a scientist, my rant would not be pretty, and frankly, a numismatic forum is not the place for it... But, Alberta does have some pretty cool, older Trade dollars, which are usually large brass or bronze coins, with cool designs. I have a couple from places like Wildwood (1966) and Valleyview (1967), which I love... "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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04/17/2013 01:21 am
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Canada
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Very nice coin. I like the steam locomotive in it... Is there a location here to post Canadian "collectable Trade dollars"..? If it gets placed in the general tokens section,. I'm thinking that the Canadians might not see it. Is there a reference book for these Canadian trade coins? North Bay had the Dionne Quints coin from 1984 in 3 different mintage's of only 60 silver,.. and more pieces struck of a gold plated version,.. and finally a nickel strike celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Quint's birth. |
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Is there a reference book for these Canadian trade coins? Canadian Municipal Trade Tokens, 5th edition, by Serge Peltier It is sold out at the publisher, but some coin stores (e.g., B&W Coins in Brampton) still sell copies. It is merely a catalogue, there are no illustrations in this book. Most cool tokens you have to discover... "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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04/17/2013 11:45 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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SPP
Does that trade token catalogue have mintage numbers in it?
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Canada
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Yes.
"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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Canada
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SPP-Ottawa...Thanks for that good info on the Trade Tokens...  |
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Have to see if I can find that book now.
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