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punman Pillar of the Community Canada 849 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 12:43 am For those that collect the $2 coin - which side forward do you display them? Typically I have my coins with the reverse (non Queen) side facing up with all my coins and I can see most of the dates. I did this with my $2 coins too but now notice that most of them do not have the date visible so am thinking of facing them all the opposite way. That would mean with the queen up so the dates can be visible. Any others go this route or am I being picky about it? Report this Post to the Staff

AgCoinAu Pillar of the Community Canada 3049 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 01:29 am For almost all my coins I display them with the reverse towards the front.... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 08:19 am It ususually preferred by most collectors to display the reverse side towards the front, because that is the side that changes design more often, and so can be more easily identified by type, at a glance. Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 08:52 am Depends what I'm trying to show. I collect off-centers so if it shows up bigger on one side I will display it. Otherwise I show off the date, especially for old 2012s. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 11:46 am (although I disagree) when grading more weight is given to the obverse so I would think OBV showing (like how they are slabbed). however with canadian coins it would be boring as all heck with a binder full of QE staring back at you. Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 3:00 pm Obverse in normal coins, reverse when a commemorative theme is used. In errors, the error side is "up." For edge lettering, Report this Post to the Staff
skyshark124 Pillar of the Community United States 1109 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 3:27 pm For my Canadian coins, I have the Queen facing out on the common stuff that has the same obverse and reverse, but for all the unique stuff like the War of 1812, Christmas, 1999-2000 quarters, stuff like that, I have the reverse showing front. Report this Post to the Staff
canuck1us Pillar of the Community United States 1002 Posts	Posted 10/06/2013 5:58 pm I have the reverse showing in all my Canadian coins. I do keep them in 2x2 flips and in transparent pages so you can see the obverse with a turn of the page. I vary the sides of my U.S. coins since there is more than one person on the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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