Individual Pictures Of 1908 Mint Set

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Eg1 New Member Canada 12 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 2:41 pm Here are individual pictures of the 1908 specimen set for which I am looking for a case I referred to in my previous posting. https://goccf.com/t/159692#159692 Report this Post to the Staff

Nathancrh1 Pillar of the Community Canada 785 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 3:05 pm Wow, love the toning on the 50 cent. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 3:10 pm Very Cool! Report this Post to the Staff
tfred Pillar of the Community Canada 627 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 3:15 pm Beautiful! Make sure they are each in their own little plastic flip. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 3:34 pm Good colour on the large cent - is it lacquered? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 4:25 pm My guess is lacquered cent ...and so wonderful to see a 100% unmolested set.. Glad to see that the poor case didn't transfer any damage to them. Make sure that you keep it that way by getting them in hard flips or better... Report this Post to the Staff
pocket change 50 Pillar of the Community Canada 1751 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 4:48 pm What a rare find! I wonder how many of these sets were made and sold? I wasn't aware the mint made collector sets so early in its history. I always thought collector sets started in the fifties. The penny is extra ordinary, wish I had one like it. What's the story of how you came to own it? Report this Post to the Staff
Eg1 New Member Canada 12 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 5:09 pm My father started collecting coins in the 1920's. My grandfather had been collecting before then. My dad passed away a number of years ago. My mother recently gave me a trunk dad stored coins in. This set was in the trunk. I believe my grandfather had purchased the set. Report this Post to the Staff
glenzy1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1554 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 6:16 pm F.Y.I. , if you ever find another leather case, please don't place these coins back in it. Collector coins, especially RARE and highly sought after such as the 1908 sets should be kept away from the elements as much as possible. either 2 x 2 'em or send them off to I.C.C.S. for best results. You have a gorgeous set here and should feel Happy to own/be in possession of it. Glenn Report this Post to the Staff
wandering Valued Member Canada 161 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 7:54 pm That's really a heritage. Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 8:01 pm If this collection goes back a few generations,..then there might be other wonderful coins that you might want to share with us here. Did you get to see other pieces in this collection? Here's hoping.. Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 8:03 pm The Charlton books should show collectable Canadian Specimen sets going back to 1858. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 10/11/2013 9:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pocket change 50 Pillar of the Community Canada 1751 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 6:32 pm WoW that a terrific heirloom piece. I love the story of your set, owned by 3 generations! I wonder if some of my coins will be passed down to future grankids, only hoping. My son is only 13. I love treasures like that. Interesting to know, collector sets have a history prior to the fifties. Report this Post to the Staff
pocket change 50 Pillar of the Community Canada 1751 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 6:41 pm I wonder what kinds of coins your grandfather collected, way back then? It has me intregued to wonder what coins early 1900 collectors chose. I'd love it, if you are able to share any details of your grandfathers collection. How did you and your dad become interested in collecting. I'm curious as to how hobbies get past on down through the generations. Example do people get interested because the parent or other family member also collects? Also do they collect the same coins/ or something different? Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 10/12/2013 7:27 pm What a nice piece of history! If and/ or when you get that leather case, be sure to share the pics of it! Report this Post to the Staff
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