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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's nice finding overdates that leave no room for doubt.  This is also one of the few copper coins I have with a reeded edge.  |
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Canada
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nice find, I've got to start looking for overdates. all I knowingly have right now is a Canada cent 1859\8
nice find
Feel free to call me Will.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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theDollarMan--thanks!  I think you'll be surprised how many world overdates exist--they're tough to find on US coins, and perhaps Canada too? Here's a rundown of the countries I've found overdates for: Sweden, Norway, Belgium, UK, Denmark, Iceland, Mexico, Peru.  |
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Canada
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That's a beautiful coin. You're inspiring me to start looking at what I have in world coinage and to look elsewhere too  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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DV, what is your most modern overdate?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Canada
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Ah! If I recall I read a thread about this coin a while ago, know what you need DV the 1859 Canada cent 9\8 and the ultra rare I think its either the 5 or 10 cent piece from Canada with an 1858 over a 1558.
Feel free to call me Will.
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01/28/2014 9:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I especially like the 1858/1558--very dramatic!
I cherry-pick all my overdates--but I haven't had luck with Canada coins--yet.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Thirty years ago, I was always on the lookout for ANY red unc or near unc foreign copper or bronze coins in dealer's junk boxes.
I am now very glad I was.
I would have jumped at this one as well. Nice coin. Overdate adds interest and value. Cudos to you for spotting it!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sel, that's a very good strategy! If you've rescued a lot of nice coins from junk boxes, you might also have a few overdates. |
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Netherlands
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Nice grade It's one of the many Belgium overdates, last year I found a couple of overdates but not that nice as yours..  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sander, yes--Belgium has a lot of overdates, and mostly common. I see ones I already have on ebay all the time. |
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United States
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I find it interesting that Belgium stopped minting the 2 cent coin in 1914, and began again in 1919. This corresponded with the years it was occupied by Germany during WWI. I a assuming when the mint workers returned to work after Germany pulled out they just changed the date on an existing 1914 die. So in a way your overdate was caused by a war.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rdwarrior, that really interesting...it seems to coincide with the occupation.
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United States
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Don't forget Colombia, there are some very distinct overdates well into the mid 20th century
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