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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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The mint sank 50 obverse and 66 reverse dies for this coin. Lots of varieties ensued. Also, because of subsequent meltings, these are much scarcer than the mintage suggests.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Medieval, it is a difference that was noticed and the value of the coin most likely is a large factor to stopping any one person from completing a serious study on the subject.
May I suggest that you start a poll on the subject, would help to learn what percentage have #3 missing, partial or complete.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Just checked the 2 I have and all three areas are well struck up. Both are sort of nice VF coins .
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May I suggest that you start a poll on the subject, Since I am not a specialist Canadian collector, I leave that to one who is. Would be interested on the result of such a poll though even if it only covers CCF members. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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mine is definitely incomplete.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Not a VF-20, there is too much wear on the leaves and braid to call it that. Solid F-15.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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A completed crown jewel is very scarce---I have only seen 2 or 3 out of 600 coins.
A reverse weak strike very common--probably 50% of all the coins--especially the N, T, and 5
charlton lists 4 varieties---blunders and re-engraved 5
One leaf is not attached--has no stem--not a variety
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
618 Posts |
Minted +-700,000 but all recalled and melted for 25 cent coin.
Rob Turner's research estimates survivors are 7,642 coins.
That figure does not account for destruction of coins through jewelers, misplacement's,lost and disasters.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
618 Posts |
With a budget of $2,000,000 this coin market could be captured and controlled for $261 per coin----first buy up all the holed, scrap ones. then ebay and auction ones lastly the dealers who will benefit in the price rise then destroy all the scrap, holed ones sell all g,f grades or destroy them Take a bath with all your gold coins------------Good plan? maybe not. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've only seen weakly struck 1858's ...or 1858's with soft details as described above.
Could anyone here post a well struck one for us to compare it to?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2495 Posts |
"With a budget of $2,000,000.00........."
I'd rather buy silver bullion right now.
A definite winner investment for the future.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Reasonable strike |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
618 Posts |
 Full jewel |
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Thanks for all the information 'lambecolin'. As per Quote:
Rob Turner's research estimates survivors are 7,642 coins. How many (serious) collectors of Canadian coins are out there? |
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Canada
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lambercolin..Outstanding examples and the best I've ever seen.
If I was to guess,..I'd say that the "reasonable strike" was a gem specimen.
Most beautiful example that I've ever seen here...and I've never seen a "full jewel" before...
Thanks for posting such beauties..
I hope that everyone here appreciates what they're looking at..
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