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Canada
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Thought it would be interesting and fun to hold a "end of the year" contest for the most interesting coins or notes in your collection. Not necessarily the most expensive.
Here are the rules:
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The coins or notes you post must be yours and must
be Canadian or Canadian Provincial and
must show a monarch on the obverse side!
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You can post a maximum of 2 different items with multiple images of each.
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All images should be Identified If you submit more than 1, so comments made by members can be attributed to the right image and we have no confusion or mix ups.
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you may, but do not have to, write a comment about your items.
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The contest will start exactly @ 18:00 hrs PST December 29 -2014
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The contest will close exactly @ 18:00 hrs PST December 31-2014.
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Anyone can only win ONCE.
At the end we all will vote on the following criteria:
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Most interesting item posted ( not necessarily the best picture posted)
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Any member can vote with one vote only ! ( you must decide if in daubt)
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Voting will take place between Dec 31 after 18:00 until 12:00 hrs PST on January 02-2015
I will donate a first and a second price valued up to $ 10 each for the winners.
Any questions or suggestions?
If anyone else wishes to donate other prices, please Pm me.
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Valued Member
United States
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Here is my 1952 50 cent piece. Bonus points for first entry? :) I received this coin from my father and have always appreciated the detail of the reverse.   Edited by CENTertainment
12/29/2014 11:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
2360 Posts |
1947 Silver Dollar Blunt 7 Repunched 4 and Repunched 7 with Die Crack
    Thanks for hosting the contest. Good luck to all.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2360 Posts |
1948 25 Cents with Obverse Die Cracks
This was an anniversary gift from my wife,
a personal favorite and avatar. 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
972 Posts |
Although I'm mostly a coin collector my entry into the most interesting Canadian coin or banknote is this 1902 $4 Dollar banknote. Why I find it interesting? 1. The denomination of 4 or Four Dollars 2. Actual ink signature, no 2 signatures would be identical. 3. Obverse picture of the "United Empire" as she passes though one of the locks on the St.Lawrence Seaway. The Seaway had just be completed and was a monumental huge venture built jointly by Canada and USA. 4. Very large banknote, about twice the size of today's. Back then they carried huge wallets to hold this cowboy cash. 5. Only 116 are know to have survived.   |
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Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
As much as I'd love to win, I have to throw my vote to Wireman!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
927 Posts |
All of these entries are awesome, but the 4 dollar note certainly gets my vote. Very interesting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
I like die cracks on coins but the 4 dollar note has my vote for this contest
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2360 Posts |
Wireman09 excellent $4 bill, gets my vote as well. Signatories must have had writer's cramp. Thanks for the fun youngen19, and 47P7Good luck adding to your collections in 2015! Happy New Year 
Edited by SilverDon
01/01/2015 08:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
I would vote for wireman also...a very interesting note~!!
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Sorry guys, I had hoped for a lot more participation. Teaches me a lesson of what not to do in the future.
However,I fully agree with your assessment of the winners
1 wireman, the incredible $4 note
2 silver Don, the 47 dollar
Both of you, please PM me you mailing addresses and your prices shall be in the mail next week.
thank you all for participating.
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Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
While it may not have gone the way you imagined it, I certainly appreciated the opportunity to show off one of my few Canadians...even if it wasn't interesting to most!
Thanks, 47P7!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Youngen
sorry u did not win....and, all Canadian coins 1967 and older are always interesting ( anything after that is granny bait sold by the mint)
your participation is much appreciated.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Much appreciated, thanks for the fun. youngen19, I have two 50 cent pieces, that's what we called them when I was young; 1976, and 2002P Both have different designs on the reverse and obverse from your nice silver one, they are both nickel but are interesting granny bait nonetheless. If you PM me your address, I will send these out to you as a third place prize. Happy New Year.     Edited by SilverDon
01/04/2015 09:08 am
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Posted 12/30/2014 09:29 am
