Posted 03/19/2015 6:47 pm
My Charlton of 2009 has a section on Specimen Sets
1970-2008 Pg 345-46 Prestige Sets 1971-1980 Pg 347.
It notes - Page 345
"In 1970 the RCM provided special specimen sets to Prime
Minister Trudeau for presentation purposes during his trip
to China that year. A quantity of specimen sets in narrow
cases were made up. After Trudeau's trip, some of these
sets were sold to the public for $13 each. The total
quantity of 1970 specimen sets issued in Canada is believed
to be fewer than 1,000 and the only way 1970 specimen coins
were available was in these sets.
When the Mint made specimen sets available to the public
starting in 1971, they were housed in larger, eight coin
cases. These sets are listed under prestige sets 1971-1980
on page 347.
In the early 1970's empty narrow specimen cases became
available. The coins that could be housed in them were
taken from prestige sets of the year.
Finish: Specimen, Brilliant relief on brilliant background"
Page 347
"When it was introduced in 1971, the prestige set (double
dollar set) contained two nickel dollars, with the second
nickel dollar being used to display the obverse. This was
also true of the 1972 set; however, from 1973 on the second
dollar was replaced with a silver dollar. The coins in the
prestige sets are of specimen quality until 1980, and proof
quality thereafter.
Finish - Brilliant relief on a brilliant background.
Cases: 1971-1973: Crest of Canada; black leather, book type
with clasp, Red satin inside red flocked 7-hole stationary
display - coloured flocked jackets."
So, you have to get specimen quality coins from the
prestige set. If they come in a narrow set then they were
taken from a prestige set, just in a narrow case. The
issue with the bigger case was the toning of the coins
specifically the penny and the dollar. Possibly the ones in
the narrow case may not have been so badly toned as it was
the red fibre interior that toned the coins. I have not
seen any narrow cases but in the Charlton book. I was
upset when I received my 1972 set because there was no
silver dollar, they started in 1973, Doh!
1970-2008 Pg 345-46 Prestige Sets 1971-1980 Pg 347.
It notes - Page 345
"In 1970 the RCM provided special specimen sets to Prime
Minister Trudeau for presentation purposes during his trip
to China that year. A quantity of specimen sets in narrow
cases were made up. After Trudeau's trip, some of these
sets were sold to the public for $13 each. The total
quantity of 1970 specimen sets issued in Canada is believed
to be fewer than 1,000 and the only way 1970 specimen coins
were available was in these sets.
When the Mint made specimen sets available to the public
starting in 1971, they were housed in larger, eight coin
cases. These sets are listed under prestige sets 1971-1980
on page 347.
In the early 1970's empty narrow specimen cases became
available. The coins that could be housed in them were
taken from prestige sets of the year.
Finish: Specimen, Brilliant relief on brilliant background"
Page 347
"When it was introduced in 1971, the prestige set (double
dollar set) contained two nickel dollars, with the second
nickel dollar being used to display the obverse. This was
also true of the 1972 set; however, from 1973 on the second
dollar was replaced with a silver dollar. The coins in the
prestige sets are of specimen quality until 1980, and proof
quality thereafter.
Finish - Brilliant relief on a brilliant background.
Cases: 1971-1973: Crest of Canada; black leather, book type
with clasp, Red satin inside red flocked 7-hole stationary
display - coloured flocked jackets."
So, you have to get specimen quality coins from the
prestige set. If they come in a narrow set then they were
taken from a prestige set, just in a narrow case. The
issue with the bigger case was the toning of the coins
specifically the penny and the dollar. Possibly the ones in
the narrow case may not have been so badly toned as it was
the red fibre interior that toned the coins. I have not
seen any narrow cases but in the Charlton book. I was
upset when I received my 1972 set because there was no
silver dollar, they started in 1973, Doh!
Edited by SilverDon
03/19/2015 6:58 pm
03/19/2015 6:58 pm
