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KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 02:27 am My local dealer has a bulk lot of Canadian coins he lets me search for varieties. Four of these I found today, and all 5 I'm offering at the trading forum. (#4) Report this Post to the Staff

skelly423 Valued Member Canada 187 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 10:54 am KurtS, you have good skill (and a nice bit of luck) at finding the major varieties of Canadian cents. Are you sure #1 is an A points variety? I'm unsure about that one Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/27/2008 12:13 pm Thanks Skelly! In total, I've found 8 of these in the last month...I'm keeping the XF+ copies (and another ICCS slabbed I bought earlier,lol). Regarding the attribution of #1, We've covered this before...here's an excerpt from this post: Here's my verification. The first photo is a detail on coin #1 I attributed (correctly) as a '49 to denticle: And here's the control sample: a '49 off-denticle: Edited by KurtS 01/27/2008 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 02/01/2008 10:16 am I think I must have some ones hoard! I found two mre '48 high, and another 47ml-pointed. Still have a small stack of loose '48's, and three tubes, standing by. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
Nelrak Pillar of the Community United States 974 Posts	Posted 02/04/2008 02:10 am I think #1's "A" placement is too far south to be a hi relief as well. Look at the other 4 and they draw a clear straight line to the dentile while #1 is definitely south. Nice finds! Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/04/2008 03:05 am Well, since a couple people questioned the attribution of #1, I had another detailed look--and I stand by my call. Firstly, I think some people got tripped up by the lighting and color of this coin, so here's a new photo of the A to denticle alignment: At this point I can eyeball this coin without lines. But, as a confirmation here's the attribution guide in Pierre Charest's book where high relief = A to denticle. Note here how the "A" to denticle aligns just slightly right of center. I think that has contributed to some confusion in attribution. I think all good attributions should be compared to a control sample (negative). So here is the '49 off-denticle. Compare this the guide above (labeled "low relief"): For '49, those are the two obverse die varieties. Edited by KurtS 02/04/2008 03:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
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