Creator Of The Big Nickel Passes - Coin Community Forum

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DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 12:01 pm http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbu...el-1.3484705 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 3:14 pm Interesting article. Thanks for putting it up. Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 3:35 pm Thanks for posting. Fascinating. Report this Post to the Staff
Dennman Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 7:54 pm Had the pleasure of viewing the nickle first hand.That had to be not long after the official dedication on a family auto trip to Calgary.An impressive sight for a young lad that dabbled in coin collecting. Report this Post to the Staff
roundman72 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 8:29 pm did they make a coin like that too? I think I got one somewhere Report this Post to the Staff
Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 8:40 pm Yes they did in 1951. I think it's the exact same design Report this Post to the Staff
roundman72 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 10:23 pm found it Report this Post to the Staff
Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 10:45 pm Oh that's the large version! I had one of those too. But for the actual nickel in 1951, it used the same design Report this Post to the Staff
Coinsplus Valued Member Canada 430 Posts	Posted 03/11/2016 12:03 am Wow. Sad to hear of his passing. I know the daughter of Mr. Szilva. She told me the entire story about how her father was instrumental on having this idea of the monument. She did tell me that her father was not well over the past few months. Last summer, she gave me some of her fathers tokens as a gift (all proudly stating Sudbury, Canada on each of them), after she found out that I collect Canadian coins. Here are some of the tokens I received. I placed a nickel dollar next to them to show the scale of how large these tokens are. I had the opportunity to visit the actual Big Nickel monument in 1992 on road trip across Canada, and marveled how large the actual monument was in real life. I never would have imagined that 20 years later, I would get to be friends with the daughter of Mr. Szilva, by chance. My condolences to the family. Edited by Coinsplus 03/11/2016 12:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
cjweber Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 03/11/2016 12:26 am Sorry to hear that... Some great stories coming from you guys though... Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 03/11/2016 10:57 am Really nice medals, Coinsplus. Report this Post to the Staff
Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 03/11/2016 11:50 am "World's Largest" roadside attractions are big (pun intended) in Canada and I hope to someday see the nickle. Canadian Coin News has run a bunch of articles lately on giant coins and nickel production. It would be nice to see an "in memory" piece in the next issue. Alex Trebek and the Giant nickel can be seen in my avatar. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinsplus Valued Member Canada 430 Posts	Posted 03/12/2016 12:02 pm More, updated articles about Ted and his legacy: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbu...el-1.3487398 Obituary and funeral information: http://www.lougheedfuneralhomes.com...obituary.php Edited by Coinsplus 03/12/2016 12:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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