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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Never new this before. (Although you Toonie collectors might.) Saw this on ebay when scrolling through Canadian Coins. Apparently there are two types of toonies with the "I" & "A" pointing to different areas on the denticles. This supposedly only appears in the NBU sets.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nice find these coins are both from mint sets?
I'll have to keep a eye open for these
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There are a few different obverse types but each one is a different dollar. I have not found a mule yet. Are the pictures from the same reverse dollar or two different ones?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Are the pictures from the same reverse dollar or two different ones? This is the way the pictures were on ebay. I would imagine the two Type 1 pictures are from one coin and the two Type 2 pictures are from one other coin. Edited by JimmyD
02/09/2018 4:59 pm
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 Canada
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Have you counted the beads on both versions?
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Canada
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I just bought one of each... could be an interesting column article, for the last year of the PL strikes in Ottawa.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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There is only a picture of the full Obverse of Type 1
so can't do a comparison.
Looking at the pictures supplied though, it appears that
Type 2 has smaller beads.
Maybe another large and small bead variety?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I bought a set of these off ebay several years ago. They looked to me like a legitimate set of varieties when I examined them. Both coins looked PL. I didn't count the beads though. I ended up selling the set to a collector in my club who has a complete set of loon dollars ever issued. |
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Canada
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I ended up selling the set to a collector in my club who has a complete set of loon dollars ever issued. To use my favourite quote from the Princess Bride, "Inconceivable!" After all, there is the unique Montreal Canadiens loon struck in solid gold (mintage of 1 to 3?) I also have every loon ever struck (offered for sale), but I did not buy the solid gold loons in 2017... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are these both PL strikes, specimens, or business strikes?
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Pillar of the Community
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After all, there is the unique Montreal Canadiens loon struck in solid gold (mintage of 1 to 3?) I actually thought of that, but thought no one would notice.  Okay, every loon dollar issued to the public... |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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TheForce-
As I stated in the first post, they are only available
in the Brilliant Uncirculated (PL) sets.
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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here is some images of the set I have. these coin are very hard to photograph. had to change my lights. trying to get use to these new leds.   |
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Canada
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Is it me, or are we seeing a near and far beads (relative to the rim) variation here?
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Pillar of the Community
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yes spp ottawa. you are right. it is near and far. but that not all what different.
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Posted 02/09/2018 4:39 pm
