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United States
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I got this with a bunch of other canadian coins. Alot of them are from the 1800s. I Wasn't even thanking about there error coins. Ops I found one right off the bat.  Image:  1950dd.jpg92.97 KB Image: 1950ddcu.jpg49.31 KB |
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United States
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coindexter, congrats on your find. I belive it is a DDO, and not machine doublinmg. Dick |
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United States
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Wow...that's interesting! CENTS sure looks like it has separation in places.  |
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United States
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I have a few that look like your's. Mine seems to be a combination of Working Die Doubling (WDD) and Die Deterioration Doubling ( DDD). Mine also has a doubled HP, Portrait, and pointed tail on the Beaver due to a Die Break. |
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 United States
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I have a 1950 with a die crack beaver tail also. Have you seen the hearing aid nickel. I have one of them too if ya want to see it?
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United States
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I have that one as well - the die crack in the beaver tail - and I would say that one has good prospects for increasing in value (once collectors find out about it). I would be surprised if more than a few dozen folks even have one. I also have the hearing aid one.
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United States
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I have been looking around and it looks as if error canadian coins are worth less then normal ones. Is that true? Is it because there so many errors out there?
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United States
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All else being equal, I doubt the errors are worth less. In many cases they have strong demand, such as the "diving goose" dollar.
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Valued Member
United States
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"I have been looking around and it looks as if error canadian coins are worth less then normal ones."
Generally an error coin will trade for no less than a regular coin. Few collectors are aware of this area of the marketplace, and how it is growing. Note that even regular coins can trade within quite a range (i.e., 100% or more above average prices and 50% or more below average prices).
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I agree that the error coins here do NOT sell for less. The canadian books rarely mention them, but they are out there, and they are worth collecting. I think the real problem is that everyone already knows about the very famous errors in american coins and that means that there isn't a lot of attention paid to the canadian coins. I have found some really good ones.
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United States
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Hello Malissadawn, Is there a website that shows a list of errors and there going price?
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Canada
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I'm not sure if there is a website. I have been told that The Royal Mint site actually has a list of coin errors, but I have never gone to try to find it. Navigating the mint site in canada is a real pain. lol What I do know is what the sellers at the coin stores here and the flea markets are charging and it's not cheap. There must be something out there to help people. Maybe I will start my own site and start listing errors that we on the forum are able to find :) |
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Thats a great idea. I have at least 3 coins to post and Mkb might be abe to also. Thanks for the info. Shane
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coindexter can you post a pic of the hearing aid plse? what year was that? I just went thru 20,000 nickels and didnt know about it...  |
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Canada
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Edited by malissadawn
09/16/2008 3:13 pm
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Thanks Malissa I bookmarked those sites, tks. I found a hearing aid nickel on ebay, its a 1950 with this description: "Canada Error 1950 5 Cent Nickel Due to two dies clashing together with no coin between them, result in a pattern of lines inside the King's ear, along his neck, and what looks like a spike at the back of his neck refer to it as the "hearing aid" variety..." I checked the 3 1950's in my collection and none are hearing aids, but its good to know! http://cgi.ebay.com/Canada-Error-19...id_W0QQitemZ160237009457QQihZ006QQcategoryZ3387QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting |
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Posted 07/13/2008 12:36 pm
