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I have two 1951 Big Nickel commemoratives (the big ones). One weighs significantly more than the other. Were these minted in more than one composition? Does anyone know the specs on these? Thanks very much! Edited by halfabustisbetter
08/07/2008 09:37 am
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Hey, I actually have never seen that coin before, thanks for posting. But I couldn't find any results on the internet or in any of my books.. which is weird. this is the only result I came up with. http://cgi.ebay.com/1751---1951-Can...ve_W0QQitemZ150279535695QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL080806148r16686 but it has been HORRIBLY cleaned so the price should reflect that |
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These were souvenir items. I imagine they were first made from nickel then switched to aluminum for cost savings. The one shown here is aluminum.  There was also a big penny as well. These both come from the Big Nickel park in Sudbury Ontario  Here is a link to The Big Nickel site from Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_NickelEdited by chrycopaul
08/07/2008 2:41 pm
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Thanks, I am assuming that's the case, but still wondering how many of each metal were made, and who would know. HABIB
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With it being a souvenir trinket I think numbers would be hard to come by, unless you can find out the company responsible for making them.
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They have all of the makings of a circulating coin, I wonder whether they are spendable?
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lol, spendable. redeemable for 1cent. lol, try and sell it on ebay as a RARE ERROR, WRONG PLANCHET R9! lol... sorry just joking |
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I guess you all export the funny people to the States.  I'm actually seeking information, not trying to prove I have a million dollar coin. |
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halfabustisbetter: I guess you all export the funny people to the States. I'm actually seeking information, not trying to prove I have a million dollar coin. LOL, yah. sorry, just pokin fun at all the people on ebay that post Machine Doubling, or rotated dies from the 1800's and the title reads something like what I posted before. No intentional harm planned. |
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I have one of those big nickels as well. They are kind of neat. Never saw the big penny before. I wouldn't mind having one of those.
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I apologize for my lack of clarity. My question ought to have been: were they ever "exchangeable," not 'are they spendable.' I have seen quite a few aluminum examples that look to have changed hands. Were they used as a novelty nickel token in Sudbury at some point--say, around the time the Big Nickel was dedicated--in order to publicize the grand opening? I realize you can't walk into a store with 20 of them and use them as a dollar right now--I am looking for a bit more nuance here. Some of these tokens were originally sold to finance the Big Nickel project. Has anyone ever seen or know about a catalogue of the coins they sold? Were there limited edition varieties? I do think they sold quite a few different types to help with the financing. I also know Canada has an exceedingly rich token history, and if these were ever used--even as park tokens for train ride, I would be interested to know about it. I realize what they are, but I would still like to know more about them as it would increase the value and amount of my numismatic knowledge, even if the tokens themselves aren't worth a plug nickel. Sorry I wasn't more clear.
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PS--I know what you were after snaz, and my response was funnier in my head than on the page. No offense intended. I'm not one of those people, but they'd probably try to sell this as a RARE giant nickel only one made huge value L@@K! I will die before it is sold, but I'd like to attach a note to it with as much information as I can find...
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These were not tokens and were not exchangable. They were merely souvenirs of a visit to the site. The Big Nickel was not a government project and was erected by a private citizen Ted Szilva.
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Posted 08/07/2008 2:32 pm
