Interesting Case For A 1922 Specimen Nickel

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johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1620 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 6:44 pm I'm assuming this is not the original case from the RCM? https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1922-CANADA....m1438.l2649 Edited by johnnysprawl 01/19/2020 6:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

thedollarman Pillar of the Community Canada 4911 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 7:36 pm Definitely an interesting piece..shame the coin is only SP60. Judging by just the box and what it says, it appears the coin was handed out to a select few and was one of the first 1922s actually struck. I could only find record of one other example, which appears to be in a small museum.i was the lucky winner so I'll let everyone know what Sandy Campbell has to say about it at the CAND show.. Feel free to call me Will. Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 7:38 pm Excellent seller and one more reminder that ebay despite its challenges and frustrations is still very much a go-to in the market. Report this Post to the Staff
Dollar 1935 Valued Member Canada 321 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 7:46 pm The canadian institute of mining and metallurgy was founded in 1898 so the 24th meeting was probably in 1922, so the box is comtemporary of the coin's strike. Are all the specimens struck by the RCM were issued in a specific case ? Edit : congratulation for that new buy theDollarman ! Even if the coin was heavily handled, it still a fascinating object, issued by the RCM or not Edited by Dollar 1935 01/19/2020 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Alan Pillar of the Community Canada 1463 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 8:54 pm Really cool. I wonder if the specimen 60 grade is due to case wear and handling? Report this Post to the Staff
thedollarman Pillar of the Community Canada 4911 Posts	Posted 01/19/2020 9:01 pm Alan, it's likely due to the original owner wiping the coin Feel free to call me Will. Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1222 Posts	Posted 01/20/2020 11:30 am Great coin thedollarman, your really assembling a very nice set of specimen coins. Here's a couple cropped pictures of just the coin. I can see why it's SP 60. Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5587 Posts	Posted 01/20/2020 1:41 pm looks like steel wool or a toothbrush with gritty powder was used. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 01/20/2020 2:28 pm Sean Isaacs (Alliance Coin & Banknote) had one of those, exactly like that, in his auction a couple of years ago. I have seen them a few times, they are indeed specimen strikes, and probably were special order from the mint back in the day. Most I have seen, have been polished - it takes a lot to damage pure nickel, but I suppose if you rub hard enough... "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/21/2020 04:56 am A little more info on the coin and history https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2...llection-11/ There is another one in a canadian industry museum as well. Very cool purchase. Report this Post to the Staff
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