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anyone have a picture of the near and far 6 - I think I have only the far variety... can't quite tell.
-Steve
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I am going to upload a pic in just a minute. Takes a minute for my photos to load lately. edit: here you go, sorry for the wait  Edited by malissadawn
10/23/2008 1:54 pm
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man, that's hard to judge.
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Canada
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it is. UNtil you have both varieties then you can see the difference pretty easily. Some varieties are so slight that I never find them. The 1996 is one of them. I just keep all my 1996 nickels until one day when I have time to realy pay attention.
good luck!
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Agreed--it's like splitting hairs at first glance. Of course, I find that's what Canadian varieties usually involve extreme detail, lol. What often helps me is finding a visual reference point on the coin to compare that distance--such as a serif width. That's the theory at least...I've spend countless hours looking for stuff like this  |
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Of course, I find that's what Canadian varieties usually involve extreme detail, lol  I find them harder to distinguish |
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On the near 6, it looks as if CANADA (and date) is bolder than the far 6 (check out the serifs on the lettering), and the circle of the 6 is oval shaped on the near 6, yet it's almost a perfect circle in the far 6.
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These coins are the same value, an MS-65 in either of the examples are worth 12 dollars. The Attachewd 6 is worth 100 in MS-65!
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yup, that site was useless to me for the 1996 nickel, but it's been great for other information. Still, it says "more to come" in too many places. I hope that information is soon forthcoming!
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Posted 10/23/2008 2:11 pm
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