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wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 11/15/2008 07:37 am What do you think happened to this 20 center? Image Insert: Image Insert: Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 11/15/2008 09:37 am It looks like the "20" was scratched off - perhaps in hope of passing it as a mainland quarter? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 11/15/2008 11:37 pm That strikes me as a totally plausible explanation. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 11/19/2008 1:26 pm Ya know I originally thought that, but have questions. It seems like a lot of time was put into this effort, all for 5 cents? Also I do not see scratch marks that would make it suspect. If it was removed, done by buffing? Unusual method. Also only 40,000 minted. Seems rarity value more important than 5 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 11/19/2008 5:31 pm Quote: It seems like a lot of time was put into this effort, all for 5 cents? ... Also only 40,000 minted. Seems rarity value more important than 5 cents. These two points both indicate to me that it was most likely done not far away from the date of issue of the coin, back when 5¢ mattered more and when nobody would have known or cared about how rare the coin was. I assume the "targets" would have been people who were well aware that Canada had switched from 20¢ to 25¢ coins in 1870, but perhaps unaware that Newfoundland had not done likewise. The presence of a big, bold "1873" date would have been reassurance that the only possible denomination it could have been was 25¢. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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