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Fidius New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 04:13 am Is there any distinction between the "specimen" coins contained in the rare 1969 to 1976 "VIP Specimen" Sets and those contained in the more common " Prestige" sets, sold to the general public? Also, any insights on the rarity of the VIP sets? The Haxby and Charlton catalogues seem to disagree on the 1970 VIP set as the former indicates 100 known vs 1000 indicated by the latter. Charlton does not appear to list the post 1970 VIP sets. Report this Post to the Staff

loonielewy Pillar of the Community Canada 1775 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 09:56 am . Try the NCLT thread for more answers. . "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa" In memory of those members who left us too soon... In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020 In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP. In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024 Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 3:08 pm 1969 - Very hard to find/scarce 1970 - 1000 is the estimated number I believe. Can be found, but looking at $500+ most of the time. $1 specimen coin was minted in higher numbers and easy to find in its own case. 1971+ - Common and easy to find, the case is the only scarce part that I am aware of. Coins cannot be distinguished from others. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 7:22 pm Quote: Coins cannot be distinguished from others. Except for 1973. Most coins in the double dollar Prestige Sets fell victim to the "red fluff"... finding a bright red 1973 1-cent is not easy! "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 01/04/2021 02:40 am Yes,I would agree on the 73's as well. I have not done much hunting for the 73's but mine was definitely hit the red fluff. At a favorable angle and lighting it looks kind of neat with a purplish polkadot tone, but most of the time it is kind of ugly. Edited by purelywasted 01/04/2021 02:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
Fidius New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 01/04/2021 02:58 am Thanks to all for the information thus far ! Are the early 1970s "VIP Specimen" cases identical for each of the years or is there an identifier or distinction for each year? Report this Post to the Staff
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