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Picked up a couple specimen cases recently (sadly no coins inside) and was wondering what others have for 1970 and earlier cases. Pictured 1911 - Specimen (7b) 1937 - Specimen (9d) 1953 - Specimen (12) 196X - Specimen dollar (don't have much info on this) 1968/9 - Specimen dollar (only seems to have PL dollars) Not Pictured 1953 - Set Small cardboard box with stapled plastic envelopes 1954-1960 - Cardboard holders Want list 1970 - Specimen case 1908 - Specimen case   |
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Amazing group of sets you have...
I also note you have not listed the 1967 centennial coin case(s)
Also is it specifically a 1970 specimen set/case or a 1970's specimen set/case?
Just wondering as I have a 72 & a 75 but the price on 1970 sets seem astronomical by comparison
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Great call on the 67's, I have the coins (not gold one), but not the box, need to add that to my list.
1970 was a release of only ~1000 sets, came with a similar case to red ones, but black. Have the coins but no box. These sets are a huge buyer beware, as they are frequently switched out for nice PL coins. I almost got caught once, but was able to return to auction house after ICCS grading come back PL's, out the grading fee, but not the $500 for set. Wish I could have kept the box.
Now comes the expensive part of filling in the coins, only have a handful of the specimen coins. Lots to go, but probably out of my collecting range for quite awhile.
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There are 4 different cases for the 1967 sets. 2 in red for the Unc/PL and 2 in black for the SP/Proof. The difference being in the clasps. I'll post pix of them later today.
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Very nice pick up.  The 1970 case is hard to find - might cost you more than the coins! Do you intend to store the coins in the cases? |
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There are 1968 and 1969 specimen nickel dollars out there, but they are scarce.
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Hi Pardon my ignorance but the discussion has raised a couple of questions for me a) is there a place or does anyone know how many specimen sets were made by the RCM year by year? b) does the 1970 specimen is there a difference between the 1970 specimen case and the other years ? c) can anyone identify this {Canada} case ? I would appreciate any answers Thanks   |
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There is also the blue cardboard for the 1943 5c specimen pair : (its sadly the only picture I took of it when I received it)  Someone else here also got one in better condition, maybe he got better pictures... Edited by Dollar 1935
12/14/2021 7:20 pm
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Here are the 1967 cases. Notice the clasps.  |
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Edited by Dorado
12/14/2021 10:34 pm
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@spp, if you ever decide to sell your 1968, I hope you let me know
@cdngmt, your black case looks like 196x's to 1972 vip case, don't think they differ. I'm looking for one of those.
The red one, not sure, what does the inside look like?
@dollar, those are cool, not sure there are many of those around, maybe one day. Did you not keep it, or is they stabbed now?
@1960, thanks hard to decide which
@dorado, cool I like those olympic coins
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I have a 1911 red case. There was a name-plate glued on.   I'm wondering about the case purelywasted IDed as 7b. In my 2011 Charlton (let me know if there are changes in later issues, maybe Charlton has crossed the descriptions), the 7a case is described as having "Specimen Coins / Silver and Bronze / Ottawa Mint / 1911" on the top ; By having the "/" between words, I believe it means 4 lines of writing. The photo of purelywasted's case has 4 lines. However, Charlton says 6 holes for 7a, purely wasted's has 5. The 7b has impressed on top: "Specimen Coins Silver and Bronze / Ottawa Mint / 1911 "; 3 lines, like my case. As for holes, 7b and c are marked 5 holes in Charlton. Purelywasted's case would be a mix of the two cases, 7a box with 7b/c innards. My case has the 3 lines of wording (7b), but 6 holes, which are different than the 7a configuration, with the dollar toward the middle, not the end. It was also made for 1920 or later with a small cent hole. .  A Clifford Allen, who worked in the Ottawa Mint and then was high in management in the Winnipeg Mint, gave this box with 1957 proof coins in it as a birth present to his godson (provenence provided by ebay seller). If he had pull, maybe he had the different innards put in ? |
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I think it is a charelton typo. In 2015 version 7b has the "/" for both a and b which makes me think "a" is the typo that needs to be corrected so it shows 3 lines and 6 coins. I didn't even notice the line count, matched on text and holes for coins
Looking at the 6 hole pattern with dollar in middle, it is different than charelton 1911 photo. Not sure on this one, it looks to be a similar pattern to PL sets in in cardboard holder.
Very interesting to see and would love to know more on backstory of the 57's. Earlier SP coins are such a mystery, I thought they stopped in 1953 and started again in 1964.
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12/15/2021 03:27 am
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The coins in my case were proof-like, not specimen. The inside of mine can't be 1911 since there's no large cent hole. Mine must be a mix made up after 1920.
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12/15/2021 04:07 am
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@spp, if you ever decide to sell your 1968, I hope you let me know Yeah, I am relatively young, and my nickel dollars will likely be the last of my entire collection that I would ever sell. So if you are in your early 40s or younger, I hope you are patient. "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 OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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