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I just purchased a lot of US Pennies and there were two Canadian Whitman Books included. I'm not as familiar with Canadian coinage to know what I have here. But they are mostly red with reflective mirror like finish. Have I stumbled upon anything here? Are they uncirculated or maybe proof?   Edited by TippyCanoe
04/02/2022 10:29 pm
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Neither proof nor uncirculated.
There were no proofs for 1920, and your coin is not a specimen strike.
Your coin shows wear for sure, just how much can't be determined from those high glare pics.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
04/02/2022 11:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I read there was a proof for 1920 however. Oh well
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll try to get better pictures too. Ty
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The Royal Canadian Mint did not strike any proof cents until 1981. They did not have the equipment. Specimen strikes were issued in most years but they are not on par with true proofs like those struck by the US mints. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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04/02/2022 11:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok so SP in this case means Specimen. Gotcha. How can you tell a specimen from say uncirculated
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Pillar of the Community
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it was very common to lacquer pennies back in the day. Did you get any 1922,23,24,25's..
Edited by silverwolf
04/03/2022 10:14 am
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I agree with silverwolf, in that all the shininess and camera reflection is because someone lacquered the coin and did a not-too-professional job. To me, you coins shows light-to-medium circulation,, so between XF-40 and VF-30, based on ther wear in the crown and the leaves
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sounds about right. Better pics will help.
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Bedrock of the Community
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As it was the first year for the small cent, there were over 15,400,000 minted, the most of any cent up to that time.
It is the 1923 cent that is the most valuable of this series.
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Ty all! I'll try to put up better photos after work and I'll let you know what dates are in the book
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