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New Member
Canada
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I don't get how to ask my question got 1973 Canadian error set think it was display set  |
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New Member
 Canada
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The penny is blue and dime and nickel both color is off should I bust open the mounty quarter could b large bust what should I do
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Moderator
 United States
188213 Posts |
 to the Community! I merged your two replies into one topic and moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sharper pics please. to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21606 Posts |
to the CCF Sorry but can't tell anything from those photos. You can remove the coins as that is an aftermarket display and adds nothing to the value. Colour change is usually from environmental toning, not an error and adds no value. Take a clear photo of the quarter and someone will be able to tell you if it is a large bust or not. |
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Australia
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Unfortunately, this is probably one of those solid blocks of acrylic glass that were fashionable as tourist souvenirs in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s. It is not an official mint set so is not worth anything to a collector; indeed, since it is so difficult to extract the coins without damaging them and the glass brick is too bulky and heavy to store properly with a coin collection, most collectors generally won't want anything to do with it.
The souvenir-makers generally didn't use proof coins, they used whatever coins they could fish out of change at the time the item was made. Sometimes, they polished the coins first.
Whatever "errors" you are seeing could well be caused by the embedding-in-plastic process, rather than actual mint errors on the coins. But there's no way to tell, with these pictures.
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
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Ah, this is one of those Lucite cubes, couldn"t tell from the photos but now it makes sense
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21606 Posts |
I guess I should have asked before my reply, but is it
imbedded in lucite or can you remove the coins?
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New Member
Canada
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Yes the block is sold with a small hole I the middle I have goggled it a cupple time the last cupple years and noting close come up and with the hole I guessed display so the best thing is to remove them I saw I penny on here 1972 that had same blue tint to it but thank u I will try new pic still working kinks out  Hope is better iam going to work into it squeeze it in the vice |
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New Member
Canada
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Jimmy D said to take a clear pic of quarter to see if it's large bust but it's trails up and the bottom is solid black
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You will have to show the Obverse side of 25 cent coin to tell if large bust and you will need a good close up picture of the rim area
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New Member
Canada
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Ok thank u iam working on removle now
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Posted 07/20/2022 08:59 am
