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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It may not be the most beautiful example in the world, but it only cost 20 cents. It has taken many years of searching to finally find this coin. I knew what it was as soon as I saw it, yet I still had to look about five times, check with a loupe, and finally compare to a normal '66 before I would believe it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
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but it only cost 20 cents. Wow...congrats Sean! I think you got a deal there.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1040 Posts |
Actually, it cost a chicken and cheese sandwich. 20 cents was the change. The sandwich wasn't that good, but hey, I don't mind.  |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
5385 Posts |
Great pick up Sean!  Quite a bargain eh? life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1295 Posts |
Fantastic work! Congrats.
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Valued Member
Australia
252 Posts |
I remember that feeling of disbelief.
That the feeling of joy.
Well done   
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Valued Member
Canada
80 Posts |
Hi, I have one of those coins. You mentioned you compared it to a 'normal' 1966 what are the differences?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2830 Posts |
G'day, congratulations. You succeeded because you kept up the hunt: "making your own luck".
Stories like this encourage me to persist. I got an incuse millenium in change at the Golden Arches last year, AND my son enjoyed his ice-cream.
Is our hobby great or what ?
Bargar: look at the figure two;
look at the horizontal limb of the 2;
now look at the upper surface of that limb;
you'll see that this one is "wavy";
the vastly more common variety is straight.
Peter
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Valued Member
Canada
80 Posts |
Okay, I see it now. I have the same 'wavy' coin. Got it in a bunch of change from a store here but didn't notice it until I got home and emptied my pockets.
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Valued Member
Canada
80 Posts |
Oops, forgot to say thanks Peter for the quick reply.
Edited by bargar
03/18/2009 11:25 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
You found a wavy in change...in Canada? Wow. Of course, somebody will say  |
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Valued Member
Canada
80 Posts |
Here is a pic, hopefully I haven't made a mistake and if I have please let me know.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4227 Posts |
from the description given, I don't believe that's the wavy variety... Someone correct me if I'm wrong  |
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Valued Member
Canada
80 Posts |
oops, I am a newbie and just spotted where the difference is, mine is straight and not the same as your wavy coin
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Valued Member
Canada
80 Posts |
I think in the future I will take a picture of my item first then compare the 2 pictures side by side. I will chalk this up to a valuable lesson learned :)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2830 Posts |
G'day,
Bargar & Chequer - you both reached the correct conclusion.
The great thing about collecting coins from circulation is that -
this coin only cost you 0.20; AND
it's still worth 0.20.
I've always liked the 20-cent: I can't think of another coin that tries to depict the movement of water in this way ...
as distinct from more conventional waves on Canadian Deux Voyageurs, or on "Britannia".
Peter in Oz
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