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Hi everyone, I attended my first coin show yesterday and fell in love with the CAD large cents! I asked the vendor if he could assemble an affordable collection for me. He did it quickly, and with poise and flair I might add! I remain amazed with how much some people know about coins that date back hundreds of years! Very impressive!!! So here is a list of what he put together for me, all in F or F+. I realize that they are not the best I could get, and I did tell him I wanted affordability. Victoria 1859 1876 1881 1884 1888 1891 1893 1897 1898 1900 Edward V11 1910 George V 1912 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 I intend to add more to my collection, but not without first asking the experts here for their input. My questions are: Would you buy Large CAD cents? How much would you have paid for the above 18 coins in F or F+? What's your guesstimate? If you were to add to what is listed above, where would you start? I hope to soon get around to taking photos of each coin for your grading opinions, but I wanted to try to give it a shot on my own. Not sure I'll be accurate, but I'll try and then compare to your grading. Eager to hear from the pros here! Thanks so much in advance! I do realize that my pictures are not clear, and the reflection/shine, sometimes makes it difficult to see the coin. I'll get around to better photos soon!  Edited by Jess1234
04/23/2023 08:16 am
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Do you want us to guess a US or Canadian price? I used to have nealy 3,000 Canadian Large Cents, almost 1000 1859 alone. Once you get into varieties, especially the '59's, 81's and '82's. I'd say you paid less than $125 Canadian, and probably less than $100. Try to get as many different Vicky cents as possible, especially the '80's
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 Pretty close okiecoiner! You guys never cease to amaze me! I was thinking CAD dollars since I'm in Canada. I'll definitely take your advice and try to get my hands on more Victorias! Thanks so much for your input! So you're one that does like the large CAD cents! I'm in love!!! |
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Canada
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Congrats Jess1234 nice buy, you are talking to the right guy, okie.
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Canada
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Thanks mcshilling!!! I knew okie was very much on the ball!
Thanks again okie!!!
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New Zealand
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Welcome to the mad world of vickie large cents I was bitten over 10 years ago and still loving them and okie was there to help me along and still is, then I read about the 59's (double bitten). https://www.vickycents.com/index.htmlSome heavy reading Buy all pre 1900,s in the best condition you can afford. Study them all for varieties. Just to let you know that you have opened up the biggest can of worms ever (good luck).    Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Welcome to the mad world of Vickie large cents I totally agree with fourmack. I've been collecting them seriously for about 9 years now and have enjoyed it immensely. They are beautiful coins. I started like you, putting together a date set, but it wasn't long until I became fascinated by the many varieties. I think you picked a great series to collect and look forward to seeing your collection grow here on the forum. |
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Thanks fourmack and Phil! I'm really excited about this! And great to know that others share my passion here on the CCF!!!
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04/25/2023 09:46 am
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United States
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Jess1234; For a reference, I paid either $75.17 or $87.03 in US dollars for the coins you listed. (I paid $13.75 for the 1900 'plain' and $1.89 for the 1900-H variety). I did buy mine around 10 - 15 years ago, and I don't really know if pricing has fluctuated since then. Also, all my coins are in mid-range conditions.
At first, I was only interested in the 'small' cents for my collection, but I acquired a few large cents and got bit. It is a very enjoyable set and one that is easy to complete without having to spend a lot of money for.
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04/25/2023 09:38 am
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Very interesting Atticguy! So, I'm guessing that prices haven't fluctuated that much in the past 10/15 years.
But you're right, they're absolutely stunning pieces! Love them!
Thanks for your input!
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United States
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Isn't it fun Jess when you find a coin that attracts you instantly? I don't collect the Canadian large cents but, I just started to collect the US Large Cents. They just jumped out at me! Keep up the good work! I'm impressed! You've got the "bug"!  |
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Thanks dsking! I probably wouldn't have inquired about them if you hadn't mentioned that you love them! So, thanks for that very pleasant bug!!
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United States
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Glad to be an inspiration!  |
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United States
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Jess1234, welcome to the CDN large cent group. You've picked a nice area to explore. I was looking for a blog post I wrote a number of years ago regarding something else and I came across this one. Enjoy the read. http://victorialargecents.blogspot....comment-form |
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@Jesse1234
Highly recommend obtaining a copy of the 2011 Charlton v1. The variety section is the bomb. Okie helped write it.
To answer one of your questions: Would you buy Large CAD cents.
YES!!!!! Bought a small hoard of 280 of them 2 weeks ago in Manchester, NH. Haven't finished going thru them yet but have already found an 1881 spur N, 1887 rp 7, and an 1888 bead 8.
Enjoy the hunt.
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Canada
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Awesome link Dan and great suggestion 1960NYGiants!
Will definitely explore these fabulous coins further! So excited to learn all about them.
Thanks so much for your replies and encouragement!
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04/26/2023 9:20 pm
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