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I had to buy this; I couldn't pass it up... While this coin has a high mintage, making the date itself common, the spectacular toning, in my opinion, makes this particular coin special and potentially valuable to collectors.   Edited by CoinForMe
07/08/2025 4:00 pm
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jbuck I thought we were using "Canada Coin #3 In My Collection", but notice it's not...
Can you change this thread to "An American Perspective On Canadian Coins - Coin #3" so it can relate to the other two?
Once again, thanks!
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Done.  Nice example!  |
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Canada
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Nice one
Really like the dark colour, not too fussy about red coins.
I see that you have found a more reliable source for your information.
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Thanks a lot jbuck! for fixing my mess... Yes, also thanks to you JimmyD for the links ! Edited by CoinForMe
07/08/2025 5:16 pm
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Canada
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Nice coin, it has some great appeal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Beautiful cent, CoinForMe!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Thank you Cheesy and Hondo.. I find this 1943 Canadian copper cent intriguing. During World War II, the U.S. halted copper cent production in 1943, using the metal instead for weapons and ammunition. So it makes me wonder—why does this 1943 Canadian cent still appear to be made of copper? Something to think about...  Edited by CoinForMe
07/08/2025 9:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice coin! I love the toning. Errers and Varietys.
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Quote:
Nice coin! I love the toning. Thank you Errers and Varietys... Yep, so do I, it's one of my nicest tone coins I have...
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One of the nicer Canadian Cents I have seen! |
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Quote:One of the nicer Canadian Cents I have seen! Thank you Marve65, I have been offered a trade by a Canadian friend, but don't think I can let it go at this time...
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It is hard to say for sure, but it looks like this coin might have some die clash marks both under the king's ear and above the leaf branch on the reverse where the ear would correspond from the other side. You might have to play with it in the light to see better.
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Nice looking coin.
From 1920 through March 1942, the Ottawa mint struck the bronze cents on planchets of 0.955 copper, 0.030 tin, and 0.015 zinc. Starting in April 1942, they switched to 0.980 copper, 0.005 tin, and 0.015 zinc, because tin was needed for the war effort. Dominion Decimals, p387.
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Sorry if my previous post was not clear. Your 1943 cent is 98.0% copper, 0.5% tin, and 1.5% zinc. 95/4/1 bronze cents stopped after the large cent issue of 1920.
http://www.victoriancent.com2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA.
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Thank you for your information bosox. It appears that the Canadian mint increased the copper content of their cents by 2%, whereas Americans switched to steel... |
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