Would/Could Master Hubs And/Or Working Dies Transfer From One Mint To Another (Heaton To RCM / Royal Canadian Mint ) ?

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Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/24/2026 7:58 pm Relates to me recently going over some old vicky coins with a new microscope camera and noticing an anomaly on a date from the Heaton mint which shows up on the next (and following) years on issues from the RCM. Question is, would the Heaton mint had ever transferred hubs/dies etc to the RCM? TYIA Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21692 Posts	Posted 02/24/2026 9:17 pm Not sure what you are referring to. The RCM did not start producing coins until 1907, long after Queen Victoria's death. Earlier coins were minted by The Royal Mint or the Heaton Mint. Edited by JimmyD 02/24/2026 9:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/24/2026 9:35 pm Apologies, yes, Royal Mint not RCM Same question #128517; Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9875 Posts	Posted 02/25/2026 12:57 am Quote: would the Heaton mint had ever transferred hubs/dies etc to the RCM? Never. The RM supplied the Heaton mint. Possible some obverse dies may have been returned and reused but nothing had it's origins at the Heaton mint. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 02/25/2026 01:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/25/2026 5:44 pm Thankyou. I assumed they started at Heaton and went to Royal as the anomaly is first seen at Heaton. Still lots more examples to check. Cheers Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1357 Posts	Posted 02/26/2026 12:45 am The sources of the matrices, punches, and dies for the entire Victorian series were documented in detail in "Dominion Decimals," available from the RCNA. https://www.rcna.ca/book/index.php http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award, 2025 Guy Potter Literary Award, 2022 Paul Fiocca Award, & 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award. Life Member of RCNA. Edited by bosox 02/26/2026 09:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 03/01/2026 2:02 pm Beauty! Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
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Would/Could Master Hubs And/Or Working Dies Transfer From One Mint To Another (Heaton To RCM) ?