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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 6:39 pm lol wouldnt that be a kick in the pants! Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 6:42 pm belive it or not I would have mailed it back Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 8:07 pm Information on the weight and size comes from bank of canada archives: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/currency...s&r=10&tn=on their search engine is a bit slow, here is the mayn search URL; http://www.bankofcanada.ca/currency...ch_index.php but search for 1858 metal, otherwise every paper bill comes up also. HHB Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 8:10 pm sorry, search for 1859 metal made a typo Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 8:16 pm And in case anyone else is looking for the pic wefindem posted in another thread: 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 Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 9:08 pm The low weight on the Bank of Canada example doesn't surprise me. As I pointed out above, the weight on Provincial cents varies quite a bit. The larger diameter does surprise me. I have examined four personally over the years. Although I didn't measure them with calipers, they all seemed to be the normal 1 inch in diameter. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 07/31/2009 10:26 pm I am not sure about this whole issue, but I think the BoC would have their facts right....at least, I hope so. But, one never knows with gouverments.. and thei 100%v funded and supported side kicks..Oh, did I say NON-accountable side kicks? Report this Post to the Staff
Bill in Burl Valued Member 197 Posts	Posted 08/02/2009 11:13 am I too post very frequently on the CCRS site (in my opinion, the best going for up-to-date info) and only infrequently drop in here to see what's going on. Vicky large cents and all their varieties are my specialty and I have over 3000 with nearly 500 1859's. The other posts from Bosox and others are right on. The minting process and alloy percentages in the planchets was not exact for the Provincial cents. 99+% of the 59's that look a little yelllow are just those that have had a harsh chemical exposure, intended or unintended. Most (and I say just most) planchets that are oversized are foreign copies. They were originally made to be 1 inch in dia (25.4 mm) and 100 weighed a pound when new .. by design. Those with wear will always be a little shy on the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
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