Which Variety Is This? Canada 1885 - 5 Cent

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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 11/12/2009 3:52 pm I'm not quite sure as there is wear on this coin, opinions please... Report this Post to the Staff

collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 11/12/2009 6:33 pm It is hard to tell,but it looks to me like the small 5 ? Anyone else have input? Report this Post to the Staff
snaz Valued Member Canada 351 Posts	Posted 11/13/2009 12:04 am Let me just pull out the latest Charlton guide... (come on, we're all excited to use it on the silver 5 cent coins. Admit it) It looks like a small 5 to me as well, And I don't see any varieties on there other then that. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 11/13/2009 12:23 am looks like either one of the following, according to Carlton: Narrow date repunched 1/1 first 8 punched 8/8/3 second 8 wide oval 8 / wide 8 large 5/ large 5 OR narrow date small 5/small 5 However, it appears , without getting a macro shot, that the whole date is manipulated. Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 11/13/2009 01:48 am Thanks every one... majority rules small 5 it is Report this Post to the Staff
mkb Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 11/14/2009 9:38 pm Yep, this is a Small (Top) 5. But there are two varieties of the Small (Top) 5. This one is the Tall Small 5. It seems a bit harder to find than the regular Small 5. Note that the Tall Small 5 is noticeably bigger than the Large (Top) 5. So this variety can be a bit confusing to some collectors when they just look at the size of the digit. The original description (from decades ago?) differentiated the two varieties with the full description Small Top or Large Top. But somewhere along the line the Top got dropped. Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 12/13/2009 6:44 pm Not to be stubborn, or arbitrary, but the "5' is larger than any of the other digits, in the date, just looking at it.(then I read MKB's post, and looked at the top one, LOL). looking at the two "5's", the top one seems to have a shorter, (smaller) flag. Looking at the 2010 Varieties book, it shows the two 5's, and also the 5/5, large over small. All three occured during the year. The difference lise in the space between the flag, and the lower part of of the 5. Hope this helps. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
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