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Actually the canadian large cents started in 1858 Queen Victoria on the obverse. The standarn largecent in good is not expensive at all maybe 5.00 is the most expensive in Vg except for 4 varieties of 1859 with a couple still only being a few dollars to 30 + dollars and of course the 1891 small dates ( 2 Varieties)one large are 30-50 dollars in VG. the reall tough one is the 1859 double punch narrow nine Type 1. get in contact with me

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Originally posted by sn31

Thank you,I got the 1867 off a coin dated 1867-1967
so I asked from there.I will contact you soon.If these are affordable I'd like to start gradually adding them to my collection.But I may need some help along the way.sn31.

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sn31,

The 1858 cent is quite expensive ( being a key date).There are other of these cents considered key dates,and thus expensive,but I don't have the information with me now.Just to let you know that it might not be so easy ( or cheap ) to attend this task.But certainly rewarding.
I am after an 1858 cent myself for quite sometime,but couldn't bring myself (yet) to pay the price.I will get one though in the near future.

That 1967 cent you have ( with the Dove on it) it is actually celebrating 100 years of Confederation.All the coins on that year were specially struck with animals on them.You can see that set if you click on My coin link at the bottom of my message.

I have almost a complete second set and working on a third and 4th get in touch with me let me know which ones you are needing

In case you're wondering how "Canada" can issue coins in 1858, a decade before "Canada" came into being in 1867:

Prior to confederation, the Canadian provinces were separate British colonies. What we now call Ontario was known as "Upper Canada", Quebec was "Lower Canada". In 1837, the Quebecers attempted a revolt. After it was put down, the British decided to try to reduce Quebec's autonomy by merging it with Upper Canada. This was done in 1840; the resultant entity was called the Province of Canada, or the United Province of Canada. It was this colony the coins were struck for in 1858. Prior to this, people used tokens of the Bank of Upper Canada and the various banks in Lower Canada.

So technically, the 1858-1859 Canada coins belong in the Provincial series (along with the coins issued by New Brunswick, Newfoundland Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) - but Canadian collectors don't usually distinguish them. After all, they've got "Canada" on them. Canada (the Province) was re-divided back into Ontario and Quebec when Canada (the Dominion) was formed in 1867.

By the way, in case it hasn't been mentioned yet, the name of the most commonly reffered-to catalogue of Canadian is the "Charleton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins". I have the 1966, 1977 and 1983 editions - I gotta get me a newer one some day!

Oh,I needed to know what year did the cents start becoming smaller?Large cents from 1858-?.sn31.

Thank you ndgoflo,it's most helpful:)!
sn31.