Posted 02/01/2011 10:36 pm
The listings for the 1997(O) and (W) coins in trends are for coins extracted from the 1997 PL sets.
According to Charlton 2010 Collector Issues (page 226), "the Ottawa and Winnipeg issues of 1997 can be distinguished by the method of packaging and the finish on the two dollar coins." For 1997(O) sets, the loonie is to the right of the toonie, and for 1997(W) the loonie is to the left. Ottawa toonies are supposed to be shiny and Winnipeg toonies are supposed to be frosted.
There are no mint marks.
Other than the toonie, how anyone would know which is a (O) and which is a (W) once it was cut out of the pliofilm is anyone's guess.
According to Charlton 2010 Collector Issues (page 226), "the Ottawa and Winnipeg issues of 1997 can be distinguished by the method of packaging and the finish on the two dollar coins." For 1997(O) sets, the loonie is to the right of the toonie, and for 1997(W) the loonie is to the left. Ottawa toonies are supposed to be shiny and Winnipeg toonies are supposed to be frosted.
There are no mint marks.
Other than the toonie, how anyone would know which is a (O) and which is a (W) once it was cut out of the pliofilm is anyone's guess.
Markosz I just checked a 97 specimen and a 97 O'Canada set and neither had w or o marks. oddly enough You helped me discover an oddity on the O'Canada set, it states they are uncirculated with a common loon instead they all have a specimen finish and includes the 10 anniversary loon. I know this doesn't answer the o or w question but if I didn't comment on this now I would forget.
anybody explain that..........Don't I remember circulation coins made at one mint and collector coins at the other, that may be the way to tell them apart.
