1882 Vicky With Stange N In Canada - Coin Community Forum

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nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 1:01 pm Too bad this is so dinged up, the repunch on the N in Canada is very unusual. Have you ever seen one like this? Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 1:36 pm No.. never have.. How do you get such nice pics? Good job. Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 1:47 pm Just set camera to macro and used 100 watt bulb for the first one. The second is the same thing except taken through the eye piece of a microscope. I think this one would have graded pretty high except for the damage, any time I can see all four marks on both Xs on the crown the rest is usually in pretty good shape. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 1:53 pm That's very cool! Dang shame about the damage, though. Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 1:56 pm Oddly enough it is not all bad. I collect varieties not always best quality coins, so at least I got it cheap. This one was just $1. So very cool for less than a cup of coffee. The Canadian Victorian cents are full of this kind of stuff. To each his own, I guess. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 2:18 pm Very cool! I recall some other 25c and 50c having repunched letters in Canada. Usually Heaton mint. Since I don't see similar doubling on nearby letters, would this letter be repunched individually? That one curved mark from the left serif to the vertical strikes me as a hand-tool mark. I also see a die crack through the N too. Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 2:40 pm The left bottom serif on the N in Canada and the N in Regina on all of the 1876 cents had that curved single serif ending. I would guess that the next issue or two, which in this case was 1881 then 1882 inherited some of the problems from the previous matrix. Obviously attempts were made to fix it. I'll need to look at the Turner books to see his explaination, I'm sure he has one, but this is the first one like this I have seen. Endless variety in this series... Edited by nybird 04/01/2011 3:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 2:57 pm Thanks Nybird--good to know! Something sure looks re-tooled there. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 5:43 pm Quote: I also see a die crack through the N too You know, I was looking at the N for the repunch that I didn't even notice the die crack, nice one too. Report this Post to the Staff
dan-in-crystal-lake Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 04/02/2011 03:47 am That is one of my favorites for '82 Report this Post to the Staff
Rick in Rialto New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/02/2011 4:38 pm I like that "N", also. I don't know which one it is, but it won't make any difference, I keep all of them, and especially, die cracks. I like tha picture through the 'scope. Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 04/02/2011 6:52 pm I learned the "through the scope" method here, it is easy, looks good and is usually pretty clear. I just hold camera lens right where my eye would be. Edited by nybird 04/02/2011 7:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/02/2011 9:22 pm I do that too--but your shots are superior to mine. Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 04/03/2011 07:50 am I don't know much about cameras or microscopesbut, if this helps. I use a canon 3.1 mp point and shoot camera, with a basic stereo microscope set to 45x. (15x eyepieces with 3x objective. I must admit when I first read the suggestion here I had my doubts but it is pretty simple. Report this Post to the Staff
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