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cdcoinman Valued Member Canada 372 Posts	Posted 07/30/2011 07:39 am I was wondering how you determine the difference between the 2 when you only have one on hand.How do I know I have a far or near? Is there other markers apart from the distance from the rim? Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 09:56 am Hate to see something go unanswered Page 92 of the current Charlton's has some photos Canadiancoin.com has a current discussion with some great photos,look there soon,as deleting posts and photos is a regular event there Report this Post to the Staff
cdcoinman Valued Member Canada 372 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 11:08 am Thanks DBM, I have seen the Charlton but it looks like the difference is less than 1 mm.I was just wondering if other markers existed to identify.I guess I will have to use the microscope.Not that it mathers much apart from the 1926 Report this Post to the Staff
littlemoney Pillar of the Community Canada 902 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 1:16 pm Are we talking about the 1922,29,32,34,&36 nickels, near & far rim ? Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 2:19 pm I am no five cent guy, but I have looked at pictures of these on the various chat rooms. Each time I wonder if (1) there were two matrices each with different letter locations for the CENT legend, or (2) if the mint used different upset mills which caused different rim thicknesses. No clue which it is, but some photo overlays would sort it out. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
EastVanRob Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 08/02/2011 10:44 pm I don't know if this works for other people, but what I try to do is use a 10x magnifier, and determine how thick the "S" in CENTS looks. If the space between the S and the rim is significantly less than the thickness of the S, I would say near rim. If the space between the S and the rim is slightly less or the same as the thickness of the S, I would say far rim. Report this Post to the Staff
littlemoney Pillar of the Community Canada 902 Posts	Posted 08/05/2011 2:09 pm A couple of images done with USB magnifier of a pair of 1922's Near rim Far rim Report this Post to the Staff
fredor Valued Member Canada 142 Posts	Posted 08/05/2011 7:41 pm To me that just looks like a Thick and Thin rim.... Report this Post to the Staff
cdcoinman Valued Member Canada 372 Posts	Posted 08/06/2011 08:30 am Thanks littlemoney for posting the photos Report this Post to the Staff
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