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 One thing we all have in common if you are reading this thread: we collect coins. Some collect Canadian, some U.S., some World, however, who here enjoys collecting varieties. For example, it's easy enough to get an 1891 large cent, but to have all the varieties associated to that date is another story! (ie:DP#1, DP#2, DP#3, etc.) Tell me your story? Glenn  Edited by glenzy1
08/05/2011 8:05 pm
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Canada
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I'm collecting NFLD coins which have 100+ varieties and I'm just getting one of each date in high grades and then filling in the variety spots with lower level grade coins. I keep getting distracted though and end up with high grade coins of the same year just different variety. Very hard to stick to the plan...
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Canada
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I collect ALL types of errors and varieties:
- double dates, die clashes (hanging #s, half moons), off center strikes, flip strikes, double/triple strikes, wrong denomination planchet strikes, die breaks/cracks/chips, die rotation (i.e. 1967 diving goose)..
- double punched, repunched, overpunched #s and letters (1859 DP9s, double die 1881 and 1882, 1893/1894/1899 repunched 9s...
- extremely rare die varieties (1892 dime large 9 2/1, 1893 dime round top 3, 1906 small crown quarter, 1886 6/3 quarter, 1885 5/3 quarter, 1858/1558 dime, 1872 A/V 50c, etc...
- mules
My objective is to put together the largest collection of Canadian coin varieties ever assembled...
Now you know my secret plan :)
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Canada
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I collect exclusively George VI Fifty Cent Die Varieties...
- Since the last two date digits are individually entered on the Dies for 1941 through 1949 and the last date digit is entered on each die for 1951 and 1952, there are all kinds of date spacing varieties... I collect only the extremes (wide date, narrow date, high digits or low digits).
- Because of all the digit punching, there are many repunches and a few reworked date digits.
- There are also doubled dies for 1950, 1951, 1952
- Countless die cracks, retained broken dies, Peeled Chrome Plated Dies, etc....
Before the price of silver sky-rocketed it was a relatively cheap place to collect Die Varieties.
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08/05/2011 8:02 pm
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Canada
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I definitely pick up varieties that I find. For me, this is curently more of a thing with the large Vicky cents, as that is what have been concentrating on for the past 6 months, but any CDN coin (including NFLD) variety is cool!
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Canada
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I like large cent varieties. Principally those that are identifiable with the naked eye. I have little patience with many recent general coin varieties which makes me a fuddy duddy and I accept that.
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I collect US Large & Half Cents and am now just getting into Canadian coins. I'm looking forward to the varieties, in a similar way as I do for the Early American Coppers. With EAC there are a few books that detail the different varieties. are there similar books for Canadian coins? KK |
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I Started to look into it with the parution of the Charlton Catalogue 58th Edition when they added a section at the back on Charlton-Zoel Variety Catalogue.
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Edited by Zonad
08/06/2011 11:18 am
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Canada
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for me, I prefer to concentrate on the dates (instead of the varieties) of the series I collect, except for the well established varieties. My main areas of focus are the silver dollars, and 5¢ series, especially 1922-1936. So, for me, the varieties I care most about are the ones like 5¢: 1926F6, 1926N6, $1: 1947P7, 1947B7 etc. I do own a few other varieties, from other series, but mainly, if I need a microscope, and a whole bunch of markers to tell the difference, then I don't care about the difference!
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I collect small cent varieties and nickel dollar varieties in the highest possible grades. Most finds are in TPG holders, but rarely is the variety attributed. I guess it is the thrill of the hunt that makes it fun... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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I collect all modern day varieties as far back as George VI
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I collect most of the common varieties,I don't get to bent o having all,saves a ton of money.I actually have never graded my Victorian for the obverse type. When I retire I can have fun finding whats there.But then you start wanting to get them as well.I always admire people that can draw the line.
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Zonad, that Provincial brockage is outstanding! Any idea if it is New Brunswick or Nova Scotia?
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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No R, I only hope some day a provincial expert will weigh in. Is there a difference?
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