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pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 09/18/2011 7:06 pm If you start collecting varieties, the 1945 Fifty Cent at the bottom is a scarcer Wide Date Blunt 5 and the one above is the more common pointed 5. The 1941-1947 have the last two date digits added to each Die which makes for many different punch spacing varieties.... If the toothbrush was very soft, there may not be too much damage. Edited by pginrh 09/18/2011 7:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
cownick Pillar of the Community Canada 677 Posts	Posted 09/18/2011 7:07 pm Do not get too discuraged, I looked through hundereds of old Victorian pennies at the coin show today and the only penny I bought was a cleaned double punched 1881. It was different and I liked it so I bought it. Of coarse it was'nt a whole lot even at EF. If it was a regular strike, it would still be there,for sale,with no buyers. Good luck with your collection, it looks good so far. Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 09/20/2011 09:59 am Your 1859 cent is a Haxby catalog obverse o6 with the E9 reverse. Nice coin, with better photos the exact die state could be noted. There are something like 400+ varieties of 1859 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 09/20/2011 2:13 pm My advice is simple: - accept the fact that even if you stick to strictly Canadian coins, you will never have one of everything. - accept the fact that there is a learning curve, and you will make mistakes. Don't see those mistakes as getting hosed, but as a learning experience. - get the right reference material and "coin tools" (good lens, proper holders, etc.) - accept the fact that your collecting interests will evolve, and even change with time. The rest is up to you. While getting the right reference material is essential, it does not help you decide what the appeal of collecting is. Think about what you like about the coins, pick a favorite theme or series and follow that. For some collectors, the elements of the designs are the appeal, others love to find the varieties or striking errors. The cartwheel lustre of a gem business strike coin can be intoxicating, so can the 'black & white' effect of a well struck specimen or proof-like coin with a strong cameo on the devices. I have seen coin collections based on everything from animals, the sun, people, religion, geology, nudity and even the coin's composition. There are mint state condition sets and there are even 'lowball' sets. For some it is the pure joy of finding something in pocket change or rolls, for others, it is the elation of seeing a rare coin finally show up at a coin auction. Humans collect things in general, some like beer cans, some like John Deere tractors and some like coins... finding your element whereby you can dive into it is important. If it is a series that little is known about, take up the challenge and learn, then share with others. You already have an interesting head start, and some folks here have already pointed out varieties to you. What coins are your favorites in that list? That is usually a good place to start. Good luck and welcome to the hobby! "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Saskman New Member Canada 12 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 12:41 am pginrh - The coin book I bought doesn't mention anything about that coins' variations. Just number minted and pricing by grade. As I don't (yet) understand the grading process, a book that is so general as to only give minimal information doesn't help me very much. Do you have a suggestion of a book that would teach me more about halves? nybird - As above, only # minted and pricing on my cent. Any ideas on a large cent book? If Charltons is more of the same, a pricing guide, I don't know if that should be my next purchase. SPP-Ottawa - As you can probably tell, halves interest me. When I look at one, I am instantly drawn back to my childhood in Winnipeg. I can smell the oak leaves in the fall and hear the sound as my friends and myself kicked our way through the piles of leaves. Tobbogganing down the hill in the park, laughing at each others' snotcicles..... good times. I saved those halves for week after week. Stacking, counting, sorting.... I stared at that coat of arms over and over. My family moved around alot when I was a kid. The few years we spent in Winnipeg were the best of my childhood. That's why I like fifty cent pieces. 1937 to 1967. We moved to a different country in 68. The large cents hit me differently. I like the colour, design and the age of them. Small cents to 1936 appeal to me also as do nickels from 20 to 36. Mostly the design of them. I've been looking at Newfoundland coinage on the interweb and I find it very interesting. All the other coins I have mean nothing other than monetary value. I'll sort them and learn to grade them, but I feel no attachment to them and probably won't work towards a dime, quarter or a complete nickel or penny collection. Caribou, Beaver, Maple Leaf.....I don't get any warm and fuzzy feelings when I look at them. Thank you for asking such an astute question. I learnt alot about myself thinking of, and writing this answer. Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 08:17 am The Charlton Standard Catalogue 'Canadian Coins - Volume One, Numismatic Issues' illustrates the extremes (ie. Wide Date, Narrow Date, etc) for the 40's 50 Cents . The Canadian Silver 50 cents of 1937-1967 and the varieties of those dates are what I collect....since the last two digits were punched into each die in the 1941-1949 there are numerous repunches etc. in addition to the date spacing differences. Also, last years (2011) 65th edition of the Charltons had many Large Cent Varieties illustrated. When I worked in a gas station in the Sixties 50 cent coins were commonly in circulation and quite often one saw them coming in for payment...and thats where I developed a liking for them. If, after you acquire the Charltons above (it's really good), you decide you want more information on the Varieties for the 50 Cents, let me know and I can provide futher insights. Edited by pginrh 09/21/2011 1:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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