1858 RP2 Canadian Five Cents. Rare?

Bruggs · December 13, 2014 10:49AM

Is the 1858 RP2 Canadian five cent a rare variety? Was checking the PCGS pop's and found that only 2 coins have been certified, a MS64 and a VF35. Anyone here have insight on this variety?
Thanks in advance.
Bruggs

syl · December 13, 2014 6:20PM

Most Canadian coins are cert'd by ICCS or CCCS, except for the real high end stuff, and especially if it is to be resold to a Canadian collector. I wouldn't put alot of faith in PCGS POP reports for that coin, or really any Canadian variety, regardless the denomination. The coin is scarce (if you are talking about the '5'), but really not that hard to find and there are a number of repunched and overpunched digits for any of the 1858 coins(1st year of issue) of all 3 denominations. I would look at 'ended' Ebay auctions that actually sold to get an idea of what any particular grade sells for. There used to be POP reports for ICCS cert'd coins, but haven't seen one in a while.

1960NYGiants · December 14, 2014 1:07AM

Bill is mostly correct: there are 4 denominations for 1858 - large cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent.

Charlton catalogue list this variety (large date RP8 east) at the same value as the standard date thru the circ grades. In UNC the premium is approx. 10 to 20%.

Excellent pictures of the variety are on page 42 of the 69th (2015) edition.

YQQ · December 14, 2014 2:59AM

Bruggs, would you please post an image?

you said RP2. did you mean RP 5?
if so, which 5, the 5 in the date or on the denomination?
makes a enormous difference.
if it is denomination, I believe (might be wrong) Zonad possibly has one or two.... scarce they are.

syl · December 14, 2014 4:26AM

Gene ... You are right. My mind just doesn't wrap around the concept of a 20 cent piece, nor is that denomination infamous for varieties. I would suspect, though, that they had as trouble with that one as with the other 3.

1858 RP2 Canadian Five Cents. Rare?

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