Damn. I Love that “Parking Lot” 1954 D. Wouldn’t that be an interesting Blue Whitman to work on? Parking Lot Pennies! My favorites so far on the quest is the 1930, 1923 and the above 1954 D. Hon Mention the 1944 Canadian, the reverse is really picturesque)
Here’s something interesting about the 1947 Canadian Cent. You’ll notice a maple leaf to the right of the date ; here’s why; “Not a mint mark but maple leaf to indicate that the coin was “special”. Normal Canadian cents dated 1947 have no mint mark. Coins with the maple leaf by the date was struck in 1948 with the date 1947. Canada was waiting for new dies that reflected a new legend sans “ET: IND:IMP (And Emperor of India), since India had received its Independence.
Canada was suffering from a shortage of coins and in 1948, minted coins with the maple leaf and the date 1947 as a marker as they waited for the delivery of new dies. 1948 cents were struck with the new royal legend. There is little difference in value between the 1947 and the 1947 maple leaf cents.” (Copied off the web)
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A bit rough Lincoln But still a find
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Damn. I Love that “Parking Lot” 1954 D. Wouldn’t that be an interesting Blue Whitman to work on? Parking Lot Pennies! My favorites so far on the quest is the 1930, 1923 and the above 1954 D. Hon Mention the 1944 Canadian, the reverse is really picturesque)
@ambro51 I would skip that one...
It would be fun...
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Here’s something interesting about the 1947 Canadian Cent. You’ll notice a maple leaf to the right of the date ; here’s why; “Not a mint mark but maple leaf to indicate that the coin was “special”. Normal Canadian cents dated 1947 have no mint mark. Coins with the maple leaf by the date was struck in 1948 with the date 1947. Canada was waiting for new dies that reflected a new legend sans “ET: IND:IMP (And Emperor of India), since India had received its Independence.
Canada was suffering from a shortage of coins and in 1948, minted coins with the maple leaf and the date 1947 as a marker as they waited for the delivery of new dies. 1948 cents were struck with the new royal legend. There is little difference in value between the 1947 and the 1947 maple leaf cents.” (Copied off the web)