Why aren't Canadian die varieties important to collectors like American varieties are?

tlhoy

Why aren't Canadian die varieties important to collectors like American varieties are?
Glenn

nwcs

It took a very long time before people even recognized die varieties of US coins. Heck, around 1900 people collected by date and didn't even really care about mint marks. Then people started caring about mint marks and eventually people started looking even more carefully at their coins.

Neil

Conder101

<< <i>It took a very long time before people even recognized die varieties of US coins. >>


Except early date large cents, they've been collected by die variety since the 1870's.

cladking

Some of the Canadian Varieties have caught on. There's the far 6 on the '26 nickel,
and the number of beads on the '73 quarter. A few others come to mind.

There are no doubt, a lot fewer total varieties which have been made.

tlhoy

I'm asking because the Charlton Catalogue shows a variety of the 1882 penny with an incomplete "O" in Victoria.
I have two 1882's. One has an incomplete "A" in Victoria.
The other has an incomplete "C" & "A" in Victoria.
The "O" is complete on both coins.
Is there someone or should there be someone documenting these varieties?
I would think this is important to Canadian history, at least it's coinage history!
Glenn

JohnZ

In general, Canadians prefer collecting coins.