Canadian large cent obverse varieties

Blackhawk

The Canadian guide that I use is a 2002 Haxby, and while it lists the obverses that were used for the early large cents, it does not list the approx. mintage or values for the specific years. Is there a guide for Canadian coins that does that? I'm interested in finding out about the mintage/value of the two obverse varieties of the 1886 cent in particular, along with any other information about varieties for that year.

bosox

BH - There is no known mintage figures for the obverse varieties. Here are my best estimates based upon several years of chasing them.

Obverse........................1....................2.....................3....................4
1882............................50%..............50%.............................................
1884..............................1%..............99%.............................................
1886..............................7%..............93%.............................................
1891 LDLL.........................................60%................40%......................
1891 SDLL.........................................60%................40%.....................
1891 SDSL.........................................30%................70%.....................
1892..................................................20%................50%...............30%

Entirely my estimates, so take them for what they are worth.

bosox

Blackhawk

Thank you!

Blackhawk

Do you know of a variety with obverse 1 and a repunched second 8 and 6 in the date?

bosox

Lots of Victorian cents have repunched digits. I don't know of the specific variety you describe but, for example, the 1886 obverse 1 shown above has a repunched second 8.

Blackhawk

Here's the photos of the coin that I have with the double punched date. The second punch of the 8 is to the east, while the 6 has the doubling to the south.