O Canada! Let's do a Canadian Picture post

Dennis88 · July 15, 2014 5:32AM

This is on it's way to me (seller's pics)...for my raw Canadian Dollar set...one of the few easy ones I still need, and then it's on to the 1945-1948 run and varieties.

BillyKingsley · July 15, 2014 7:36AM

illini420 · July 15, 2014 7:39AM

Got this one recently... it's pretty and PCGS did a great job with the photos

YQQ · July 15, 2014 8:59AM

YQQ · July 15, 2014 9:00AM

YQQ · July 15, 2014 9:01AM

YQQ · July 15, 2014 9:03AM

1872 AV...!!

mdwoods · July 15, 2014 9:43AM

Teletrades photo, my coin. Going in for regrade. Currently MS64

brg5658 · July 15, 2014 10:07AM

OK, if I must.

rwyarmch · July 15, 2014 10:52AM

PR65BN

mdwoods · July 15, 2014 11:57AM

Nice copper you two. Both are lovely.

YQQ · July 15, 2014 1:01PM

wow, although out of my interests, once in a while I look at tokens.
This is one of the nicest, if not THE nicest I have ever seen
super coin!!
MS 65 or 66?

YQQ · July 15, 2014 1:03PM

Dennis, stuff is coming your way next day or two... it is toooooo ho here to think.....

lordmarcovan · July 15, 2014 3:24PM

YQQ · July 16, 2014 1:11AM

a bit of color...with interesting clashes

tacynnep · July 16, 2014 1:15PM

rwyarmch · July 16, 2014 1:50PM

1837 Habitant 1/2P-City bank on ribbon

Swampboy · July 16, 2014 3:27PM

<< <i>Got this one recently... it's pretty and PCGS did a great job with the photos

>>

Understatement of the week.

GotTheBug · July 20, 2014 1:10AM

ajaan · July 20, 2014 6:13AM

One of my favs:

mdwoods · July 20, 2014 7:52AM

That 58 is most worn Canadian dollar I've ever seen. COOL. One of my favorite years too in the Canadian silver dollar series. Mine is PCGS 64, off for regrading in hopes of 64+ or 65. I'll have a True View in a few weeks. The 28 small cent is very nice.

ajaan · July 20, 2014 9:58AM

I'm looking for a PCGS 1958 for my Box of 20.

GotTheBug · July 21, 2014 8:12AM

Here's a couple more pieces from my collection....

1858 Ten Cents, ICCS AU50

1948 Fifty Cents, PCGS MS64

rwyarmch · July 21, 2014 9:28AM

Gnaedinger merchant token dated 1852 (although struck later). Breton 574. Image with fields illuminated.

GotTheBug · July 21, 2014 10:05AM

Totally awesome Gnaedinger token! I've always had an interest in pre-Confederation tokens and store cards but could never bring myself to pull the trigger on anything....

LochNESS · July 22, 2014 6:29AM

<< <i>I'm looking for a PCGS 1958 for my Box of 20. >>

Why not just cross it over? The current quarterly special is a crossover special, so ...

Here's a few pictures I have on hand. Most of my Canadians aren't photographed:

mdwoods · July 22, 2014 10:48AM

I love that crusty old dime. Nice coins all, keep them coming.

mdwoods · July 22, 2014 12:06PM

I don't normally collect specimen coins but I really liked the finish in the fields of the 25th Anniversary Loonie.

Cocoinut · July 23, 2014 6:55AM

At one time, I attempted to assemble mint state sets of Canadian dimes and quarters from 1937-1967. I managed to find all except the 1938 raw, but later wanted higher grade coins in PCGS slabs. They were really difficult to find, and I eventually abandoned that idea. Here are some of the slabbed quarters from the '30's and '40's. The 1933 is included because I also wanted one coin from George V's reign.

1933 PCGS MS63

1939 PCGS MS64

1941 PCGS MS64

1942 PCGS MS65

1946 PCGS MS63

1948 PCGS MS63

luckybucks · September 7, 2015 9:57AM

Very nice coins. IMO the Canadian coins are among the most beautiful / under appreciated foreign coins.

techwriter · November 21, 2015 12:01AM

It's not rare nor expensive but the provenance is awesome.

==

== 1943 Tombac 5 cent

==

techwriter · November 21, 2015 12:04AM

And can't forget the Queen:

==

==

TomB · November 21, 2015 3:37AM

I absolutely adore Canadian and pre-confederation coinage. Here is one piece-

brg5658 · November 21, 2015 7:01AM

I think this one is "close enough" so as not to be ridiculed.

TomB · November 21, 2015 7:16AM

Newfoundland coinage rocks!

bidask · November 21, 2015 9:42AM

That is a great look Tom on that 1858,

rwyarmch · November 21, 2015 10:16AM

PF 1852 penny

TomB · November 22, 2015 2:35AM

Rwyarmch, you always post the coolest things.

harasha · November 22, 2015 3:15AM

coffeyce · November 23, 2015 1:32AM

here's my only canada one. but ill have a graded new foundland cent to post soon.

lordmarcovan · November 23, 2015 3:40PM

asheland · November 24, 2015 1:38AM

Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

Loving that one, Rob!

Great thread here!

lordmarcovan · November 24, 2015 5:45PM

Originally posted by: asheland

Originally posted by: lordmarcovan

Loving that one, Rob!

Great thread here!

Thanks. I always thought that one had eye appeal two points above its technical grade. It was a beauty but just a tiny bit white (maybe dipped?), so I was never brave enough to try to cross it to PCGS or NGC.

Here was the ICG grade:

Here was the rest of the Canadian portion of the Victoria Hope Collection (a 1901 British Empire type set I built for my daughter Victoria).

TomB · November 24, 2015 11:13PM

LM, I wouldn't have worried about the thoughts of PCGS because the Canadian ten-cents appeared a bit too white and thus was likely dipped. After all, PCGS grades coins that have been dipped all the time and they are only following (and sometimes leading) market preference.

lordmarcovan · November 24, 2015 11:26PM

TomB, it's nice to see you and some of the other Liteside heavyweights visiting the Darkside more often.

PS- I agree with the comment on ryarmch's stuff, too. I got my gilt proof George III halfpenny from him and it's certainly in my Top Five favorites, if not Top Three.

asheland · November 25, 2015 2:11AM

asheland · November 25, 2015 2:11AM

And yes, Rob, that Victoria set is sweet!

TomB · November 25, 2015 3:48AM

Here's one from our friends at the Heaton Mint-

Broadstruck · November 25, 2015 4:09AM

bosox · November 25, 2015 4:25AM

Broadstruck · November 25, 2015 5:12AM

There's something about being only the second collector to acquire something that's been off the market since issued

Both examples below previously resided in the George F. Landon collection which was auctioned of this year nearly 100 years after his death in 1916.

1890 Montreal Witness Canada Prize Competition, Silvered White Metal, Breton-608 Token

Ex: George F. Landon collection.

In 1890 the "Montreal Witness Journal" offered these tokens as prizes the public school school children of the Dominion for writing a story. The obverse pictorial design is fashioned after the Bearers Building a Dam reverse of a 1754 French Canadian Betts-389 medal. This specimen is exquisitely toned and a very rare token especially in this state of preservation, as in uncirculated condition this is only the second I've seen and the Landon is far finer then the former Temple example. Since it was a first year issue only obtainable by children who entered the contest many have seen abuse and therefore today are only price guide valued in conditions of VF-20 through AU-50.

1891 Montreal Witness Canada Prize Competition, Aluminum, Breton-609 Token

Ex: George F. Landon collection.

In 1891 a different pictorial design token as seen below was issued in aluminum for the same competition. Struck in high relief on both the obverse and reverse with cameo contrast on the centers and peripheral proof like fields. Aluminum in 1891 was a new fancy metal type which was just becoming a affordable alternative to white metal since just a few decades earlier it was valued at more then gold an once. Although also found abused and at times seen holed for suspension at the space at 12 o'clock the Breton-609 variety is more readily available in higher grades of survival. These where better preserved by collectors who after the release of the 1890 issues latched on to these quickly. Still a scarce token to locate in mint condition as most survivors are more commonly seen in grading between between extra fine to almost uncirculated.

O Canada! Let's do a Canadian Picture post

Comments

Categories