@TomB said:
I adore many of the medallic, coinage and token issues of Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. However, I don't own many pieces. We must have some cool things from members of this board. It might be nice to share images with one another.
To start, here is some circulated coinage I picked up at bullion a few years ago...
I'm 3 1/2 years late to this party, but I must say that's the nicest group of coins purchased at melt value from the Great White North!
Following @TomB's display of choice Canadian "bullion" coins, here are some inexpensive Canadian dollars and a Newfoundland half off of eBay.
A seller there a few years back was auctioning decent lots of 10 halves or 10 dollars that would close for about twice bullion value at that time (usually for about $20 to $22 for each dollar on average). They would add a better date or two to each lot like a 1938 or 1946 dollar to make them interesting. They were great lots for filling an album, if Dansco made such an album. I regret not purchasing more of those lots considering the high price of silver these days.
I like the '46 (my birth year) dollar. I even inlayed one into the top of one of the canoe paddles that I made a few years ago. They are all done with just a spoke shave and a 2" piece of cherry. I even made a couple canes and walking sticks that way, but my '46 paddle with the dollar inlaid is my special one.
@Barberian said:
Following @TomB's display of choice Canadian "bullion" coins, here are some inexpensive Canadian dollars and a Newfoundland half off of eBay.
A seller there a few years back auctioning decent lots of 10 halves or 10 dollars that would close for about twice bullion value at that time (usually for about $20 to $22 for each dollar on average). They would add a better date or two to each lot like a 1938 or 1946 dollar to make them interesting. They were great lots for filling an album, if Dansco made such an album. I regret not purchasing more of those lots considering the high price of silver these days.
Dansco does make a Canadian dollar album! Just hard to find and expensive when you do!
@Barberian said:
Following @TomB's display of choice Canadian "bullion" coins, here are some inexpensive Canadian dollars and a Newfoundland half off of eBay.
A seller there a few years back auctioning decent lots of 10 halves or 10 dollars that would close for about twice bullion value at that time (usually for about $20 to $22 for each dollar on average). They would add a better date or two to each lot like a 1938 or 1946 dollar to make them interesting. They were great lots for filling an album, if Dansco made such an album. I regret not purchasing more of those lots considering the high price of silver these days.
Dansco does make a Canadian dollar album! Just hard to find and expensive when you do!
Do they make Canadian dollars and halves albums with unlabeled slots? I'd love to fill 4 or 5-page albums with nice Canadian silver dollars or silver halves.
I just love photos of coins like @TomB's collection of really nice, original "bullion" coins. They remind me of those special moments over 60 years ago as a child when my grandparents would pull out a small jewelry box with perhaps some cufflinks and tie clasp, and a dozen or so old coins they had saved from circulation or dug up in their garden through the years. I can still remember the conversations, the smell of their homes and texture of their furnishings. What was the story behind that large Brazilian counterstamped copper? Or the 1782 Mexican 1 real with a hole in it? Coins and photos of coins such as TomB's above evoke such strong memories of those special moments for me.
@Barberian said:
Following @TomB's display of choice Canadian "bullion" coins, here are some inexpensive Canadian dollars and a Newfoundland half off of eBay.
A seller there a few years back auctioning decent lots of 10 halves or 10 dollars that would close for about twice bullion value at that time (usually for about $20 to $22 for each dollar on average). They would add a better date or two to each lot like a 1938 or 1946 dollar to make them interesting. They were great lots for filling an album, if Dansco made such an album. I regret not purchasing more of those lots considering the high price of silver these days.
Dansco does make a Canadian dollar album! Just hard to find and expensive when you do!
Do they make Canadian dollars and halves albums with unlabeled slots? I'd love to fill 4 or 5-page albums with nice Canadian silver dollars or silver halves.
I just love photos of coins like @TomB's collection of really nice, original "bullion" coins. They remind me of those special moments over 60 years ago as a child when my grandparents would pull out a small jewelry box with perhaps some cufflinks and tie clasp, and a dozen or so old coins they had saved from circulation or dug up in their garden through the years. I can still remember the conversations, the smell of their homes and texture of their furnishings. What was the story behind that large Brazilian counterstamped copper? Or the 1782 Mexican 1 real with a hole in it? Coins and photos of coins such as TomB's above evoke such strong memories of those special moments for me.
The album I have is just the dollar one. I suppose you could make your own dansco with a blank half dollar album. I have done the same thing with Canada quarters and dimes.
I won this one tonight at Heritage. Canada 1909-C Sovereign in SP-65. pop 4/0. PCGS has only graded eight specimen 1909-C sovereigns in total (2 in 63, 2 in 64, and 4 in 65). Scarcer than the 1911-C and much, much scarcer than the 1908-C, the only other years Ottawa struck specimen sovereigns.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 and 2025 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.
Congrats on obtaining a hard to find piece. These don’t come up very often. I know they weren't intended for circulation and the small mintage was more like a test piece.
These coins and four others just posted today. I'm happy to make some progress on my Newfy half set in getting more of them graded and Trueviewed.
PCGS XF45
Thanks, TomB! The 1873 has a light blue tint to the darker toning in the fields that is not captured in these photos. Otherwise, the Trueviews turned out well.
I won this yesterday on GC. Not a super high grade, but I just loved the obverse. I felt it would make a good choice for my type set. I'm actually thinking this could be the start of a nice, small mini type set within the main set - The Vicky One Cent coins of Canada: The Province of Canada cent (this one), the Dominion of Canada cent, the Newfoundland Cent, the PEI cent (one type I particularly like), and the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia cents (and possibly half cents).
There is a mark on the reverse. A detraction, sure, but I don't mind that much based on the strength of the lovely toned obverse.
There is a TrueView, one that I likely took a few years ago. But I prefer my GC Era shot.
Phil Arnold Director of Photography, GreatCollections
greatcollections.com
That is a great coin Phil! I missed this one on Sunday but went down fighting. Closed much higher than I was willing to go. I thought it was a great cent too.
Latest pickup from Stacks. PE-4, Br-916. From the late Richard August collection. I knew Richard from the New England show circuit. He assembled a wonderful collection of colonial coins and tokens. Very happy with this purchase even if it is optimistically graded.
Gene
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of: Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960 My Ebay
Don ... Can you please send me, (either on here or PM), a close-up of the T in Victoria, , the 2nd A in Canada, the neck truncation to the dot above the C, and the T in cent. There are some fairly scarce varieties of the '76, but few people look for them . To me, the T in Victoria is missing all or part of the serif, but that's normal. Also, it was good to see you yesterday, and I wish you could have showed me the coin in-hand.
@syl said:
Don ... Can you please send me, either on here or PM), a close-up of the T in Victoria, , the 2nd A in Canada, the neck truncation to the dot above the C, and the T in cent. There are some fairly scarce varieties of the '76, but few people look for them . To me, the T in Victoria is missing all or part of the serif, but that's normal. Also, it was good to see you yesterday, and I wish you could have showed me the coin in-hand.
Bill, I don't have the coin in hand yet. Seller's images.
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This thread needs some attention.
Here are some Canadian halves I've likely shown before, but this thread needs coin to viewer resuscitation. I like Canadian halves and dollars because one can purchase them at a reasonable price. These were under $30 except for the graded 1941 ($50) and graded 1943 ($160).
OK, I don't know if this will reproduce the pic from a US coin site, but I picked a beauty out of there. It's an 1881 Single serif N in VF-30 or a little better, but cleaned. From those of us who did the variety section of the 65th Charlton, we agreed that this is one of the 2 scarcest Vicky varieties around... less than 15 known and only 6 cert'd in ANY condition. I received it and it's definitely the rare one. https://www.usacoinbook.com/item/canada-1881-h-large-cent-649826/
Oaky, this is neither a coin nor a proper medal from the RCM. However, it is a medal from Canada!
I fenced in the Canadian National Fencing Championships this past May in Ontario in both the Open (any age) and Veteran (age 40+) categories for Men's Epee. At the tournament I managed to win a second place medal in Veteran's Epee when I made it all the way to the championship bout, but lost in overtime. This image shows my exact medal as the photographer took the image while we were waiting to hear our names called to go to the podium to receive the medals. My medal is the silver one on the far right. The medals are fairly heavy and about two inches (five centimeters) in diameter.
@TomB said:
Oaky, this is neither a coin nor a proper medal from the RCM. However, it is a medal from Canada!
I fenced in the Canadian National Fencing Championships this past May in Ontario in both the Open (any age) and Veteran (age 40+) categories for Men's Epee. At the tournament I managed to win a second place medal in Veteran's Epee when I made it all the way to the championship bout, but lost in overtime. This image shows my exact medal as the photographer took the image while we were waiting to hear our names called to go to the podium to receive the medals. My medal is the silver one on the far right. The medals are fairly heavy and about two inches (five centimeters) in diameter.
Congrats.
Gene
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of: Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960 My Ebay
Thanks to Mr. Eureka for helping me snag this one. NGC SP-65 BN. One of probably 6 known and out of the market since 1965. It was once in the A. H. Prince collection and was sold by Jim Charlton in the 1965 CNA Auction.
Numismatic author & owner of the Uncommon Cents collections. 2011 and 2025 Fred Bowman award winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson award winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca award winner.
@bosox said:
Thanks to Mr. Eureka for helping me snag this one. NGC SP-65 BN. One of probably 6 known and out of the market since 1965. It was once in the A. H. Prince collection and was sold by Jim Charlton in the 1965 CNA Auction.
@syl said:
OK, I don't know if this will reproduce the pic from a US coin site, but I picked a beauty out of there. It's an 1881 Single serif N in VF-30 or a little better, but cleaned. From those of us who did the variety section of the 65th Charlton, we agreed that this is one of the 2 scarcest Vicky varieties around... less than 15 known and only 6 cert'd in ANY condition. I received it and it's definitely the rare one. https://www.usacoinbook.com/item/canada-1881-h-large-cent-649826/
many years ago Papeldog (other forum) had one listed by mistake very early in the morning. I was only getting another coffee, early AM, and he had relised it and had his listing cancelled. that is how I remember it...it is too long ago.
H
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I'm 3 1/2 years late to this party, but I must say that's the nicest group of coins purchased at melt value from the Great White North!
I agree!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Following @TomB's display of choice Canadian "bullion" coins, here are some inexpensive Canadian dollars and a Newfoundland half off of eBay.
A seller there a few years back was auctioning decent lots of 10 halves or 10 dollars that would close for about twice bullion value at that time (usually for about $20 to $22 for each dollar on average). They would add a better date or two to each lot like a 1938 or 1946 dollar to make them interesting. They were great lots for filling an album, if Dansco made such an album. I regret not purchasing more of those lots considering the high price of silver these days.
I like the '46 (my birth year) dollar. I even inlayed one into the top of one of the canoe paddles that I made a few years ago. They are all done with just a spoke shave and a 2" piece of cherry. I even made a couple canes and walking sticks that way, but my '46 paddle with the dollar inlaid is my special one.
Dansco does make a Canadian dollar album! Just hard to find and expensive when you do!
Do they make Canadian dollars and halves albums with unlabeled slots? I'd love to fill 4 or 5-page albums with nice Canadian silver dollars or silver halves.
I just love photos of coins like @TomB's collection of really nice, original "bullion" coins. They remind me of those special moments over 60 years ago as a child when my grandparents would pull out a small jewelry box with perhaps some cufflinks and tie clasp, and a dozen or so old coins they had saved from circulation or dug up in their garden through the years. I can still remember the conversations, the smell of their homes and texture of their furnishings. What was the story behind that large Brazilian counterstamped copper? Or the 1782 Mexican 1 real with a hole in it? Coins and photos of coins such as TomB's above evoke such strong memories of those special moments for me.
The album I have is just the dollar one. I suppose you could make your own dansco with a blank half dollar album. I have done the same thing with Canada quarters and dimes.
I won this one tonight at Heritage. Canada 1909-C Sovereign in SP-65. pop 4/0. PCGS has only graded eight specimen 1909-C sovereigns in total (2 in 63, 2 in 64, and 4 in 65). Scarcer than the 1911-C and much, much scarcer than the 1908-C, the only other years Ottawa struck specimen sovereigns.
http://www.victoriancent.com
Congrats on obtaining a hard to find piece. These don’t come up very often. I know they weren't intended for circulation and the small mintage was more like a test piece.
Great coin @bosox I’d love to photograph that one someday.
I have one addition to the type set. Common coin. Common grade at 64. But certainly PL.
Phil Arnold
Director of Photography, GreatCollections
greatcollections.com
These coins and four others just posted today. I'm happy to make some progress on my Newfy half set in getting more of them graded and Trueviewed.
PCGS XF45
PCGS F15
PCGS VF35
Here are the uglier ones.
XF45
VF30
XF40
XF45
They're stunning!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Thanks, TomB! The 1873 has a light blue tint to the darker toning in the fields that is not captured in these photos. Otherwise, the Trueviews turned out well.
I won this yesterday on GC. Not a super high grade, but I just loved the obverse. I felt it would make a good choice for my type set. I'm actually thinking this could be the start of a nice, small mini type set within the main set - The Vicky One Cent coins of Canada: The Province of Canada cent (this one), the Dominion of Canada cent, the Newfoundland Cent, the PEI cent (one type I particularly like), and the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia cents (and possibly half cents).
There is a mark on the reverse. A detraction, sure, but I don't mind that much based on the strength of the lovely toned obverse.
There is a TrueView, one that I likely took a few years ago. But I prefer my GC Era shot.
Phil Arnold
Director of Photography, GreatCollections
greatcollections.com
That is a great coin Phil! I missed this one on Sunday but went down fighting. Closed much higher than I was willing to go. I thought it was a great cent too.
1916 CENT
1946 Half Dollar
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Latest pickup from Stacks. PE-4, Br-916. From the late Richard August collection. I knew Richard from the New England show circuit. He assembled a wonderful collection of colonial coins and tokens. Very happy with this purchase even if it is optimistically graded.
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
That's a scarce one, Gene. Great pick up!
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Don
Nice, MS64?
Not according to NGC.
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Don
Don ... Can you please send me, (either on here or PM), a close-up of the T in Victoria, , the 2nd A in Canada, the neck truncation to the dot above the C, and the T in cent. There are some fairly scarce varieties of the '76, but few people look for them . To me, the T in Victoria is missing all or part of the serif, but that's normal. Also, it was good to see you yesterday, and I wish you could have showed me the coin in-hand.
Bill, I don't have the coin in hand yet. Seller's images.
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'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
This thread needs some attention.
Here are some Canadian halves I've likely shown before, but this thread needs coin to viewer resuscitation. I like Canadian halves and dollars because one can purchase them at a reasonable price. These were under $30 except for the graded 1941 ($50) and graded 1943 ($160).
OK, I don't know if this will reproduce the pic from a US coin site, but I picked a beauty out of there. It's an 1881 Single serif N in VF-30 or a little better, but cleaned. From those of us who did the variety section of the 65th Charlton, we agreed that this is one of the 2 scarcest Vicky varieties around... less than 15 known and only 6 cert'd in ANY condition. I received it and it's definitely the rare one.
https://www.usacoinbook.com/item/canada-1881-h-large-cent-649826/
Here are the images of the coin @syl is writing about-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Oaky, this is neither a coin nor a proper medal from the RCM. However, it is a medal from Canada!
I fenced in the Canadian National Fencing Championships this past May in Ontario in both the Open (any age) and Veteran (age 40+) categories for Men's Epee. At the tournament I managed to win a second place medal in Veteran's Epee when I made it all the way to the championship bout, but lost in overtime. This image shows my exact medal as the photographer took the image while we were waiting to hear our names called to go to the podium to receive the medals. My medal is the silver one on the far right. The medals are fairly heavy and about two inches (five centimeters) in diameter.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Congrats.
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
Thanks to Mr. Eureka for helping me snag this one. NGC SP-65 BN. One of probably 6 known and out of the market since 1965. It was once in the A. H. Prince collection and was sold by Jim Charlton in the 1965 CNA Auction.
http://www.victoriancent.com
I believe THERE IS ONE RIGHT NOW AT sincoa
maybe already too late?
H
WOW!! Great coin!
@YQQ - It is the same coin. https://sincona.bidinside.com/en/lot/39821/kanada-victoria-1837-1901-1-cent-1858-/
Life member #369 of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
many years ago Papeldog (other forum) had one listed by mistake very early in the morning. I was only getting another coffee, early AM, and he had relised it and had his listing cancelled. that is how I remember it...it is too long ago.
H