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Anyone knows anything about this Canadian "pattern"?

TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
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The auctioneer is in Great Britain and have never seen this Canadian "pattern" before. It's also not listed in Charlton and I can't look-up Spink sale mentioned in the auction description, since Spink doesn't store that much of historic data:

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    MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,745 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The "Patina Collection" items, including this one, are all privately struck modern concoctions.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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    TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,965 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The "Patina Collection" items, including this one, are all privately struck modern concoctions. >>



    Thank you, Andy!
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    1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,617 ✭✭✭✭
    Modern fantasies by private "mints".

    I see various versions of these on the Bay all the time.

    I've two examples that I probably paid too much for at about $10 each.
    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
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wish they would quit using the "pattern" hype on these, and use "fantasy issue" instead.

    I have a 1901 Irish "four shilling" fantasy piece of this ilk. Neat piece, and I didn't mind buying it for what it is- a fantasy- but too many people have been snookered by the "pattern" hype on these, and they also clutter up keyword searching sometimes.

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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    HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    I know what you mean LorM every time I do a search for patterns on UK eBay 99% of the patterns listed are for coins from the Spink patina collection which aren't true patterns.
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