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Awesome toned Canadian 1959 proof-like (PL) cent
For me, this coin was impossible to photograph to show all the cool toning in its old PCGS slab. So, I decided to send it to our hosts here, for a PCGS Gold Shield reholdering. I love the coin even m… (View Post)8 -
Re: Canada 1982 Constitution dollar error mystery
Earlier this year, I decided to send this one in, and it was what I suspected it to be: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/43870507 (View Post)1 -
A rare upgrade for my Registry set
I have the top set with circulation strike Canadian nickel dollars (1968-1986), but that does not mean I ever give up the hunt. These coins are equivalent I suppose to the US Ike dollars. I go throug… (View Post)5 -
Melt bucket rescue
Coin dealers often melt the Canadian Proof-Like (PL) sets from 1963 to 1967, and a dealer I knew had just acquired 30 sets from 1965. I asked if I could quickly scan through them and ended up buying … (View Post)6 -
Re: Barbados Coins - The Caribbean Island of Barbados is a republic today
A considerable amount of Barbados decimal coinage was produced by the Royal Canadian Mint. So now and again, you find Canadian coins struck on Barbados planchets. Here is a Canadian dollar struck on … (View Post)3