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Barberian - with a mintage of only 28,000, there probably were only two reverse dies used that year. It looks from your coins that they had removed the last two digits from the original punch and man… (View Post)

I have owned this coin for twenty years but re-imaged it recently. Canada 1859 cent in PCGS and ICCS MS-65 Red, PCGS pop 4/1. It is nearly 100% red, which is a miracle after 165 years. A soft strike … (View Post)

Agreed, they are different dies, as evidenced by the different numeral styles in the dates and other details as well. I suspect Boosi is correct, they used punches (hubs in American terms, a relief t… (View Post)

1858 Canada Cent, PCGS MS-65RB, pop 3/0. Also, a scarce die pairing. Bought this one in 2005. Probably should get it re-holdered to eliminate the plastic scratches. (View Post)

Geoff was a terrific guy and a stalwart of the Canadian numismatic hobby. I always appreciated how supportive he was of me and my work, but that was him in a nutshell. Geoff always had time to help o… (View Post)