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Phil's Great Collections image of the 1901 is spot on, but the PCGS Truview of the 1900-H is not. I re-imaged it. (View Post)

Really pleased to snag both of these. Two common dates in very uncommon conditions. First, a 1900-H in PCGS MS-66+ Red, pop 1/0. Photo by PCGS. Second, a 1901 in PCGS MS-66 Red, ex. Belzberg and Blay… (View Post)

Canada 1881-H specimen cent in SP-65RB. Despite the H mint mark, this coin is a Royal Mint trial piece. The RM used this same obverse die in 1879, 1880, and 1886 on other specimen cents they struck w… (View Post)

Wyon took some artistic liberties with the Canada cent design. First, Victoria was 39 years old in 1858, and not as youthful as Wyon's flattering portrait. Second, per his journal, he went to Ke… (View Post)

Leonard Wyon's simple, yet beautiful design for the first Canadian cent, here struck in copper-nickel before the fragile reverse punch began suffering damage. SP-66, pop 1/0. Photo by PCGS. The … (View Post)