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ddr70

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  1. Updated link to description of a saddle-strike: https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/saddle-strikes-record-changes-in-press-design.html
  2. So, I must be confused. Prior to confederation the quarter didn't exist. The 1858 20C piece was close. It was more convenient when converting into British pound/shillings I suspect. After confederation (1867), it was several years before a quarter was produced (1870). The states (i.e. USA) had been producing quarters for almost a 100 years by then. It would seem to me that Canada borrowed the concept of a quarter in the first place. If Canadian, please respond in French. Je demand tu parle en francais, si-vous plait. Revenant you need to get out of the oil patch next time and into the Canadian Rockies. It will cost you a bit more than a quarter to do so, but well worth it.
  3. How many DDOs, TDOs or errors did you find??? Did RCTV spring for Variety Plus? Need some help cherrypicking? :-)
  4. Reminds me of the heist of a 100kg Canadian ML. BERLIN (Reuters) - Four men went on trial in January for stealing a 100 kg (220 pound) Canadian “Big Maple Leaf” - once recognized as the biggest gold coin in the world - believed to have been melted down since its theft from Berlin’s Bode Museum in March 2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-trial-coin-theft/four-men-go-on-trial-for-theft-of-giant-gold-coin-from-berlin-museum-idUSKCN1P41KM
  5. A saddle struck 1998 FS-901 in a Triple Struck holder and a Broadstruck with reverse indent, both with the proof-type, separated AM, FS-901 reverse. They have been apart since at least 2007, now together in my collection again. I found my mate! It's a beaut! A 1998 1C FS-901 Wide AM/Proof Die Reverse, broadstruck (BS) slightly off center with a reverse brockage and residing in an NGC 65RD holder. This makes a mated pair with my 1998 1C FS-901 Triple Struck wide AM in an NGC 55RD holder. You can see the pair in my non-competitive blurst of '98 set along with mostly 1998 dated errors. Note that the Triple Struck coin came first, providing the IN TRUST design needed to form the reverse brockage on the reverse of the BS coin. Now I'm stuck explaining that the triple strike is really a saddle strike probably on a quad die coin press. Note that the obvers design with WE TRUST showing (and corresponding reverse E CENT. What's the separation on a quad die press? Take a look at this article and you will see this is certainly a saddle strike. http://www.coinworld.com/Articles/ViewArticle/saddle-strikes-record-changes-in-press-design That sliver of the third strike shows no slide zone as the coin is struck between two die pairs. WHERE WAS SHE? I found her in the Stacks Auction which is a site I rarely visit. For some reason I decided to browse lots earlier in the month. The wide AM reverse made finding my mate easier (how many FS-901s are in error holders?). I've been looking since August 2007 when I won the triple struck coin on an eBay auction. Pretty lucky to do so in only 6 years I'd say! If you are the consignor of the coin to Stacks (or a former owner), please feel free to contact me here as I'd like to add the provenance to this pair. I got to wonder how this pair ever became separated? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.