Week # 96 - Start the new year with a bang!

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION: In 1968 both the Philadelphia and Ottawa Mints struck Canadian ten-cent pieces for circulation. How can these be distinguished?

 

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[Wihlborg]

The Philadelphia minted coins have edge grooves with flat bottoms, while the Ottawa coins have edge grooves with V shaped bottoms.

 

John

 

[supapimp]

canadian coins have a maple leaf on it

[jonathanb-migration]

The reeding tells them apart

 

See http://www.coin-forum.com/coins/1968_Canadian_Dimes_468676.html :

>the Philadelphia mint had \__/ flat bottomed edge

>grooves while the Ottawa mint had \/ "V" shaped bottoms.

[davefperry]

Ottawa pieces were struck in silver, ones in Philadelphia were coined in nickel.

[clw54]

The reeding is different. The Philadelphia dimes minted for Canada had reeding like U.S. dimes.

[RobertB]

The Philadelphia types have 'edge grooves.'

[JamminJ]

The two have different edge reeding with the valleys on the Philadelpia version being wider.

 

-JamminJ

[chinook]

The philly dimes had square edge grooves

 

The Ottawa dimes had v edge grooves

[spiny]

The coins can be differentiated by the style of reeding used. The Philadelphia mint coins have slighter wider and flatter bottomed grooves while the Ottawa mint coins have more V shaped grooves.

 

 

[gmarguli]

Edge reeding is wider on the Philadelphia version.

[TJ]

Edge reeding - Philadelpia version is wider.

 

 

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION:In 1968 both the Philadelphia and Ottawa Mints struck Canadian ten-cent pieces for circulation. How can these be distinguished?

 

ANSWER: The number and shape of edge reeds is different on each.

 

The winner is: Wihlborg!! Your prize is a Cherrypickers Guide.

 

The runner up winner is: Spiny!! Your prize is a display box.

 

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[Wihlborg]

Thank you Danielle!

 

John Wihlborg