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Well, with the postal strike delaying things, I just got my Dec '24 issue of the CN Journal and Rob's right on the front cover, with a Numismatic Unicorn. In the long article he goes through the trials and tribulations of the Mint going from 1881 to 1882 with 3 different Obverses and all the corrections that had to be made to the design and lettering. A group of us from another site discussed this date, at length, and Rob has gone ahead and written a wonderful, scholarly treatise on the scarcest of the 81/82 dies that were modified to get the full run of 1882's needed. Congrats, Rob, on another well-written paper. I'm glad that I have one, though not the grade of yours, and also have those few heavily double repunched ones, rather than the triples. For any Vicky large cent collector, this article is a MUST. Good job! Edited by okiecoiner
01/15/2025 10:37 am
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Well, with the postal strike delaying things, I just got my Dec '24 issue of the CN Journal and Rob's right on the front cover, with a Numismatic Unicorn. In the long article he goes through the trials and tribulations of the Mint going from 1881 to 1882 with 3 different Obverses and all the corrections that had to be made to the design and lettering. A group of us from another site discussed this date, at length, and Rob has gone ahead and written a wonderful, scholarly treatise on the scarcest of the 81/82 dies that were modified to get the full run of 1882's needed. Congrats, Rob, on another well-written paper. I'm glad that I have one, though not the grade of yours, and also have those few heavily double repunched ones, rather than the triples. For any Vicky large cent collector, this article is a MUST. Good job! Interesting. I believe that my local club receives the CN Journal. I will have to watch for it. I would love to see a picture of your coin. 
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Very nice detailed photos in the article! I just got my copy this week also. Here is an earlier thread showing many of the known examples of the 1882-H Tripled die. http://goccf.com/t/95086 |
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Thank you for posting that link Phil310. It's a very interesting read.
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Wow! Those old CCRS & CCF days sure were nice. I was kicked off for a while because I said some disparaging words about one of the members. I returned (then as okiecoiner) but he never got back and then was X'd out on 2 other sites. It's nice to read all the history behind discoveries that we all have made
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01/15/2025 4:53 pm
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In the article, I tried to give credit where credit was due. Zonad re-discovered the 1882-H TDO decades after everyone forgot that Zoell listed it in the 1960s.
This past year is the first time in six years that I have not been busy writing a book or consumed with events in my personal life. So, as writing Dominion Decimals was winding down, I compiled the 1858 and W9/8 unpublished dies articles. Since then, I co-authored an 1882 2/1 article with Dan in Crystal Lake and wrote this article on the 1882-H TDO. More articles on the way soon.
http://www.victoriancent.com2011 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner
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How can I get a copy to be sent to NZ
Cheers Don
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"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Don, it and other interesting articles are published eight times per year in the Canadian Numismatic Journal. The Journal is available electronically to RCNA members in the member area of their website, including all the back issues to 1950. A digital membership costs $43 USD per year. If you are interested, go here: https://www.rcna.ca/join.php http://www.victoriancent.com2011 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner
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Excellent article by Rob as always. Thanks very much and so nice you were able to get the unicorn extraordinaire!
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thanks bosox waiting for a reply
Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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As he has mentioned on another site, bosox has now started a series of articles in the CN Journal, and #1 was in the Jan/Feb edition. #2 is at the presses and I think available internet for members. Naturally, he is starting with the 1858's, of which he is the master. The articles will deal with oddities or uncommon Vicky cents, by years, but I don't know how many. Any of you variety collectors should take out a subscription to the RCNA , and get yours either hard copy or electronically. As the author of 5 (or is it 6) books on Canadian large cents, he is the voice you need to hear as a Vicky LC collector. The articles are accompanied with excellent magnified color photos that follow the verbiage and should be in everyone's reference library. |
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