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1870 Canadian 25c - Unknown Obverse Type
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<blockquote data-quote="Goldpick" data-source="post: 163771" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p>Doh, that's late night searching for you, 50c not 25c! :8 </p><p></p><p>Upon further reading, looks like obverse #1 & 2 refers to the number of different dies used to produce the obverse side of the coin. So maybe the reverse of the coin had the same die for the life of production, whilst the die on the obverse was changed out or re-manufactured sometime part way through production due to wear. Hence there may be some minor differences between the two master dies or a refurbished one. As you mentioned, some seem skeptical that an obverse 2 even exists, going as far as to say it was misreported that a 2nd die was ever used. </p><p></p><p>I think the problem with these sorts of minor differences is they are often open to interpretatio from both buyers and sellers due to lack of mint records back in the day, differences may well be down to just die wear, who knows.</p><p></p><p>Interesting reading, though not directly related to the 1870's coins, still explains the issues regarding different dies used. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rcna.ca/sample/review.php" target="_blank">http://www.rcna.ca/sample/review.php</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldpick, post: 163771, member: 1695"] Doh, that's late night searching for you, 50c not 25c! :8 Upon further reading, looks like obverse #1 & 2 refers to the number of different dies used to produce the obverse side of the coin. So maybe the reverse of the coin had the same die for the life of production, whilst the die on the obverse was changed out or re-manufactured sometime part way through production due to wear. Hence there may be some minor differences between the two master dies or a refurbished one. As you mentioned, some seem skeptical that an obverse 2 even exists, going as far as to say it was misreported that a 2nd die was ever used. I think the problem with these sorts of minor differences is they are often open to interpretatio from both buyers and sellers due to lack of mint records back in the day, differences may well be down to just die wear, who knows. Interesting reading, though not directly related to the 1870's coins, still explains the issues regarding different dies used. :) [url]http://www.rcna.ca/sample/review.php[/url] [/QUOTE]
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