Has anyone heard of a double die 1867-1967 Canadian cent. I came across one at a coin shop, the owner said for 2 cents I could buy it but I don't know much about Canadian coins and their errors and values. Someone told me that the Canadians got rid of the cents and melted almost every cent they could find. If that's true would that make them more valuable? And is it worth going back to buy it?
Hey! This my 2 Cents for 2 Cents: I would have bought it for 2 cents, but it could just be Machine doubling. Without a picture, we can't do much in terms of authenticating. On the other hand, what do you have to lose, really. Don't believe everything that people say in Numismatics and in life in general. Get facts!
https://coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?coin=1-cent-1967&years=1-cent-1965-1989 Errors and varieties from the community. It it probably worth the two cents just to learn something about it if you want to.
Unscrupulous dealer. I hate it when they try to take advantage like that. Good the OP asked the question before he got ripped off.
Why are Canadian errors worth less than American error coins did they produce more errors than other countries
A while back, I had been in contact with a collector that had gotten some Canadian coins. I had mentioned that I had a few of them, so he sent me about 50 Canadian coins from about 1970 to date. I would like to get them protected with 2x2s but I have no idea where to start looking for them. Any idea of a good book that is like the Red Book?
It's probably just market forces, not the mints. I've some foreign errors that are really, really cool, but good luck finding any listed, much less valued, anywhere. Canadians don't have all the crackpots we've got here in the good old USA, they're way short on those. That's a big factor, in creating the demand, for even the stupidest errors. Until Canada gets those, whipping up the demand, you're likely on your own on those, I'm afraid. That's all it likely is, though, market forces.
The CoinsandCanada site is a good starting point for varieties and errors, but realistic comments/descriptions are many time less than optimum. For a general guide to circulating coins, buy a Charlton annual guide or the Haxby/whitmen book that I think is better.
You could ask that for not just errors too. How much would a Morgan $ be worth if the mintage was only 18,780? I'd venture to say at least 10x what the CAD$ 1948 is worth. There are plenty of Canadian error coins, just fewer collectors. Things like the doubled HP do command strong premiums. They have their share of "crackpot" stuff too, like the JOP "varieties", which is technically a counterstamp and damage.
