One ugly (holed) 1947 Canadian cent
Duh_OZ
hole was intact when I found it but the top part busted off after I
had unearthed it.
Perhaps I should rebury it!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/oz_il/coins/ugly_1947_holed_canadaian_cent.jpg
oly
Is it actually bronze? Some of the color suggests a lead core?
It would probably fit nicely in the "acquired" cent collection of
someone who shall not be named here.
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Reid Goldsborough
> It would probably fit nicely in the "acquired" cent collection of
> someone who shall not be named here.
Since you're referring to me here, let me point out that this particular
holed, broken, and badly corroded Canadian cent is interesting, in its
way, as all coins can be, as any genuine collector knows. By genuine I
mean the opposite of fake. The interest I see in it is twofold: 1) It
tells a story, its own story, an interesting story, though you have to
surmise a bit to fill in the gaps. 2) Its ugliness could be a striking
counterpart in a collection in which there existed a pristine,
undamaged, and beautiful specimen of a 1947 Canadian cent. Would I want
this coin as my only example of this particular type? Of course not.
Would I want it to complement other coins if I were collecting Canadian
coins? Why not.
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Duh_OZ
wrote:
> Since you're referring to me here, let me point out that this particular
> holed, broken, and badly corroded Canadian cent is interesting, in its
> way, as all coins can be, as any genuine collector knows. By genuine I
> mean the opposite of fake. The interest I see in it is twofold: 1) It
> tells a story, its own story, an interesting story, though you have to
> surmise a bit to fill in the gaps. 2) Its ugliness could be a striking
> counterpart in a collection in which there existed a pristine,
> undamaged, and beautiful specimen of a 1947 Canadian cent. Would I want
> this coin as my only example of this particular type? Of course not.
> Would I want it to complement other coins if I were collecting Canadian
> coins? Why not.
I *think* it was lost at a farm stand. Some old timer told me there
was an orchard and farm stand in the general location and I also found
a standing Lib, silver Washington, war nickle and a bunch of wheat-
ears.
Alas I only had a few hours to detect the land as they were putting up
a fence and then bulldozed the property to put up a parking lot. I
can only imagine how many poor coins are now paved over :-(
Reid Goldsborough
> I*think* it was lost at a farm stand. Some old timer told me there
> was an orchard and farm stand in the general location and I also found
> a standing Lib, silver Washington, war nickle and a bunch of wheat-
> ears.
>
> Alas I only had a few hours to detect the land as they were putting up
> a fence and then bulldozed the property to put up a parking lot. I
> can only imagine how many poor coins are now paved over:-(
Yep. Every coin has a story to tell, and this one is more fleshed out
than most. If I were you, I'd kept this as the centerpiece of your
collection. <g>