My wife Pauline and I,with son's Sebastien and Nicolas enjoying a hot summer afternoon camping at Fundy Park, N.B., summer~2007. This article is intended to educate the coin collector about the very rare...
I have noticed lately several auctions for large cents purposefully listed categorically as half cents. Why? This trick is predominantly used with large cents dated 1849-1857. The reason this is done is that...
The 1859 Canada large cent is without a doubt the king of all variety years. Just look at how many major varieties of this date that are known to exist. The famous overdates ( 1859/8 ) both medal and coinage,...
Just my wife and sons acting silly at Disney World! At the tender age of 13, pocket change first sparked my interest towards a hobby that would last a lifetime. The fascination that one could collect an...
A few years after the U.S. stopped minting the long running half cent,( 1857 was the final year ) two of Canada's provinces were on a limited basis striking the half cent coin. Bewtween 1861-1864, Nova Scotia...