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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/03/2010 : 15:24:34
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mshur!I found a strange canadian commemorative coin, but I can not find any info on it.
Obverse Description:
Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Commemorates
Margaret L. (MA) Murray
1887 (her image) 1982
"An that's fer
damshur!"
Co-founder of the Alaska Highway News
Reverse description:
Washington Hand Press
There is an image of a chair with the words printed on the chair back
Alasska Highway News
I Printed the first
works
of Robert M. Service
In the Yukon
1898
The chair is fairly rustic looking, but well finished
Below the image:
Value $100 in Fort St. John
Expires Sept. 30, 1983
The coin is stamped like a metal instead of a coin, the top is the same on both sides. It has a nice ring to it, but it is not silver, i think. It is slightly larger than a US half dollar in both diameter and thickness. For those who don't know Robert Service was a great poet about Alaska and the Yukon. The edge of this coin is reeded.
If anyone has any information on the mintage, composition, or value of this coin let me know. It has some minor surface scratches in the field around the images, but it still has a brilliant shine.
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jadedragon
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Canada
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 15:27:48
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| Must be local issue collector item. Likely not too many out there with a $100 value. Some people specialize in these local coins. |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2010 : 15:53:45
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| My local shop has a large collection of commemoratives and local coins, I was going to go in and trade it to him for junk silver, but I wanted to find out what it was first. I don't want to sell it for less than the spot if it is made of a PM. But I can't find out any information on it. |
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redneck
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 20:39:08
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Thanks redneck. I sent some emails and will have to wait till I hear something.
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Wanderer
New Member
Canada
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 Posted - 04/22/2010 : 20:27:43
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Just wondering whether you heard anything back regarding your token. I have a small collection of trade tokens as well as a catalogue for them and could give you a bit of info.
You have the 1983 Fort St. John Trade Token from British Columbia (Catalogue # BC141)
There was a mintage of 15000 in Nickel-Bonded Steel (weight 12.9g) and 25 in .999 Silver (weight 17.0g)
Value is maybe $2 for the Steel, and you should be able to get more than melt if it is the silver.
There were also similar tokens issued 1982-1985 and 1994.
Hope that helps! |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 20:44:51
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quote:
Originally posted by Wanderer
Just wondering whether you heard anything back regarding your token. I have a small collection of trade tokens as well as a catalogue for them and could give you a bit of info.
You have the 1983 Fort St. John Trade Token from British Columbia (Catalogue # BC141)
There was a mintage of 15000 in Nickel-Bonded Steel (weight 12.9g) and 25 in .999 Silver (weight 17.0g)
Value is maybe $2 for the Steel, and you should be able to get more than melt if it is the silver.
There were also similar tokens issued 1982-1985 and 1994.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the info. I think it is the nickel-steel one. It does not look/sound like silver. I did hear back from them, but not with information as good as yours. Thank you again. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/30/2010 : 03:17:21
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weigh it, if it is just 13g, then it should be the nickel one...... or use a magnet.
IF that is all it is, see if the coin dealer will trade for $1 face in 90% for it. |
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fasTTcar
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Canada
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