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Code on the Canadian Wartime “V-Nickels” By: MICC Lifetime member #001 Few Canadian collectors acquire much time in the hobby before they become aware of the fact that the Mint placed Morse Code on the reverses of the “V-Nickels” issued 1943 through 1945 – brass “tombac” in 1943, chromium-plated steel […]

The 1958 Commemorative Dollar. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 There were two major British Columbia events in 1858, one a direct consequence of the other. First of all, there was the Cariboo Gold Rush up the Fraser River and centered on the immediately-established Barkerville. Because what is now mainland B.C. […]

A Satirical Note for Social Reform. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 Sometimes it is true: the pen can be mightier than the sword. As such, by far and away the best example is a satirical note devised by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), the great British illustrator of the 19th century, the […]

The Variety Hunter: Newfoundland 50-Cents, 1899. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 50 CENTS, 1899. Current catalogues recognize only two varieties of the Newfoundland 50-cents of 1899: what they call “Small 9” and “Large 9”. First of all, the 9s are the same size and I believe that the term “Fine […]

The Wartime Cents of the U.S. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 Within weeks of the attack on Pearl Harbour, the U.S. economy was placed completely on a wartime basis through the various branches of the federal War Production Board. Immediate inventory was taken of the nation’s internal resources and assured […]

Guide to Some Forgeries of Canadian Gold Coins. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 In about 1973, collectors and dealers became aware that most – if not all – of the Canadian gold coins struck 1912-14 had been recently counterfeited. It’s obvious that the target was collectors since the forgeries appear […]

Canada’s 1936-Dot Coinage. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 After some 65 years, it would be logical to assume that we now know everything concerning the Canadian 1-, 10- and 25-cent coins dated 1936 with a dot on the lower reverse. The truth is that we are completely sure of very […]

The Mid-Island Coin Club Celebrating 20 years with a Commemorative Medal MICC History It was a December 11, 2001, nineteen individuals gathered at the Pizza Hut restaurant in Nanaimo, BC for hot food and to discuss their shared passion of collecting coins. Before the evening was over, sixteen memberships were […]

The Canadian Gold Coinage of Edward VII. By: MICC Lifetime member #001 After several years of agitation and a couple of actual construction, the establishment that was officially known as “The Royal Mint – Ottawa Branch” opened in that city in 1908, striking the first circulation coins on January 2nd. […]