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Features
Tea time in the world's grandest bazaar
Page 13
Controversial Una and the Lion coin released 175 years ago
Page 23
Regulars
Focus on Canadian one cent
Page 24
Are you buying or selling?
Page 30
Check out the shows in your area
Page 35
Editorial
Big nickel an icon of a different time
By Bret Evans Canada seems to have become a nation of superlatives. By that, I mean it seems as if every second community is laying claim to having something that is bigger, or oversized or better. From coast to coast towns are building statues of big fish, giant lobsters, mammoth Easter eggs, fly-fishing rods, flowers …
Columns
Ancient Money
Antioch's prolific output included both Greek, Roman coins
Page 10
Colonial Tokens
May be time to rethink token grading
Page 12
Coinnet
Georgia collector's website lives up to its reputation
Page 16
Canadian Key Dates
Varieties abound among Royal Mint's 1891 copper
Page 19
Numismatic Collateral
Confederate notes defeated paper shortage
Page 22
New Issues
Silent service
Page 34
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