Named the Most Innovative Coin, the 25-cent dinosaur piece shows an image of a Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai – similar to a triceratops – under regular light. In the dark, the skeleton of the animal stands out with a soft green glow. Continue reading →
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Features
Micronations take collectors off the beaten path
Page 13
Fall Nuphilex wows Montreal
Page 28
Vancouver entrepreneurs boosting bitcoins’ clout
Page 33
Regulars

Focus on Special Commemoratives
Page 20

Check out the shows in your area
Page 25

Are you buying or selling?
Page 26
Editorial
Ancient coins better have their papers
The assumption is made that any coin without a provenance going back more than 40 years is assumed to be recently stolen. The bur-den is on the owner to prove the coin was legitimately acquired, not on authorities to prove the coins were stolen.
Columns

Ask The Experts
Die cracks, numeral shifts common on George V coins
Page 8

Ancient Money
Catanean brothers of legend inspired many coin designs
Page 10

Canadian Key Dates
Ferris wheel made debut in Chicago in 1893
Page 11

Colonial Tokens
Token’s origins and incorrect bust make for an interesting
Page 12

The World of Money
Montreal textbook publisher had classical side
Page 14

Collecting 101
Ten ways to kill a coin club
Page 17

Errors & Varieties
Blue-sky theories on the blanking process
Page 30

New Issues
Festive features
Page 32
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