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Features
Not all mistakes happen during the production process
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Popular Mint sets caused furor in the ’60s
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Montreal Games spurred massive coin program
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Dollar coin took loony path to circulation
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CCN almost didn’t make it through the ’60s
Page 15
Nineties saw boom in circulationg commemoratives
Page 19
Internet helped revolutionize the hobby
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Current decade marked by penny’s demise
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‘Family focused’ key to Citadel Coins 20 years of business success
Page 40
Olympic medals getting heavier, but contain less gold
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Regulars
Focus on RCM products
Page 30
Are you buying or selling?
Page 36
Check out the shows in your area
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Editorial
Coin collecting an enduring hobby
Going back through former issues it was remarkable to find that collectors have always sought eye-appeal, pursued key dates, and dreamed of great rarities such as the 1911 dollar.
Columns
Ancient Coins
Portrait coins plentiful for the Benevento
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The World Of Money
Winnipeg legislature architect also numismatist
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Colonial Tokens
Starr & Shannon supplied much needed change in Nova Scotia
Page 26
Canadian Key Dates
Wartime small cents tough to find in top condition
Page 28
Collecting 101
Kind dealer set collector up with a key date in the junk box
Page 29
New Issues
World Wanderer
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