Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints
CAN-1968(P)-10C
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE |
| Item Description: |
10C 1968 NICKEL PHILADELPHIA MINT KM-73 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 |
| Owner: |
coin928 |
Owner Comments:
Canada - 1968(P) - 10 Cents - KM #73 - Mintage 85,170,000
Flat Bottomed Reeding minted in Philadelphia
Canada was switching from silver to nickel composition for dimes in 1968, but the capacity of he Ottawa mint wasn't sufficient for the task, so the Philadelphia mint was contracted for the overflow production. The only way to differentiate the coins minted in Ottawa from those minted in Philadelphia is by the style of reeding. The coins produced in Ottawa have V shaped reeding while the coins minted in Philadelphia have a flat bottomed reeding. This is the only issue minted by the U.S. mint for circulation in Canada. 10 to 20 of this same design are known to have been minted in and dated 1969 by the Philadelphia mint. These are extremely rare and their price (assuming one can be found) is truly astronomical. They can easily be distinguished from the 1969 Ottawa mintage not only by the reeding, but because the size of the ship and the date were reduced for the Ottawa produced coins in 1969.
This coin is one of the first (and currently the only) two graded by NGC.There have been none graded finer by NGC.
Date acquired: 10/19/2019 (raw coin)
Date graded: 8/14/2020 (self submitted to NGC)
Rev. 2/28/2021