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Highs and Lows => Charlton Updates and Registry Finds => Topic started by: Breanna72 on December 12, 2025, 12:47:50 pm
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Hi all,
Charlton 2025 Missing: line for 2013 $5 Issue Rogers-Macklem INS
Cheers,
Breanna
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Charlton 2025 Missing: line for 2013 $5 Issue Rogers-Macklem INS
-Yes, I wonder if they ran out of space (by squeezing in Rogers-Macklem INT-INY) which wasn't really necessary since we don't know ho far Rogers Macklem will go.
The one typo that stood out for me was on the 10th row (from the top) on the same page (253):
Wilkins-Macklem IND-INK
What?
They have the 2 HBG change-overs correct; the 2 HCM change-overs correct & then that (& then even the INK change-overs correct). I did notice a couple other typos too but I have to go over it again as it was in December when I picked up mine & did not circle the things I saw that didn't make sense.
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-Yes, I wonder if they ran out of space (by squeezing in Rogers-Macklem INT-INY) which wasn't really necessary since we don't know ho far Rogers Macklem will go.
The one typo that stood out for me was on the 10th row (from the top) on the same page (253):
Wilkins-Macklem IND-INK
What?
They have the 2 HBG change-overs correct; the 2 HCM change-overs correct & then that (& then even the INK change-overs correct). I did notice a couple other typos too but I have to go over it again as it was in December when I picked up mine & did not circle the things I saw that didn't make sense.
Hey WTTW,
Ya, if they just delete that '-INK' part and add the Rogers INSs it would be correct. The SNDB is showing INY, INZ and IOA and IOB being issued now. I have one branch that seems to get new notes of every $5 prefix and lets see if I will be one of the first to enter IOC for fun.
Every year I say to myself I'm not going to buy a Charlton, and then l do and so little changes, I say why did I do it. :D
Cheers, B
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Curious as I haven't bought a Charlton guide since 2021 as I agree the changes are so minimal I don't really see the point. When did the 2025 guide come out / when do we expect the 2026 to come out? Thinking I'm due for a copy but don't want to buy the 25' if 26' is out soon. Thanks!
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Curious as I haven't bought a Charlton guide since 2021 as I agree the changes are so minimal I don't really see the point. When did the 2025 guide come out / when do we expect the 2026 to come out? Thinking I'm due for a copy but don't want to buy the 25' if 26' is out soon. Thanks!
Hey Archie,
The Charlton Guide seems to be issued by about November ish annually, so 2026 will be next November.
Cheers,
Breanna
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I don't think that's right. The 2025 edition came out in November 2024, which means the 2026 edition is already a little past due. Hopefully it'll be out very soon.
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I don't think that's right. The 2025 edition came out in November 2024, which means the 2026 edition is already a little past due. Hopefully it'll be out very soon.
You are correct and DANG ... I should have waited for the 2026. Will likely end up buying yet another .... my version of 'scratch and win' tickets. hahaha
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Right. Not sure sometimes if this hobby is a passion or an addiction :D probably both!
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Right. Not sure sometimes if this hobby is a passion or an addiction :D probably both!
Hahaha. I've never heard of anyone dying from it, family violence, or not being able to pay the bills LOL so 'addiction' needs to be ruled out ... no? LOL But, I could see sneaking off to the bank to do that last hunt before you pay the LL a day or two late ... so homelessness IS an option!!!! :D :D :D
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I don't think that's right. The 2025 edition came out in November 2024, which means the 2026 edition is already a little past due. Hopefully it'll be out very soon.
It is almost 2026 and Charlton still hasn't joined the 21st century; they are still operating on an antiquated business model of having to buy what is essentially the same book again and again.
Because of the price, the fact that there are very few major changes year over year and my desire to cut down on clutter in my house, I am finding it increasingly difficult to justify the cost of a new physical Charlton catalogue even every other year.
The physical catalogue keeps increasing in size, not only because of the addition of new Bank of Canada prefixes, but the pages of commercial advertisements at the front.
Personally, I have zero interest in Municipal Scrip and little to no interest in Province of Canada and, other than a few exceptions, Dominion of Canada notes so I rarely look at these pages in the catalogue.
It is undoubtedly more expensive for a company to publish a book with more physical pages, however if collectors are paying for this resource, they are forced to indirectly absorb the cost of adding the advertising pages to the catalogue. It's like paying for a premium TV package with no ads, but then being subjected to them anyway.
Businesses who pay to include their ads in the catalogue may or may not benefit from having them in there; the only party that is guaranteed to profit from this arrangement is the Charlton Press.
With the abundance of information online, recent auction information from reputable auction houses and dealers that inform the pricing in the catalogue is readily available free of charge.
It would be interesting to see if the Charlton Press will consider other revenue streams such as:
1. A digital catalogue option at a lower price point, renewable by subscription on an annual basis.
A digital catalogue would allow for real time updates to pricing tables and it would allow the catalogue to become more dynamic, like the "Trends" section of the Canadian Coin News paper.
2. A loose leaf format where one could purchase the entire catalogue or only the desired sections. Another advantage of a loose leaf format is that new additions and/or corrections could be sent out to subscribers as pdf's and printed at home, or sent from the publisher in hard copy at a slightly higher price point.
Of course, the likelihood of anything like this happening at the Charlton Press is slim to none, but it is worthy of some thought.
Dean
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I agree with Dean, but my problem with the Charlton is the use of the Edition Numbers to indicate that changes have been made. Currently, they up the edition number with each annual printing whether there are changes or not. If they used edition numbers properly, and are simply going to copy the book page for page with NO changes, then change the year, but NOT the edition number.
Also/or, to indicate the location of where changes have occurred they could ad a Ver number beside each page number and if changes have been made to a single page then increase the ver number.
My other problem is that they don't update the prefixes that have been issued, or make corrections between printings, even when they have been known for years. This is a biggie and what makes a purchaser feel even more 'ripped off' if they buy annually.
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Great points Dean, i would pay for an annual subscription rather than the bulky expensive books now being published. I only reference less than half the book anyways. Good thinking Dean, Murray.