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Canada
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I would go Newfoundland for the low mintages. But I'm collecting Canadian silver dollars.
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United States
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Canadian nickels offer a wide variety of types, 3 monarchs, multiple compositions and the like.
It's not hard to put together a circulated year set (the 1925 is the costliest).
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Canada
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It would depend on what you like. I would say that quarters would be a good start. If you like a variety there have been a heap of commemorative quarters starting around 1999, easy to find, not expensive.If you like silver then again quarters can be relatively affordable. From there you can move up to half dollars which can be more challenging or you can expand to pennies and nickles both being inexpensive and easier to find.
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United States
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no surprise from me, Victoria large cents :)
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Canada
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I collect all denominations... but if I was starting again I'd go after the quarters  . There are so many varities... especially the later years  . They'd be the most fun in collecting  . |
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Canada
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I'd say if budget isn't an issue, pre 1936 50 cent pieces in EF40 and up condition. Very challenging but an amazing set to look at!
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Whats the most popular type of coin to collect with Canadian coins? I think you are asking the wrong question here. Let me answer your question with a question: 'What do you like about Canadian coins?' If you know the answer to that question, then deciding what type of coin to collect should come easy to you.... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Canada
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Personally, I like the 50C, but the early ones are hard to come by in decent shape.
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Canada
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Like most people here, I have a soft spot for 50 cents and Newfie coins...but it's up to you what you want to collect
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Canada
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I collect them all from 1858 to date and, I agree with SPP Ottawa its what you like as the most important.And are you collecting the whole set or just one monarch?Here is my thought
1 cent affordable lots of varieties even in modern years
5 cent affordable, The silver set was a challange, especially the first and last!
10 cent some tuff ones in the Victorian series.
25 cent large series
50 cents Good value gets pricy in the pre 40s.
1.00 Good value only 4 or 5 really tuff ones.
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United States
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Quote:I have been collecting US coins for a while but would like to start adding Canadian coins to my collection as well. Whats the most popular type of coin to collect with Canadian coins? Have you thought about putting together a type set of pre-1968 coins? For the most part, examples in Fine condition are affordable and a completed set is quite impressive. |
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 A type set is an easy and affordable way to get started in Canadian coins.Your first purchase however should be a copy of Charlton's Standard Catalogue. |
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United States
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A type set is an easy and affordable way to get started in Canadian coins.Your first purchase however should be a copy of Charlton's Standard Catalogue. The Charlton Catalogue is the definitive reference for collectors of Canadian coinage. But it takes 3 catalogs (circulating/NCLT/tokens) to cover everything. But for a more casual collector I recommend the Haxby "Coins of Canada" which covers tokens and paper money too. The latest Whitman book about Canadian coins (also written by Haxby) would also be a good staring pont. |
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United States
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If you want a short cut, some ebay sellers offer an almost complete 1920-2012 cent collection at one low price. It saves you from years of hunting for missing dates especially if you don't have ready access to Canadian coins. Key dates can come as you want them. It's the same thing for nickels... a near complete nickel collection 1922-2011 can be had from ebay sellers. You'll only have to hunt the key dates. Pre-1968 dimes can be had fairly inexpensively, always offered on ebay. My personal favorites are the nickel dollars, 1968-1987. I have the complete set. Other favorites are Loonies and Toonies and the 50¢ coins. Quarters can be a challenge as there are so many commemoratives to collect. However I find the Canadian quarters more interesting to collect than the American quarters. I really like the colored quarters: Olympic, Legendary Nature, poppy, pink ribbon are examples. Then there's the Newfoundland set along with the Provincial coins and Pre confederation tokens. Lots to learn about and to collect. It's a nice addition to an American's coin collection. |
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United States
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I picked up Nickel, Dime, & Quarter folders last weekend. I have been saving Canadian coins from roll finds and figured I might as well do the folders.
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