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That is definitely perplexing. I was born in 76 so not my year. My Dad was born in 1948 so I'm not sure why he picked those years but they must have meant something. The loose coins I'm not sure. There are 3 of some of them and I was an only child so again not really sure. (unless there is something I don't know ;) )
I'll have to do some digging to see if I can figure out why these specific coins and years.
I also have some bills that I found but they're circulated so not worth much any more except the face value.
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01/25/2016 5:44 pm
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Canada
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Perhaps all or part of the collection was handed down to him by a grandparent?
Much like you, my father saved things that after he passed on, and I later wished I could figure out why he saved them. Now it's impossible to know the right or wrong answer. Sometimes I'm tempted to embellish a few stories and then hand away certain things to my children lol! Otherwise those old things hold very low significance, just because someone owned them in the past.
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My 11 year old would not believe the 1 and 2 dollar bills were real lol. And he thinks the silver dollars are old pirate coins.
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My 11 year old would not believe the 1 and 2 dollar bills were real lol. And he thinks the silver dollars are old pirate coins.
There go you...how about a sailing adventure seeking treasure?  My dad was a WW2 vet who was stationed in England and fought in France and brought home a lot of wartime coin from countries all over the world. I knew he had them but never once did I ask why and he rarely spoke of being in the war. So later I told my son that his grandfather traded coins with other soldiers just like baseball cards, although I distinctly do recall him mentioning that all soldiers buried their belongings for safekeeping. But digging up someone's money? I have no idea but trading makes for a better story! |
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The US Quarter with the drummer was minted 1975/1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebration. These were minted in huge quantities at Philadelphia and Denver. The mint mark is located on the obverse in the lower right behind the bow; if there is no mint mark it was struck in Philadelphia and a tiny D means it was struck in Denver. Perhaps your dad received this in change and kept it as a memento of your birth year. and also  -MV |
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MV I would say that is a definite possibility!! Thank you!
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I notice that you have a Victory Nickel and a 1967 Centennial dollar. If you're interested, you can read about the symbolism of the interesting designs here: http://www.coinscan.com/des/1943d.htmlhttp://www.coinscan.com/des/1967d.htmlIn fact if you were to google each and every coin.....that might take you a couple steps down the road to understanding the fascination behind why people become coin collectors. |
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That's a fantastic idea. I've never collected coins so didn't really think to look up the meanings behind them :)
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Is it just me or does the 1963 penny look like it was struck on a silver planchet?
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That penny is silver looking. I just thought someone tried to clean it and messed it up.
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surprised no one noticed that Darryl, good eye. I looked over a friend's inherited collection recently and found a similar penny but I could see where the electroplating experiment went wrong and the copper was coming up from underneath. I've also heard that mercury was used for these purposes so be very careful handling that coin until you know for sure what it is. better pics of that cent would be great, it's very interesting. A weight would give you a great idea as to what it is made of |
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Those 1929 cents could hold some value. Check out Coinsandcanada sie. There's a variety known as the High 9. I see you have 2 full rolls of them. In average circulated condition they sell for $25 each on ebay. The higher the grade the better the money. AU would be $100+. Open em up and have a look. I have purchased rolls of 1929 In the past ( before the high 9 was well known) and I get an average of 3 high 9 varieties per roll. That being said, with your 2 rolls there, the high 9s that are most likely in there has a ebay value of $150. ++ |
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Chances are, none of the American coins are worth more than face except the Buffalo nickel (bottom right) which may be worth $0.20-$0.50. What's the date on it? If it's an uncommon date it could be more. Other than that, you have $5.75 to spend in the states. IMO, the money is all in the Canadian coins. It's just too bad your father didn't save a silver dollar from his birth year. Very nice coins, and to CCF! |
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