US Vs. Canadian Coinage

I collect all the American coins I find, at the very least I'm making money ;) I have over 500 US cents now, and have looked through over 8600 (6%). So far, I've gotten a 1924S from a change jar, 1 30s and 6 40s from roll searching, and a 1944 in change (20 wheats total = 1 every 400). My handy findings chart says I've siphoned off nearly 1000 coins from circulation, at face value of $13, out of nearly 10000 coins searched.

I found one of those Wheat pennies that those yanks keep talking about.

What an amazing time it is NOW to buy high grade early Canadian Coinage (100+ years old) on E-bay. I've seen pieces that get no bids and are listed at 50% trends, among the TOP 10 finest known and to add the icing on the cake, slabbed by I.C.C.S.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH If only I could win the lottery now!

Glenn

hello,
it is a simple fact and everyone can do the math.
Many Canadian coins should have a higher numismatic Value compared to US coins.
Glenzy is right, for sure.
I think one of the best examples are our Gold coins and the Newfoundland gold $2 coins.
look at the #s minted of $2 gold pieces. anwhere from 2,500 (for the 1880) to maximum 25,000 for others. most have an issueof 10,000.
HOWEVER, many of them have been melted and exact actual firures are NOT known..
then compare them to US gold coins...makes you wonder why the NFL are not priced much higher...
If anyone would like to see pictures, or try their grading ability on the $2 gold, let me know and I will post some.
HHB

Question for all of you Canadians: Just how common are "Young Head" Queen Elizabeth II cents in circulation up there? And am I correct to presume that you almost never see a George VI cent in circulation?

All I got to say is I live in Florida. Where the whole Canadian nation goes during the winter. I have over a hundred pounds of Canadian coins I will be sorting through next month.

Ok Jim,

this is in fact a very beautiful coin.
BUT.......I am sure that you and 98% of all collectors are aware that the RCM does in fact produce such coins EXCLUSIVELY for collectors.
Others they produce for strictly for export and they can "normally" only be had in some other Country. I know the Germans buy Canadian Mint coins by the millions. Any shape and form. I know several german dealers who can not keep enough in stock.
My question here is: Is the mandate of the RCM to make Canadian coins for Canada or is the Mandate for the Mint to make $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in profit?
also, we have sen it over and over again, these fancy coins are promoted until the cows come home..and collectors buy them like there is no tomorrow. Mothers and grandmothers buy them for their Families as an " solid investment". just to find out a few years later that the only entities that made money on it is the dealers and the mint! and that is a fact with almost all of these fancy pieces of metal.
Ok, once in a while the "inadvertently or by mistake or oversight" produce a few odd ones...., like double struck, die rotated etc off centre .. you get the drift...
why? so we serious collectors create an interest for these varieties and hence everyone runs and buys the rolls etc in the hope to find the elusive coin.....
Do all of you really think that todays technology does in fact allow for these "mistakes"?
well, think again.....
there is alot more to this whole subject, as it is worth literally BILLIONS of dollars...
would really bge interesting to hear the opinions of others who know a lot more about it than I do.......
HHB