What Canadian Do You Collect?

I collect the small cent from 1920 to present, its a set in progress. I have a date set from 1940 to present still need the older variteis. I do have most of the newer varietys from 1998 to present. The second set of Canadian coin that I collect is the 2 dollar coin from 1996 to present I am down to needing 2 to have a complete set. I still need the 2000 single bear reverse and the 2003 W. I have all the rest of the coins from 1996 to 2010 in either BS or proof like, except for the 2010 I have a speciman finish one.

I have 5 sets of small cents 1920 to date including all varieties except 1954 and 1955 NSF and of course need the 1936 dot lol like thats gonna happen. I am workin on 3rd party graded small cents, Large cent and varieties, and every other denomination. Plus british pennies and half pennies. :)

When you are Australian based you take anything nice that you can get, if the price is right, and for my interests, before 1967. My Canadian collection is descriptive only with type coins, but it does have some gold in it.

I'm collecting mostly small cents but have also started colored quarters... Also with the adictivness of the hobby I'm gonna start getting mint rolls from the bank each year.

It means Third Party Graded, the forum here makes it an automatic link so you can click on it and see the definition.

I've been doing the dollars and just now recently dabbled in the 50 cent pieces. It's fun and great break from doing the good old US coinage.

I like collecting circulated Victorian 5c through 50c plus the occasional problem-free large cent when I can find one. I also collect the odd Edward VII, George V and VI and Elizabeth piece when I come across them in problem-free collector grades.

I've also retooled my collection and have traded or sold most of my certified common date condition rarities in favor of getting back to my collecting roots. I've discovered that I get more satisfaction from a nice XF raw coin for $30 than an MS65 for $600. No more registry chase for me.

Still buying key dates in slabs only though, to avoid getting taken in by Chinese fakes. Eventually I will whittle my high-end pieces down to a box of twenty keepers and then I will be a kid again, filling holes in albums and leaving the expensive stuff to the big boys.