What Canadian Do You Collect?

For some reason I seem to love quarters! ... I'm continually upgrading my quarter collection.

Occasionally, I will branch-off and start-up a new collection => for example, I started collecting Newfie 20 cents pieces (a very cool and easy set to collect ... I highly recommend collecting them!). However, at some point, I seem to lose focus and the next thing I know I'm back to upgrading my quarter collection!

Oh well, I guess it keeps it kind of interesting, right?

Recently, I have been semi-collecting 50 cent pieces ... but in the background, I can always hear those darn quarters calling me!

I'm a carbon copy of Stevex6, I also collect Canadian quarters, they are my first love! (besides my wife that is, then again.............) Following are my quarters, all I.C.C.S. graded:

>1870=AU-58
>1871, Obv. #1=EF-45
>1871, Obv. 32=EF-40
>1871H=MS-63
>1872H=MS-63
>1874=MS-60
>1875=F-15
>1880, Narrow "0"=EF-45
>1880, Narrow/Wide 0=VF-30
>1880, Wide O=VF-20
>1881H=AU-58
>1882 & 1883=AU-55
>1885=VF-30
>1886, 6/3. Obv. #5, L.B.E.=AU-58
>1887=VF-20
>1888=AU50
>1890H=AU-55
>1891=AU-58
>1892=MS-63
>1893=EF-45
>1899=MS-62
>1900=MS-63
>1901=MS-62
>1902=MS-63
>1902H=MS-65
>1903=AU-58
>1904=AU-50
>1905=EF-40
>1906, Large Crown=AU-50
>1907 & 1908=MS-63
>1909=AU-55
>1910=MS-60
>1911, 1912, 1913=MS-64
>1914=AU-58
>1916, 1917, 1918, 1919=MS-64
>1920=MS-62
>1921=EF-45
>1927=MS-62
>1928, 1929, 1930=MS-64
>1931 & 1932=MS-63
>1933 & 1934=MS-64
>1935=MS-65
>1936=MS-63
>1936, Bar=MS-64
>1937=MS-65
>1938 & 1939=MS-64
>1940 & 1941=MS-65
>1942, 1943, 1944, 1945=MS-64
>1946, 1947 & 1947 Maple Leaf=MS-65
>1947, Dot=MS-64
>1948 & 1949=MS-64
>1950=MS-64
>1951, Low Relief=MS-64
>1951, High Relief=MS-65
>1952, Low Relief=MS-64
>1952, High Relief=MS-65
>1953, (LD NSF) & (SD NSF)=MS-65
>1954-MS-64
>1955-TO-1967=MS-65

Glenn

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Canadian silver is 0.6 oz per $ face.

I like all of them up to the point the RCM started making a new reverse quarter design commemorating every possible event they could find to issue a coin over. Personally, I think they were smart for doing so (and the US later copied this with the State Quarter designs) b/c it brought them more money in the long run.

I just got tired of trying to get one of each. I know this is fun for a lot of people, but I just do not go for it when the coins are but silver, copper, or something else with at least some intrinsic value.

Although I do not like so many commemoratives, I like some of the special issues - a cow on a blue, triangular 50 cent piece - who da thunk it?


I vote this as one of the weirdest coins I have ever seen - but I like it for some reason!

I also bought the silver 2005/1945 commemorative nickel:

except mine does not have the gold overlay


and the new 2001/1911 silver dollar:



I admit I would like one of the Sasquatch quarters they made, but they looked too cartoon-ish to me and 25.00 for something not silver was a bit steeply priced for me.

WOW, I'm impressed at how observant you are Stevex6! No I didn't forget to put down those pieces you mentioned, simply because I sold off the examples I used to own. They were in grades EF-40 and lower, so they didn't look right with the rest of my collection.
I'm now hunting for high grade examples of those pieces.
As a matter of fact, just prior to typing this thread I had just made an offer to Colonial Acres on an I.C.C.S., Canada, 1894, quarter, MS-64 for $2,500.00. I'll let you know if I get it, then you can cross it off your list!.............LOL
A friend of mine in Halifax, N.S. (owner of Lighthouse Numismatics> Greg Jones) has a gorgeous 1894 in MS-65 @ $10K, but I would settle for the C.A.'s one for 1/4 of that price.

Glenn

silver dollars and paper money

isn't the 4 dollar one rare?

aha, well "very" nice rare notes Ill give you $4.50 each