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Valued Member
United States
163 Posts |
Always loved coins as a kid but only started collecting seriously when the Canadian Forces decided to send me south of the border. In the time I've been down here I've managed to acquire a nice collection of dollars, just need that elusive 1974 Winnipeg one to fill in an otherwise nice string of voyageurs.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I keep getting more and more into Canadian coins because there are some
very interesting coins and here in the states they can be very cheap.
Most all the ones I have, I purchased at less then face value, or
for the silver ones, under melt.
In the back of my mind, once that I had a good collection of Canadian coins
I would have no problem bringing them back to Canada ...thinking
they would sell better there.
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
I grew up a stone's throw from the border and also had a Canadian grandparent on both sides of the family so it was a natural thing to see money from our northern neighbor in our pocket change. It never occurred to me to collect it though, until I was laid up for a couple of weeks recovering from an Achilles tendon injury. Out of boredom I was surfing ebay and it went from there. I find that I really like hunting for varieties and it is nice to be able to own true rarities without having to spend an absolute fortune. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
560 Posts |
I'm from upstate NY and saw lots of Canadian coins growing up. I saved them but didn't really have a "collection." Over the years I added to the pile, although many times I was far away from the border. When I got back into collecting in my late 30s I decided to organize all those Canadian coins (pennys and nickels, mainly). I still have a few holes in the older and newer years but it got me excited about adding to the collection.
Like many others, I would love to search a $25 box of pennys but haven't had the chance yet. I'll be in CA this summer for a meeting and am very excited about hitting the banks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1054 Posts |
I've just recently gotten into collecting Canadian coins. Started out last summer buying the dollars and now I'm dabbling into 50 cent pieces.
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Valued Member
United States
83 Posts |
I collect the dollars and 50c,
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Valued Member
United States
256 Posts |
For me, I've been roll searching US coins for several years, and always just set the Canadian coins aside with other foreign coins. What made it take off for me was finding a book to start organizing the coins I had. I now have a variety of Gardmaster and Uni-Safe books, and feel compelled to fill the holes. With that comes an education about varieties, an appreciation of the history, a respect for the technology, and an admiration of the art. |
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Pillar of the Community
3352 Posts |
well said  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
12283 Posts |
I've been collecting Canadian coins (almost exclusively silver dollars) for about 15 years. I've never encountered many Canadian coins in circulation here in the US (I live too far south of the border) so my catalyst for collecting Canadian coins appears to be different from a large number of other US-based CCF members.
I was simply looking for a new series of crown-sized coins to collect. After considering the coins of several countries, I found that I liked the aesthetic qualities of the Canadian silver dollars, I liked that the series included a number of commemorative issues, and I liked that the silver-era circulation series continued on in the form of modern silver NCLT issues -- My collection could continue to grow!
The history celebrated in Canada's silver dollar series -- early issues as well as modern -- is relatable for this Yankee, so the coins don't "feel" all that foreign to me.
That's my story!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1195 Posts |
Glenn, (Gah! referring to someone else by my own name feels strange) may flip at this thought, but My Aunt's sister in law gave me a bunch of Canadian coins plus one each of Canadian $1, $5, $10, and $20 notes when she paid my grandfather and I a visit here in Northern California. This left me with a Canadian hoard of over $56 when I added my meager few coins to it that I'd saved from my year living in Upstate New York.
This thread gives me the idea to sort/refine that hoard.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1700 Posts |
Well, I am a Canadian collector of Canadian AND American Coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1007 Posts |
I commented earlier in the thread but thought I'd add some more. As an American I like my Canadian collection as much as my American collection and enjoy getting each new coin. My Canadian collection is fairly complete with just a few large cents to go to complete it up to 2011. After reading what Glenzy1 said about shipping coins south of the border to the USA, I can sympathize with his feelings but like I said I enjoy them tremendously. They're getting a good home here..  .... and I'm only 80 miles south of the Canadian border so it's close enough. My Canadian collection is as follows: Large cents: 1858-1920, missing 8 coins but hope to complete he set this year Small cents: 1920-2011, complete with almost all varieties and all key dates Nickels: 1922 -2011, complete with all known varieties and key dates Dime: 1937-2011, complete (including all varieties and the 1948) Quarter: 1967-2011, complete with all commemoratives and varieties Half dollar: 1967-2011, complete with some older Dollar - 1967-1987, complete with a few older Loonie: 1987-2011, complete Toonie: 1996-2011, complete Newfoundland: all small cents and about of half large cents New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia coins: have most Bank of Upper Canada & Bank of Montreal tokens: have several So you see my Canadian collection is very comprehensive. But I hope I don't drive up the prices for domestic collectors. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
650 Posts |
Im surprised, you find the King George you do, that is hard here, although when I look through American wheat cents are fairly common among the US cents like 1 per 100 or more.Not a science just my obversation.
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Valued Member
United States
206 Posts |
I just have a 1988 proof set and a 2012 $20 commemorative coin. The reason that I have those, is one is silver, and the other one is just cool o.o
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Valued Member
United States
134 Posts |
I currently only have a few Canadian coins besides NCLT stuff, but at one time I had a nice collection of silver half dollars, silver 5 cent pieces, a few of the silver dollars, and some silver dimes. For various reasons I ended up selling most of it. I would like to start over and work on a set of silver dimes but still have not decided on what grade I would collect. I also wouldn't mind doing a silver quarter and half dollar set. I find the designs and art work on Canadian coins(both Pre-1967 and some of the NCLT stuff) to be absolutely beautiful. I haven't really jumped back into collecting circulating Canadian coins, but the time is fast approaching and I am sure I will start adding a few pieces here and there.
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