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catman Rest in Peace United States 954 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 7:12 pm Hi All, Today I scored and was able to add 10 canadian pennies to my collection. I now have all the key and semi-key coins an am a happy camper . I started this collection thanks to Susan and am having a lot of fun. I have some extras and next week I plan to do a trade thing. Keep an eye on that catagory there may be something you would like to trade for. catman Report this Post to the Staff

Speedy Valued Member United States 307 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 7:32 pm WAY TO GO CATMAN!!!! I know how you feel...I got in some coins today and am soooo happy!!! But then there is work...I found out that the last time I bought 2x2 they were not PVC free so now I have to change them...but that is where there is fun...I get to look at the coins more!!! Are you doing this set in one grade or mixed...are you doing the LG pennies or the SM ones? Speedy Report this Post to the Staff
catman Rest in Peace United States 954 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 7:36 pm Hi Speedy, I'm doing a mixed grade set from 1858-2005. Both large and small cents. I designed and made a album that will house the entire collection. I'm not collecting the varieties however. catman Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 7:53 pm quote: Originally posted by catman Hi Speedy, I'm doing a mixed grade set from 1858-2005. Both large and small cents. I designed and made a album that will house the entire collection. I'm not collecting the varieties however. catman Catman, do you collect any pre-Confederation coins, e.g. Bank of Upper Canada? Report this Post to the Staff
catman Rest in Peace United States 954 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 7:59 pm Morgan Fred, I'm not familiar with the issues that you speak of. I'm interested. What books would provide me with the basic background information..? catman Report this Post to the Staff
national dealer Pillar of the Community United States 2724 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 8:06 pm Very nice sir: Report this Post to the Staff
Speedy Valued Member United States 307 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 8:09 pm I don't know much about the Bank of Upper Canada tokens either--is there a web-site? A friend of mine over the internet use to sell some and I thought they looked neat--he just got hired by ICG as a graded!! Speedy Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 8:11 pm quote: Originally posted by catman Morgan Fred, I'm not familiar with the issues that you speak of. I'm interested. What books would provide me with the basic background information..? catman Urg. You hadda ask. I don't know off the top of my head (or the bottom either). I brought up the subject since I've run across a few Upper Canada coins recently (past two or three years) because I travel extensively in Canada (Labrador). Lemme see if I can dig something up. Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 8:21 pm quote: Originally posted by Speedy I don't know much about the Bank of Upper Canada tokens either--is there a web-site? A friend of mine over the internet use to sell some and I thought they looked neat--he just got hired by ICG as a graded!! Speedy Some preliminary info from a Google: http://www.pcfleet.com/Coinclub/History-en.htm http://www.heritagecoins.com/featur...s.php?id=101 A few pics (scroll down most of the way): http://members.aol.com/sonscv/coins/ Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 9:15 pm I just got the Standard Catalog to Canadian Colonial Tokens yesterday. Very good book. Think Red Book for pre Confederated Canadian Coinage. I too recently started a Canadian Large Cent set and that has drawn me to the earlier issues as well. Really falling for the "Gray Side"!! Report this Post to the Staff
catman Rest in Peace United States 954 Posts	Posted 03/25/2005 10:41 pm Thanks for the links and book suggestion. I will start there and see if anything peaks my interest. I do want to start the half dollar collection of Queen Elizabeth II. catman Report this Post to the Staff
Kyra Pillar of the Community United States 867 Posts	Posted 03/26/2005 2:38 pm Catman- I can understand your excitement! I have a couple of Canadian Large Cents, the dates are escaping me at the moment. They're not in the best of shape, but the story behind how I found them is pretty good. I had to disassemble (am I the only one who thinks of "Short Circuit" whenever I say that word? ) the coin counting machine at work because it kept jamming up. Much to my surprise, I found the two Canadian cents down in the machine, snockering up the works. How they got there and how long they'd been there I'll never know, but they're mine now! Rachel [:p] Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 03/26/2005 3:03 pm Kyra- Do the bank coin cointing machines handle the larger coins such as the half, Sacs or Ikes? Just a curious little question that popped into my head reading your previous post. Report this Post to the Staff
Speedy Valued Member United States 307 Posts	Posted 03/26/2005 3:13 pm Thanks Fred Speedy Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 03/26/2005 10:34 pm quote: Originally posted by Speedy Thanks Fred Speedy Any time, Speedy. I flatter myself by even knowing of the existence of Upper Canada and Bank of Upper Canada coins. Many Canadians are unaware of the term "Upper Canada" and much of pre-Confederation history, one of the most fascinating (at least to me) periods of history of North America. It was an age of discovery (think Northwest Passage), adventure (the Franklin and MacKenzie Expeditions), and rugged men (sorry, ladies) who braved the most incredible and treacherous landscape in the world. (Sorry - I briefly lost myself in a fantasy.) Report this Post to the Staff
Kyra Pillar of the Community United States 867 Posts	Posted 03/27/2005 2:34 pm quote: Originally posted by ndgoflo Kyra- Do the bank coin cointing machines handle the larger coins such as the half, Sacs or Ikes? Just a curious little question that popped into my head reading your previous post. The coin machine we have can count the halves, but any Sackies, SBAs, and Ikes just get dumped in the half drawer and counted as a half. So, we have to go through the coin as we're pouring it into the machine and pick out any dollar coins and add them back into the total at the end. Rachel [:p] Report this Post to the Staff
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