| Author |
 Replies: 17 / Views: 3,715 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
271 Posts |
The 1987 and 1989 ones seem especially prone to wear and tear. I would suggest looking for 1988's and 1991's, they may not be worth anything now, but they seem very rare to find in change. People might start hoarding all loonies.
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
386 Posts |
Expect all pre-2012 loonies and twonies to disappear from circulation soon (just like pre-2000 dimes, quarter and nickels). The mint will soon begin alloy recovery on $1 and $2 coins because of their high nickel content (92% nickel for loonies and 99% nickel in the outer ring of twonies).
Pretty soon there will be nothing but post-2011 $1 and $2 coins in circulation.
Edited by 1945V
12/17/2012 7:56 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1002 Posts |
The loonies and toonies lack visual appeal after being in circulation for any length of time.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
263 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
 Canada
10460 Posts |
I was amazed at how worn the loon dollars were in more remote places in Canada, where change continuously circulates. I picked up several 1988 loons in Iqaluit back in April of this year, worn right down to VG grade...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
965 Posts |
You were in Iqaluit? Cool  One of the many places I've wanted to visit up north. Quote:
worn right down to VG grade... Unlike, a lot of members here who don't like well traveled coins I love em'  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
1987-1993  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1002 Posts |
^ There is nothing about circulated loonies like those that would make me want to have them in my collection.....dull and dirty looking. Too bad they weren't designed with a better finish.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4870 Posts |
Them Loonies sure do look nice when they are minty fresh!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
That is an average handful. Proof like strikes are all I keep.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
548 Posts |
They do seem to be doing their intended job. I doubt any bills that old would still be in circulation.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
Thanks for sharing  I don't know why but those coins appeal to me, I like that finish, its sort of like the chocolate brown that old cents get from circulation. I'm wondering how the new coins will hold up though, will they disintegrate? The new loonies don't have that pink-gold luster when new, they are some sort of shade of green-gold.  Our dollar coins here down south are roughly the shade of the old loonies, which is nice, and with our bureaucratic mint I doubt they will every see much circulation, much less be made with plated steel. But anywho, does anyone know why they changed the plating from bronze to brass? Was it only a cost cutting measure, or was it something to do with getting it to bond with the steel core. Thoughts? |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
The handful I grabbed up out of my cash box at work luckily had lots of these older loonies to provide the photos.
|
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 17 / Views: 3,715 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 12/17/2012 7:55 pm
