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A Friend Is Having His 70th Birthday

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A friend of mine (also a Canadian Coin Collector) is having his 70th birthday party this coming Sunday. I was thinking of giving him a 1970 P/L set. What would you recommend I give him?
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 Posted 07/25/2011  11:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add neweden to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I am assuming he was born in 1941(if my math is correct) why not a coin from that year, that would be awsome.
I myself was born in 1948 (just saying)..
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 Posted 07/25/2011  11:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverCoinBoi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree. A 1941 coin would be nice. Perhaps slabbed :)
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 Posted 07/25/2011  12:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add stevex6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree that buying your buddy a set from his birth-year would be awesome ... unfortunately, because of WWII, Canada didn't mint very many coins during these war years (they didn't mint coin sets between 1939 and 1944) => actually, they didn't even mint Silver dollars in 1941 ...

sorry to wreck your present (it was a good idea)
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A 1941 dime in MS-65 would be awesome! Problem is, where do we find one?

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 Posted 07/25/2011  2:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add littlemoney to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I am also from your year neweden, & still waiting for someone to give me a set
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All great suggestions! I will be checking my cents to quarters to see if I have nice duplicates that I could give him besides the p/l set. Something a little nicer than just a card.
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I agree with a coin(s)for his birth date.He would love it if he is a collector.
[HINT]:Remember this date everyone(my birthday)
January 25 1945.I would love a set from this year
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I recently got a Coleman cooler, full of beer, for my birthday. The heck with coins, I still think that was the best present ever... something my wife would never want or use!!
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Nice idea, SPP-Ottawa => buy the guy 70 beer (3 x 24's and you get to drink the extra 2 bottles) ...

I'm thinking that an old skunky bottle of Molson Canadian from 1941 would be a very nasty present ...

Hey, but maybe try tracking-down an old bottle of scotch from 1941? (and tape that 1941 dime to the side of the bottle) => flawless



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I recently got a Coleman cooler, full of beer, for my birthday.


LaBatt's I hope. When I drive to BC from the US I'd always bring back 10 cases of Blue. The LaBatt's they sell in the US isn't as good.

I think a newspaper from his city of birth, on the date of he was born. Or a old picture postcard date stamped the day of his birth with a picture of his birth city on it.
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That's an awesome idea! Good luck!
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I do like Canadian beer when I get to Canada - your right, the stuff here is brewed to USA standards which can change the whole taste. But I am going to stick with the coins.
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