| Author |
 Replies: 24 / Views: 5,566 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
860 Posts |
In all of our years of roll searching, neither my son or I have been able to find any of the following dates for Canadian nickels:
1967, 1970, 1991
We have each been able to find everything else from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's.
Anyone know any reason why those three dates are so hard to find in the US?
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
2805 Posts |
1967 was Canada's centennial, so each coin got a different animal design put on it. The 1967 nickel has a rabbit on it. Since they're so distinctive, most of them have been hoarded, especially in the US. I typically get five times as many 1964 nickels than I do 1967s.
1970 was a low mintage year. I haven't found any 1970s in dedicated Canadian hunting yet either. Their market value is low right now, but they're still worth keeping.
1991 was a slightly low mintage year (11,000,000 compared to 42,000,000 in 1990 and 54,000,000 in 1992), but I'd just say you're unlucky. Nothing special about that year that I know of.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1161 Posts |
They are out there. I have not pulled many Rabbit nickels in quite a while. The 1970's are out there just a pretty low mintage of 5,726,010. I believe I have close to a roll pulled from circulation now. Same with the 1991 as nalaberong has stated. I imagine where you live in the states would make a difference as well. I live in a border town and get quite a bit of US coinage in my Canadian rolls. The further away from the border...the fewer cross contmination. :) |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
860 Posts |
I'm in Ohio. We get lots of Canadian nickels in rolls, just not those three years.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
140 Posts |
I recently found a '67 rabbit. Never saw one before, I thought it was pretty neat and believe you me that I kept it!
|
|
Valued Member
United States
71 Posts |
I don't search a lot of nickels compared to pennies, but I did find 2 of the '67 rabbit nickels last year in Michigan, so they are out there. Any Canadian nickels 1981 and before will be a little harder to find as they are made from 100% nickel and get horded. I think they are worth about 7 cents a piece in metal value currently, but have been as high as 12 to 13 cents a piece in metal value when nickel was selling for higher prices.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
516 Posts |
I used to go through a lot of rolls and I would always find the rabbits. At least one a box. 1970 and 1991 were rarer ones but I found them.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
I found 91 but not 67 and 70. I never found a G-v nickel either. I've found 7 G-V cents so far.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
Found a CAD nickel today in one of my rolls today. I'll have to pay closer attention to what it is now.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
What is the animal on the penny? I feel like I found one a bicentennial within the last couple years, but don' remember which coin it was. I'll have to check on that too.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
2805 Posts |
A bicentennial coin would be remarkable for a country only 146 years old ;) Anyway, ALL of Canada's 1967 coinage is worth keeping. Here's the full rundown: 1 cent: The rock dove, also known as the pigeon. They're the exact same animal. These cents are made of copper, and they're the only commemorative cent design ever used for circulation in Canada. 5 cents: A rabbit. These are 99.9% nickel (unlike American nickels, which are cupronickel) and have a current metal value of about 7 cents each. I keep all the 99.9% nickels I come across to sell on ebay one day. 10 cents: A mackerel. These are either 50% or 80% silver. Obviously they're keepers! 25 cents: A puma/mountain lion/cougar/whatever. Same as the dime, they are composed of two different amounts of silver. Most wholesalers will take them either at the low rate of 50% silver or the average of ~65% silver. If you have the knack for telling them apart by ear, you could make money by selling only 50% silver coins at a 65% silver price. The problem would be finding a buyer you could later convince that you had nothing but 80% in your stash. 50 cents: A wolf. If you ever need this advice, I'd love to hear how you found this one in American circulation. All Centennial 50-cent pieces and dollar coins are 80% silver, possibly due to their large size. 1 dollar: A Canada Goose. Contains 0.6 troy ounces of silver. The last circulation silver dollar ever made in Canada. Good luck finding one of these bad boys in an Ike bag :P Edited by nalaberong
04/27/2013 10:26 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Quote:
25 cents: A puma/mountain lion/cougar/whatever. Same as the dime, they are composed of two different amounts of silver. Most wholesalers will take them either at the low rate of 50% silver or the average of ~65% silver. If you have the knack for telling them apart by ear, you could make money by selling only 50% silver coins at a 65% silver price. The problem would be finding a dealer. I am sure that the 1967 puma coins are 80% silver and 20% copper.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
2805 Posts |
No, they were switched to 50% silver midway through the year due to rising silver costs.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
Ha! Nalaberong - Typo or ignorant American? You be the judge. At least I'm looking forward to learning from friends like you here in CC!
|
|
Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
My bet is that I have the 1 cent. I will check tonight and report back. Really do appreciate the guidance.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
Yep - 1 cent with the pigeon. I also have the 125 year (1992). Pretty neat!
|
| |
Replies: 24 / Views: 5,566 |
Posted 04/03/2013 9:24 pm
