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 It seems to me that when I was a kid in the 60's I would get a Canadian coin in change from time to time. Haven't seen one in the wild for over 20 years or more. |
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Yesterday one of my tellers took in a 1904 Liberty nickel from a deposit. Badly worn (reverse especially) but the date was clear. |
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Very nice!  |
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@Buddy
I sometimes wonder how far south the Canadian change can get. It was common when I lived south of Buffalo (for obvious reasons), now that I am in southern PA I have gotten one or two in the last 10 years or so.
One day when one of my subordinates told me there was a Canadian nickel in the cash register. They had mistaken the OBV of a V-nickel for the Queen.
When I was in South Carolina, I found that if I had a Canadian nickel in change, the cashiers would stare at i, ask me what it was, and then tell me they could not accept foreign money. However, I noticed that I did get a few Canadian nickels and pennies in SC.
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You make a good point. I'll bet the farther north you are, the more likely you are to see Canadian coins. Still, some Canadian coins managed to make their way to Illinois.
But these days fewer and fewer people use actual money to pay for stuff so the odds will continue to decrease.
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Well, it is September and I finally got a 2017-P nickel and a 2017-P dime in change recently.  |
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For what it's worth, I got a 2016 Canadian quarter last week in Tennessee. First Canadian coin I have come across in a while though.
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Most valuable find and it goes back to 1962 was a 1914-D Cent in fair condition - Had to use 10x power to see the 4 and D was extremely weak but otherwise just worn, no real nicks or dings but very worn it filled that holes for years until I got a nice example!
I started collecting in 1962 at age of 9 so I had plenty of nice finds but the 1914-D was my best!
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That is a nice find! Sounds like you upgraded the hole eventually, but did you still keep that cent for sentiment?
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My uncle who has no qualms about doing quirky things always checks the coin counting machines in supermarkets for rejected and left behind change. He finds almost every time coins like Canadian cents, Australian cents, etc. There are several military bases around so change from overseas places gets mixed with US coins when the servicemen return. |
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Quote:My uncle who has no qualms about doing quirky things always checks the coin counting machines in supermarkets for rejected and left behind change. He finds almost every time coins like Canadian cents, Australian cents, etc. There are several military bases around so change from overseas places gets mixed with US coins when the servicemen return. Check out this topic...  http://goccf.com/t/128850 |
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Thanks "jbuck"! Looks like he is not the only one :)
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He is definitely not alone and more successful than me. |
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At work tonight I found a really nice 1939 nickel in the roll I was opening. I always look to see whats in there.
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