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Valued Member
United States
361 Posts |
So over the years, I have acquired Canadian coins.
Through pocket change, grandparents desk drawers etc.
I hate to say this here, but I have no interest in them.
From the 40's 60's 80's.
Should I take a single large picture of them and post it here to see if anything is worth keeping?
Whats the best way to quickly separate the wheat from the chaff?
Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Any coin, 10cent or higher and 1967 or earlier is Silver, 1948 is a key date, try the coinsandcanada.com site. You can always take a picture, post on ebay and see what you get. |
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Canada
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Posting several pics might be a good idea, allow the keen eyes of others familiar with these coins to look them over with you.
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Valued Member
Canada
329 Posts |
offer them up for trade? although sorting through which you should keep, sell or trade may hopefully GIVE you an interest for them.
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Valued Member
 United States
361 Posts |
Here are pics of .25 .5 $2 and $1 pennys and dimes will be later and I think will be a better older lot. If any are worth a closer look, let me know. I'll take another pic. Just curious if I spend them on my next trip to Canada or put them in a collector hands? From left to right. .25 1969, 1974, 1979, 1975, 1975, 2001 (mirror finish ?) .5 Row 1 1945, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1968, 1968, 1973 .5 Row 2 1973, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1989, 2002 (Mirror finish P mint?) $2 1996, 1996 $1 1993, 1987 (MS quality)   |
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Canada
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None of them are silver, unfortunately. Look at your 2001 quarter again, does it have a "P" on it? If not, keep it, because they have a low mintage. 8M 2001 no P vs 56M 2001P. I would keep any nickel 1981 and older since their Nickel metal value makes them bullion. Canadian nickels pre-1982 are Nickel except for the ones in the war years where they switched to tombac and chrome-plated steel. In 1982-1999 they used the same composition as US nickels. 2000 and 2001 were produced both with cupronickel and plated steel. Keep the 2000P and 2001 no P because of their lower mintage. 1996 is the highest mintage toonie ($2) year, so I don't bother saving them unless they are very nice. Keep the 1993 loonie ($1) if you like, they are a lower (but not low) mintage. I haven't found one from circulation. The 1987 looks like a specimen finish to me, if you can take a better pic of it some may be able to tell you if it is. The "P" is used by the RCM to denote a MPPS (multi-ply plated steel) coin, used until 2006 then they changed it to the RCM logo (composition of the coin is still same. They have a mirror finish to them. |
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Canada
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Although none of these coins have a lot of value, I would personally keep most of them.  Even if you don't want to keep most of them, definitely hang onto the 1945 nickel. The ones I would not hesitate to spend are: toonies, 1993 loonie, 2002P nickel. While the 1987 is very common, it's hard to find one in that condition anymore. Check if the 2001 has a 'P' mark. (The 'P' mark is on the earlier coins to identify when the mint switched to multi-ply plated steel in 2001.) The 2001 no P quarter is less common; the mint is melting anything 2001 (no P) and older for their nickel value, in case that influences your decision. Excited to see the rest! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you for your help so far. I'll keep the 1945 .5 for my WWII collection The 2001 Quarter has a "P" under her neck. Here is a closer look at the 1987 $ Which I will keep because it's it pretty perfect looking under the loop. I can't get the color correct, but it's a nice clean coin. The grain in the Obv and Rev field goes perfectly up and down, that's pretty cool.   |
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United States
361 Posts |
Here are the cents Dimes are next. Cents left to right Row 1 1932, 1943, 1945, 1945, 1962 Row 2 1963, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1968, 1963 (AU/MS for sure) Row 3 1969, 1969, 1967, 1967 (AU/maybe MS), 1973, 1975 (AU) Row 4 1986, 1991, 1993, 1991, 2009 entire row is AU   |
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 Canada
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Looks like you have a bunch of spenders there !
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Canada
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I would keep the George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II with the young head only (unless it is awful). Newer ones I don't keep unless they are full red. I like the 1967 though, so I keep them even though they are common.
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United States
361 Posts |
Here are the dimes and 1 old .5 I thought was a dime Left to right Row 1 1907 5 cent Row 2 1942, 1947 (with a maple leaf next to date), 1949, 1950, 1960, 1961 Row 3 1962, 1973, 1978, 1978, 1984, 1984 Row 4 1981, 1986,1999, 1992, 2004   |
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Canada
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Anything pre-1968 is silver, keep. I don't keep ones minted after that unless they are very nice, and for the MPPS ones I just keep one of each year.
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Canada
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The 1907 dime is sterling silver (92.5%) and hard to find in the wild, again the silver coins are easily sellable the 1907 would fetch a bit over spot, but the rest would be junk silver, the 99 dime, is there a p under the queen? if not its not worth anything, also the 1967 penny being so nice, you should look at it with a loupe because there is a lot of them with double dates, double Canada, double Elizabeth etc. if you have one that's significant it would be worth a premium.
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Valued Member
United States
361 Posts |
Thank you all for your help.
I will be keeping the WWII dated ones for my WWII world collection.
A couple nice cents and the nice Loon $.
I'll spend the rest next time in Canada.
I'll put the silver stuff up for trade once I get enough posts to do so.
Thank you all again.
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