Canadian Cents, '39's, 40', 50's.

I agree with Skelly. There are a few to look for from 1939-1950's, but in general they will be fairly common. You will want to specifically look for the 1949 high relief and 1955 NSF varieties. Those will be the real keepers, the rest aren't too uncommon. There are some other varieties you can look for, but don't carry the same premium as those two examples.

Good luck with that...I hope they haven't been searched through. Pay close attention to 1947, 49, 53, 55, 65. To tell the rarities, drop over to jandm.com and check out their catalog pages on pennies with photos of the varieties.

Thpher, is that book available, or is it out of print?
I also made a visit to the J&M coin and Jewelry store. I was lurking around there, looking for some reference books, but no luck. I'll go back and "case the joint", that way I'll know what, where, and how much! I found the NSF info on another post, and also the info re the 1953 five cent "mule", and how to identify it. Re the 1800+ cents, I ubderstand the seller bought a collection, and the cents were a small part of the collection. That infers, to me, that the searchinng has been done "for me". The seller only "flips" the collections, or lots, as they may be. He is not a collector, to any serious degree, rather a seller on ebay. He is, by the way, my s-son.He has been collecting for a longer time, (actively, than I), but he is still a "newbie". He has had to work too hard to support himself, to spend much time becoming a serious collector. He has been on ebay, for some time. I am not a seller, only an ebay buyer, now, and again. My hope is that the original owner of the collection, knew a whole lot more than I, about coins in general, amnd varieties in particular. I am a"newbie", too, just since 2005, on Coppercions.com, when I joined the forum, and found out about varieties. Before , I collected anything that wasn't "nailed down", but mostly Mexican.. Then only errors, and RPM's. Most of my collecting, over the years, has gone to feed the kids, and they were well fed!. So much for my life story, whichI did not intend to disclose. No harm done, those who know me know all about me, anyway. My posts give me away!
Dick

livingdinosaur,

Here is the book. It's available on CD-ROM, so you could easily put it on a big screen to see. The 2008 version just came out last month.

http://www.pcfleet.com/book/en/details.htm

I just ordered the book. I may get the CDROM later, if necessary. Thanks. They work with PAyPAl, and that'is very good!
Thanks for the info.
12/30/07I have received the CDROM!! I wanted the book! I am unable to install the CDROM, because I can't read the serial number. Every combination I could think of to resister it failed: "wrong serial number". I attempted to contact Charest by email, explaining what happened. Anyone having similar problems?
Dick

Remember the "1864 Canadian coins" I mentioned, recently? Well it turns out that there are 1364 cents, and 500 nickels, all '50's are in the batch. And, I got them today. They will be coming in , soon. I found out about the nickels, and "sweetened the pot" a bit, and the offer was accepted. None of the coins that were listed individually, were sold,, so I guess My CDROM will get a work-out! If not with them, maybe with the 26 rolls I'm getting from Daggit. Have also located 500 more nickels, (no info yet) but seems they are,or, (were ecidence, or a confiscated thing,), and I will be getting info on them, later. The guy isn't a collector. A retired Police Officer. He wants $250. for them. Hood price? Any afvice welcome. I know NOTHING about Canadian coins, period! Thanks,
Dick

Thanks Topher. They will be "researched" this weekend, and I'll be informed as to what is there, then I'll make an offer, (if I lke what I hear).
Dick