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United States
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Personally, my favorite is the Canadian silver half dollars. And this despite the name VDB Coins. Yes, I did strictly U.S. for many decades before getting tired of it. Everybody does Morgan dollars, so I decided to do Kennedy halves. And now we have an, ahem, pretty nice collection of those. So when I decided Canada (and to a much lesser extent Great Britain) was going to be my area of focus outside of the U.S., the silver half dollars seemed like a natural follow-on. Big silver coins, lots of really cool varieties -- we had the fortune to be able to buy a 1947 Canada Maple Leaf Curved Right 7 half a few years back -- and due to the exchange rate and smaller collector base both, they are relatively affordable compared to U.S. half dollars and other coins. |
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 Canada
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Great response from both sides of the border! It's always interesting to hear about people's personal preferences when you talk coins, there always seems to be a story behind how they became a " Morgan dollar" collector or a "small cent" collector. Quote:so I decided to do Kennedy halves. And now we have an, ahem, pretty nice collection of those. Absolutely amazing Kennedy half collection! I'm also impressed with the amount of Canadian coinage you own. I own only one collectable American coin. It's a 1909 VDB cent, still raw. I bet it would make MS 64-65. Edited by AgHoarder
11/28/2015 11:46 pm
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 Canada
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For Canadian collectors, I think that Vicky large cent folks outnumber all the other denominations. BTW, I'm back from being reredncked in Okla and back in Ont .. that should do until April.
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12/04/2015 5:16 pm
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Canada
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Welcome back okie! Take in a sooners game?
I don't think I said what I have focused on .. but ... I like 50 cent pieces and newfie coins
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Canada
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Can't get Sooner tickets, but they look powerful.
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Canada
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I didn't know we had so many folks from the USA who collected Canadian.
Half dollars are my 1st choice followed by dollars then quarters.
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Canada
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North of 49: If you talk to some dealers ask how much of their product ends up going south... you'd be surprised.. and now with the dollar disparity is like a sale for the U.S.
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Canada
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yes AgcoinAu ,I hadn't thought of that. A great time for Americans to be bargain hunting here.
I was just sort of surprised to see so many of our friends to the south taking an interest in our coins.I think its great. I have small USA collection so nice to see it goes both ways.
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United States
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I guess I'm weird because I like Canadian dimes and the silver five cents series. This is my most popular list, in order, including U. S. and Canadian: 1. Victoria fifty cents 2. Canada Silver five cents 3. Canada Silver ten cents 4. U. S. "Mercury" ten cents 5. U. S. Liberty Seated half dollars6. Canada twenty-five cents (1870 - 1968) 7. Canada large cents 8. All of the other Canada fifty cents after Queen Victoria, ending at 1967. |
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