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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I grew up in the Pittsburgh area during the 1970's & 1980's and I'd often get Canadian cents in change. Rather than tossing the coins aside, I checked the dates and tried to fill an album with them. But I now live in West Virginia, and Canada has stopped issuing cents, so I haven't filled any holes in the album for many years. I've managed to find all the dates in US circulation from 1961 to 2006 (except for the 1965 Large Bead pointed 5), but I guess I'll never fill the rest of the album from circulation now that I seem to be too far South to find stray Canadian cents in change (especially the older dates).  So, should I break my collecting rule of US-circulation finds only or just leave the album unfinished? Below are the dates I never found in US circulation:   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1101 Posts |
You've invested in a nice album already. I'd go ahead and fill it up.
Then You're going to want to get the large cents too. They're fun!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
I'm in the midwest, and I am filling an album from coin roll hunting. I never thought I would find enough Canadian cents in rolls of Lincolns to do an album, but I have made much progress. I'd say, fill up the album! I found two George Vs in 2016.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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i say go for it..there is still a lot of canada cents around.. and the few key dates will cost 100$ or less if you hit them in a good auction..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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finding the rest in circulation might be a task.
if you're open to receiving some in the mail I could help with several of the 1920s and most (if not all) of the rest in circulated condition.
PM me if interested
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Same as Wade... if you'd like to do a mail trade or if you're really stuck just let me know I still have 1000's of these pennies to go through.....
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Valued Member
Canada
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yes its hard to do you can try on ebay for some coins |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
I say break the rule. I think that you might be using a PVC slip album so you may want to check that out.
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New Member
Canada
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Hi everyone   I have some Canadian cents you can have give me a list and I'll tell you what I can do I have lots from the 30s on |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I think that you may be using a PVC slip album... Yes, I noticed that too, bad stuff.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I agree with the crowd recommending that you finish this set. You've put a lot of time and thought into it, and it would be a great item to have in your collection with all those holes filled.
Even if you couldn't get them all from circulation, it would always be a good reminder of the fun you had while you were pulling them out of rolls and change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 That makes sense moxking, but It sounds like I need to first get the coins out of this particular album before they start turning green.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good idea. Give them a quick dip in acetone right after you take them out. Rinse them with water well, and pat them dry gently with a soft towel. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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The small cents are fairly easy to find in coin rolls, but the large cents you have to buy or trade for from a coin collector as the large cents are too large to fit in regular coin rolls and it is very obvious so it would not be in change. Try searching through coin rolls for the small cents.
Good Luck!
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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@captainrich If it's been going this long, don't give up now! I get the circulation thing, but I assume it is getting harder and harder to find them in the US. Although, I've searched less than a box total and found a 1981. I'll have to look through what I have and see if I could help you fill some gaps.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Posted 01/06/2017 6:47 pm
