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Valued Member
United States
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I'm gonna be north of the border for about a week soon and was wondering what I need to keep my eyes peeled for in pocket change other than dates I am already searching for. What varieties and/or errors in addition to uncommon commemoratives should I hold onto. I have the Krause North American book and it doesn't seem to list some of the varieties I recall people mentioning here. Also, is it worth getting half dollar rolls from the banks like we do in the US and occasionally find silver in.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, Krause is lousy on describing Canadian die varieties, which comes in handy for me.  Here's a few to look for off the top of my head: 1c: 1985 pointed 5 in date, 1965 large beads pointed 5, can anybody suggest more modern ones? 5c: 1964 extra water line, 1965 large beads, 1977, second 7 in date is slightly lower. 1996 "far" last 6 in date. There's probably writeups on the diagnostics somewhere on CCF. 25c: 1973 large bust/small beads on obverse. (Sorry I don't have diagnostic photos handy for all these). |
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New Member
Canada
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I would go for nickels pre-81
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New Member
Canada
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The silver Canadian halves are larger than the nickel halves. Thus, the banks wont have any silver halves. As Archie suggested, look for the pure nickel 5 cent coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
838 Posts |
Yes to all of the above suggestions. If you're up for a challenge, look also for 2000P 5c, 1991 25c, or 2006P 1c. You won't have much of a chance at these in `pocket change', but tedious roll-hunting may pay off.
Don't forget 1977 high/low 7 and 1996 near/far 6 for nickels (easy to find). And for 10c there's 1980 bold/narrow date + any silver you can find.
Enjoy your stay in Canada. Oh and leave some good coins for the rest of us!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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In addition to what was mentioned in the above posts, I'd hang onto anything pre-QEII, as the nickels and pennies can still be found on occasion. Also, check any 1962 cents for varieties, there are about 4 or 5 of them, I'm pretty sure I recall them being posted in the forums here recently. There are also doubled dates for several coins, the most recent finds for me have been 1962 and 1979 cents. If you are into more common varieties, then the 1965 1c had 5 different varieties, the 2006RCM is available in both magnetic and non-magnetic varieties (non-magnetic isn't nearly as common, but can still be found relatively easily). I know I'm missing more, but that's a start.
Oh yeah, if you're driving, buy gas just before you cross the border and make it last as long as you can.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Yeah, I knew about the gas from previous trips. Thanks for the tips guys. I already have more pre QEII cents than I know what to do with but am missing a few dates. I don't have any 1985 cents so am already needing any of those. Maybe I will get lucky. It is always fun going up there for the coins in addition to the non 90-100 degree heat we have been having of late.
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Valued Member
United States
161 Posts |
I should have taken this list to my local flea market. We went today and he has tons of dimes, nickels, and pennies of older years 1939 on in a box for 0.25 each. Unfortunately no silver in this box although I got his 1950 quarter for 0.50. Lots of nickel nickels 2nd obverse Elizabeth dimes and george thru current pennies, all for 0.25. Is it worth getting any of this for 0.25 if not a uncommon variety. I will take this list and my list of needed dates there after my trip. On a different note, also got a 1944 D Phillipines/U.S commonwealth 20 c coin for 0.25. It has 0.09 oz. of silver. This spot has produced bargain silver time and time again, usually in small amounts. I will miss the coin show at the fairgrounds next weekend but at least got to get the silver before it is picked over.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And keep your eye out for the Canada 1949 1c. There's a variety that has a nice value, and I found around 10 locally unattributed. They're probably all scooped up in Canada, but you can find them in the US. Look up the 1949 "A to denticles" or "high relief". I've posted several articles here on CCF for diagnostics.
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Posted 06/10/2008 11:14 pm
