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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 I'm writing this because I wanna thank all you Collectors out there who collect U.S. coin$. Reason why I'm thanking you is because if everyone who collects U.S. coins stopped tomorrow and turned their attention and finances towards collecting Canadian coins, we here in Canada would be wiped out! With the extremely LOW mintages that Canadian coins have (fraction of U.S. coins), the million + U.S. collectors would dry up the Canadian market in less than a week. This is why I wanna thank all U.S. collectors to stick with your U.S. coins and forget about us Canadian's north of your 49th parrallel! It keeps our Canadian Decimal (Key date) Coinage dirt cheap and affordable. After all where can you buy a silver dollar (1948) in MS-63 mintstate with a mintage of a mere 18K for a few grand!  Glenn Edited by Forum Mom to move from Classic US Coin Forum to Main Coin Forum Edited by glenzy1
12/17/2008 7:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1077 Posts |
China! Or was that rhetorical?
Edited by QuickSilver
12/17/2008 7:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
I especially like those Newfoundland mintages. I have a few in the 30-50K range, but not that ultra-low 1946 5c yet. Quote:
...and turned their attention and finances towards collecting Canadian coins, we here in Canada would be wiped out! --or you could name your price and wipe us out! |
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United States
5604 Posts |
I have been collecting coins for 40+ years and have been collecting canadian coinage also in the collection,nice quality and very inexpensive, and I know there are many more like me doing the same.I also know CANADIANS love to collect all US coinage, so thanks for the post and now I must check around to see the canadian coins I can obtain, I picked up a beautiful 1963 silver dollar, the design is beautiful, the reverse depicts a frontiersman and an indian in a canoe, just spectacular on the eye's and the luster is oh so sweet, BE WELL, MIKE  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Canadian issues comprise my second largest holdings after US coins, followed by Irish and Australian coins  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4541 Posts |
i like collecting the .999 Canadian Nickels ... I have a guy I buy them from for a little premium and I have had some nice finds including 2 1964 XWM |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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daviscfad... I really don't think you need 2 of those.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1415 Posts |
Gee, I got into Canadian when I got my first Canadian nickel! Since then I have kept up with coins from north of the border! For sheer numbers, I probably have three times as many Canadian to US. I do find the US coins expensive while other countries are far more affordable. I mainly check what is there and select on scarcity. Since the net came about, I look like a 'Jimmy the Greek' prognosticator.  |
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 United States
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...north of your 49th parrallel! But Glenzy, isn't it our 49th parallel? When I lived in the north, especially the border states of WA & MN, I would see a lot of Canadian coinage in my change. I actually started to build some sets from these finds (nowhere near complete). Since I have moved south, I rarely see any. I think my last Canadian find was a one cent coin last year, unfortunately it came with some green nasties on it!  |
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United States
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Sorry Glenn. I've been going through bank boxes of lincolns looking for wheats, etc. Because I've been finding so many Canadian cents, last week I went out and purchased an album for them!
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
I constantly look for Canadian coins, but here in western Colorado, I seldom find any.
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Valued Member
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Actually, it would be nice if Americans speculated on Canadian coins as they do with their stuff.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1151 Posts |
Which Canadian coins are 90% SILVER?
Living in MI, I see a lot of Canadian coins, mostly cents and quarters in change all the time.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
650 Posts |
Canadian 10,25,50 and 1.00 cent 67 and before,are silver and 5 cent prior to 21.
Glenzy1 is right we are blessed up here price wise consider these numbers;
10 1883 to 1890 1 year over 1 million minted
25 1870 to 1906 1 over
50 1870 to 1940 0 over
1.00 1936 to 1957 2 over
And consider the majority can be bought for under $20.00 in lower grades,shhhh
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
So Canada makes coins? I didn't know that. Isn't Canada a suburb of New York?  In reality I've been putting all my Canadian coins in jars for well over 60 years now. Have no idea what they are, what to do with them or even look at them. |
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Canada
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I live close to the border. So its like a bonus when I find American coins, due to the exchange rate.
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Posted 12/17/2008 7:31 pm
