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Here are the oldest US/Canada coins that I have received in change from retail transactions in Denver, Colorado, USA. Finds are since January 2008, except as noted: 1¢ US = 1909 (P, not VDB) 1¢ Canadian = 1939 5¢ US = 1904 V (about 20 years ago) 5¢ Canadian = 1951 (Nickel Factory 1751-1951, circulated) 10¢ US = 1936 (P) 10¢ Canadian = 1955 25¢ US = 1932 (P) (about 22-23 years ago) 25¢ Canadian = 1964 50¢ US = 1941 (P) (about 25 years ago) $1 US = 1922-S (about 15 years ago, and yes I asked the cashier if I could get that 'old Dollar' instead of a note!   ) $1 Canadian = 1987 Loonie I do still have all of the coins in this list that were received long ago!  My dad still has the 1921-D Morgan that he found on the floor of a city bus in downtown Denver in 1957... It is certainly worth noting that I retrieved an 1867 No-Rays Shield Nickel(for free!) out of a CoinStar reject tray. This fits your thread's "not bought" rules, since I found it for free!  Edit: I just Googled "1951 Canada Nickel" and I see that there is a 1951 Beaver Nickel variety, so I had to specify that my '51 find is the more common 1751-1951 Nickel Factory commemorative... Edited by DNA
02/27/2010 11:05 pm
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OK; I have three columns here. The first column is pocket change, the second bank roll finds, the third Canadian (in Kentucky, either by roll or change).
1 cent: 1910, 1892, 1920
5 cent: 1938, 1900, 1940
10 cent: 1941, n/a, 1967
25 cent: 1936, n/a, 1968
50 cent: 1964, 1902o, never
The 1941 dime was found sitting on the pitcher's mound at a local ballfield (not found with a detector, just sitting on the ground), n/a on the dime and quarter rolls indicate I have never searched those.
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 Hello all, grab a snack and listen to this one! The year was 2004, I was standing in line at the local coffee shop, Tim Horton's, and I would like to add that it was a frustratingly slow line on this particular day. So I finally get to the cash, order up, pay, and get my change. I always give it the quick eye ball before I tip, good thing too, low and behold, in my change is an 1864 Nova Scotia 1/2 cent! Where has this been for the last 140 years?  I guess waiting in what seemed like the slowest line of all, paid off for the collection.   |
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wow! what is the value of that?
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I really have no idea? I will not pretend to be an expert. That is why I joined this forum to learn from some of the best! It is one small coin in a sea of a lifetime of saving them! Its really more about the story than anything else. Oh and by the way...they ripped me off 1/2 cent!  |
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A Vickie Half-Cent!  I recently got a BU 2003 Australian 5¢ in place of a Dime, so I got 'ripped off' for 5½ US Cents....(and I didn't mind a bit, either!)  You only lost the ½-Cent in terms of legal tender value, for sure! Edited by DNA
02/27/2010 11:14 pm
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Mine was a 1913 vdb Lincoln Cent approx 20 years ago I got from a Bi-Way store in Mississauga. (for those who remember that bargain retail chain) I knew nuddin' about coins back then and I thought I found a goldmine. The thing was so so worn I didn't know better. I still got it somewhere, but it been replaced with a BU RED example years ago. Edited by Dollar1948
02/28/2010 08:02 am
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WOW 1/2 cent Nova Scotia ! thats awsome ! Mintage 400 000 year 1864 .
ill say Vf to EF-40 but need more closer picture maybe its better . worth at least 15-20$.
good find !
looks like Tim Horton's is the place to find old coin , its not the first time I heard such story. I guess old poeple doesn't mean to spend their old coins on coffee
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CJ - you should go back and ask them for the other 1/2 cent they owe you! BTW, that coin has a beautiful design on the reverse. Are those roses? Matt |
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I found a few Indian Head cents while rolling up a massive change hoard while visiting Indiana when I was a kid. No idea what dates they were, I wish I still had them. I Canada I've found 1939 and 1940 1 cent pieces, and a 1954 dime. I was at Tim Hortons one day paying for my coffee, and in the see-through donation box, there was a coin that was obviously silver, I took a closer look and it was a 1940 10 cent. As it had already been "donated", I couldn't get it :( I've also gotten 50 cent pieces from Tim Hortons, and several older 1 cent coins that were 30+ years old and full red. For some reason Timmies turns up a lot of interesting stuff. |
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 I would love to be able to get a little closer for detail sakes, but my outdated Samsung 7.2 ASR needs a critical update! There are lots of great other finds in this forum that I have noticed as well. This is a very interesting topic, good one SilverMaple. I am definitely staying tuned. It is simply amazing what people pick out of their pocket change. |
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C J, That Half Cent is AMAZING! Congratulations! |
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Thanks CJ! your found was amazing !
I would be amaze to make such a found in my change. my new resolution starting this week ... Start drinking coffe at TIM HORTON'S ! hahaha
1cent found a 1940 dime also at tim horton's sad he couldn't took it...
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 I have another great story about a coin find, that is, if I am not boring everyone to tears.  Edited by ChickLit
03/02/2010 6:32 pm
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