Canadian Cent Populations From Roll Searching

My most recent box (yes $25), I was really searching for 2006 Magnetic no logo (no luck!) but I set these aside:
63 - Young portrait 1953-1964
31 - George VI 1937-1952
17 - Wheat cents
49 - Lincoln Memorial cents

I pick up a box of cents every once in a while, (50 rolls)
and, like pennylover1010, It's about the same with the wheats, memorial, etc.

I did pick up a nice wheat the last time 1925 MS-60 RB

Are the George VI coins worth more than face value- are they comparable to the vcalue of wheat cents over here?

mycrob:

I roll search a fair bit here in Canada, and I concur that the U.S. cents are a surprising bonus. My oldest found (Canada or U.S.) was a 1920 wheat. I get close to 50% copper and 5% wheats among my U.S. cents found in Canada. I actually got a steel wheat from 7-Eleven in change a year ago!

Regarding your questions, I've found only two common George V (1929 and 1934, I think), and less than 5 combined from 1937 and 1939. Fourties and fifties show up often enough. All that stuff is cheap here though, so it's all about the fun of the hunt rather than any real savings. Well, I saved myself 10 bucks by finding a 1985 pointed 5, and a doubled 1962, both of which I might have bought.

And how about this: I actually filled a hole in my U.K. decimal 1 penny set with a 2009 penny found in a Canadian cent roll!

Take a visit up here some time and buy a box!

Even at cheap coin stores, the going rate for George VI cents is 20 cents (buyer selects). But in bulk I'm guessing they can be obtained for 5 cents each or less.

Yes, interesting to hear from a Canadian roll searcher.

I'm a roll searcher in northern New England. I find quite a bit of Canadian (I throw it all in a box -- some day maybe I'll drive up to Quebec and cash it in )

The treat for me are the King George pennies. I've found a couple from the late 30s, but most are from the 40s. And even those are scarce here: perhaps one every 200 rolls or so. I've also found one King George nickel from the 40s.