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Valued Member
United States
487 Posts |
I been gathering ASE and 1 oz. silver ingots, and now have turned my attention to Canadian silver coins. Question being is, does Canadian coins have a equal value numismatic to U.S. coins or is it better look at them just as a way to accumulate the metal? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would suggest getting a Charltons (Canadian Coins information and price guide) and looking through it. There are many, MANY numismatically pricy coins (including varieties) from Canada, and most are quite beautiful as well.
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United States
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I agree w/ xshift on the book. The Canadian silver pieces were made longer than the US ones.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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^ Second.
They do have different instrinsic values, so it's just best to pick up a Charlton or Krause. The product's price is also affected by the distance it has travelled to get to your hands.
Canada has plenty of bullion to offer, many with their own stamped logos or symbols.
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Valued Member
United States
161 Posts |
I went through my Canadian coins that I had accumulated over the years, and I realized I had a silver quarter. When I needed some money, I decided to sell it and some other junk silver. At the coin store I received $2 per American quarter, but only about $.80 for the Canadian quarter. I really shouldn't have sold it. Canadian coins are much less collectible in the US than US coins with equal silver content. |
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United States
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As you stated you have been looking at ASE, you may also want to consider maple leafs as well as they have 5 dollar cad face value and one design in particular the wolf is pretty nice and will be available soon. I'm waiting for silver to hopefully fall a bit by the end of the month before I purch ASE |
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 United States
487 Posts |
I purchased a 1966 fifty cent piece at a antique mall in WI. I knew that the Canadian mint produced silver coins up to 1967, so I thought it would be a good way to increase my holdings in silver so I purchased it. Now looking at it, it seems to be quite a beautiful coin. So I'm considering branching out in the Canadian coin field.
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Canada
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Dollars, fifties, quarters and dimes all had silver content up until 1967. In 1968 some of these coins were minted with silver content, (I think 50%), they usually have that "silverish" colour and of course are not magnetic. I picked up 8 silver pre-1960 dimes from someone in the US on ebay just for their bullion and only payed about $5.00 with shipping. A nice way to increase my silver holdings. |
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Posted 09/04/2010 6:37 pm
