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I wanted to start this thread for coins received in change when paying for something. Not from rolls or buying coins, only change back from businesses. I'll start with a few from yesterday: 1994 Veterans War Memorial Loonie 2000 KNOWLEDGE toonie with the bear family on reverse (slightly off-center core struck) 2005 Terry Fox loonie 2001 P Volunteers dime (with some trail bleeds. I now own 3 with trail bleeds!) It's common to find a lot of different commemorative type coins in circulation. Colorized ones happen but I see them less and less now. Should have scooped and kept the colorized ones  As I learn more about coins I realize that a number of hard to get ones have passed through my hands ... I'm more careful about what I'll catch and release now  Edited by Dottir
10/30/2010 7:08 pm
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I received a 1943-D steel Wheat cent in change from 7-Eleven about a year ago, believe it or not! That was in Canada, too. |
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Wow. Now that's some cool change to get, especially up here in Canada! Congrats  |
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A while back I got a pair of 1962-D US silver quarters in the same handful of change at 7-11. I heard the "ting" when she dropped the coins into my hand, and I knew there was silver in the handful before I even looked. I never find anything really rare, but in the last couple of years I've found other silver, including a Canadian 1967 25c and several silver dimes.
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That's good finds with the silvers. In past I've had the 1967 silver fish dime (mackerel?) and sent them back into circultion, which I won't do that with any silvers anymore. Yes its nice to still find the odd ones in change isn't it. Those American 1962's were a nice bonus catch!
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Paying for groceries the other day noticed they 3 had new rolls of pennies in the till.Asked and they gave me them and ended up being the 2009 non magnetic.Have been looking hard for these!!
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Like Dottir, I define a true circulation find as being "received in change from a retail transaction". I got a 1966 Canada Dime in my change on Oct. 17th (in Denver, Colorado!) I got a 1964 Caribou Quarter in change last year. These two, I think that many in the U.S. don't know they're 80% silver. (but then how do I explain the occasional pre-1965 90% U.S. coin I get in change?) Never used to see Canadian coins in Denver circulation in the 1980's, but now I see (common) Canadian coins all the time. Almost like being in Seattle...  Edited by DNA
10/30/2010 9:25 pm
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Got this one in a depanneur on St-Denis, in Montreal back in 2006 during a visit.  |
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Certainly the Americans could learn a thing or two from the RCM. I've always felt the US coinage looked rather shabby, looking at the edge. And the coinage axis isn't very collector friendly. |
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From an intrinsic metal stand point the Canadian method of coinage makes the coins worthless. That and I abhor the painted,(Santa Claus!?) gimmicky coins with crap, crystal, rubies whatever, on them. The Canadian mint is giving the franklin mint & it's brethren a run for their money. It would be a bad mistake for the US mint to follow down this path .
It is exactly what killed stamp collecting.
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From an intrinsic metal stand point the Canadian method of coinage makes the coins worthless Crosstalk from another thread? What does that have to do with the original topic? |
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Composition > Novelty is where dialog_gvf was going with that, Billie.
Maybe off topic, but when I first heard of US quarters doing the "state" thing, I thought, "all of them?!?" and that was from a Canadian p.o.v. from having already 1992 quarters with the then 10 provinces and 2 territories (now 3).
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Crosstalk from another thread? What does that have to do with the original topic? Quote:I've always felt the US coinage looked rather shabby, looking at the edge. And the coinage axis isn't very collector friendly. All of this is straying from the original thread wouldn't you say? Dottir, is this thread limited to Canadians finds? Edited by jokingjoker
10/30/2010 10:22 pm
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I find mostly Canadian here in Canada so I started the thread in this Canada section. Nothing wrong with mentioning any US or others in here as far as I'm concerned. I see similar threads in the US areas and Canadian finds are frequently mentioned in peoples finds, so personally, I don't see anything wrong with US or other finds mentions in this Canadian area. I guess it depends on if forum rules are ok with it? Personally I'm more than ok with it |
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PS: I think conversations naturally sidetrack a bit sometimes, making comparisons, but maybe if people want to have a conversation focussed on pros and cons of minting differences between different Countries, maybe a focussed ongoing conversation would fit better in the world coins area? Just my thoughts on comments that end up wanting to be ongoing off topic discussion in a focussed thread about finds in change? :)
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