Any Sleepers (Canadian) In Your Coin Collection?

Sure,

* The 2005 Liberation silver 25 cent piece. It was released in a Netherlands Euro uncirculated set. Mintage: 3500
* The 1912-2002 $5/$10 gold commemorative set. Mintage of 2002, and basically it is only considered for bullion value.
* 1947 ML $1. 2500 more made than the 1948, but 1/4 - 1/3 the trends. How many of each survive? I'll bet the 1947 ML is actually scarcer.

Much of the Newfoundland set is undervalued for the mintages. Perhaps the boost in Newfoundland's GDP will lead to some demand increase in coming years. This may represent the best sleeper opportunity out there.

perhaps my 1927 commemorative token for the confederation of canada :D...I know it's not a coin but I found it in a random bin at a coin store lol

http://www.coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq...ain_ct_id=23

scroll down on the above page for a pic if anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about.

I find that newfoundland silver .05,.10,.20and .50 are way under valued but maybe trends would wake-up and smell the coffee.

I don't think provincial coins will hold value long term. Most extinct society coins don't really do all that well in the market considering their age because the draw for them is too narrow. US colonial currency is a good example of this in general.. you'd think it would be worth more considering the sheer number of collectors down south, but it gets pushed aside in favour of post revolution dates bearing the USA as country of origin.

I think provincial coins here suffer the same fate. I don't collect provincial (except province of Canada) because I have no ties there and just consider them another British coin from yet another foreign colony that wasn't (yet) Canada. They are interesting, don't mistake my words, they just aren't in high demand compared to many other relatively common coins bearing the word Canada. I don't see that changing based on examples from other parts of the globe.

I made a deal with a good friend for a 2006 P non magnetic in 65 two days ago after reviewing the information we discussed here on this forum and what I found elsewhere. I think it's the sleeper and I think it might outshine the 55 NSF one day. I traded a pretty darn nice 31 fifty center for it, so I believe it. My buddy does too, he has two of them and didn't want to part with the third but he owed me for filling in his fishscales.

Here's a Killer for ya! An 1892, Canada, dime, Large "9" any grade , any Obverse! Try finding one anywhere? then check trends, they are listed for peanuts. An AU-50 is listed for less than 10K.

Glenn

Glenzy,do you own a 2/1?

Hello DBM, About three years ago a seller on E-bay from California who knew nothing about coins had an 1892 dime listed. The coin was raw appeared problem free with a nice typical untouched medium grey tone.
The bidding started slow and only a few bidders engaged. I was scheduled to work night shift the night the auction ended, so I booked off sick without hesitation. (I was suffering from Numismatic hives)
One minute before the auction ended I slammed a $500.00 U.S. bid on the coin basically ensuring my win since the highest bid second's prior to the end of auction was around $150.00. I won the coin at appr. $180-190.00 U.S.
Coin arrived 2 weeks later and my heart was pounding as I opened the registered mail envelope. When I gazed down at the plastic holder that contained the coin, I almost fainted. The coin was a gorgeous 1892, Large "9" (a.k.a.>2/1) dime with a nice soft medium grey toning. Problem free and in my opinion an EF-40.
The next day, off to I.C.C.S the coin went, and one week later this was the result: I.C.C.S., 1892, Large 9; Obverse 6, VF-30.
Needless to say I was mildly disappointed in the grade I received, however, I was thrilled to have one of the RAREST Canadian Numismatic Icons of the 19th Century in my hand!



Glenn

Glenn, great story! Felt like I was standing next to you.