My Canadian Nickel Collection...

Depends what grades you are targeting here and in the small cent collection Jay. Get your fifty quality posts in and I'll donate some of your missing years for nothing from rolls of circulated I keep. If you want high grade pieces, many of the people that frequent here also have raw inventory or graded inventory to choose from.

I find five cent and one cent pieces still look really appealing in EF40 so it doesn't have to be a super expensive endeavor. As I mentioned above, barring the key dates, it can also be free for standard examples in fine.

Hi,

Try ebay or my # 1 choice in Canada would be The Canadian Numismatic Company in Quebec City they have it all and are 100% trust worthy when it comes to shipping. Here is the link to there site:

http://tcnccoins.com/

Jayman931, it's great to see another American collector of Canadian coins. I have a full set of Canadian nickels in my collection 1922 - 2011, minus the 1925 and 1926 far. Like wheezy, I bought my collection from an ebay seller (I wonder if it was the same guy) and it was near complete.

If you're patient you can get some deals on ebay. However, joining this forum is the best thing you can do for coin collecting. There are many incredible members who can help.

I too am an American that collects Canadian coins. You should be able to find MS60 or better of these dates for around $5 each which would be my target price to pay. 1944, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1954 - yes all of them are steel so pay attention to how much rust you will find on the surfaces, less rust is best! When you go to a dealer, be sure to go through his box of foreign coins - great place to pick up bargin pieces.

I PM'ed Matchbox. Here is what I got in my set and half were probably XF/AU - Unc the closer you get to 2010.
Collection of 99 different Canadian 5 cent coins -

1922,1923,1924,1927,1928,1929,1930,

1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937 dot,

1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1942 tombac,

1943 tombac,1944,1945,1946,1947,1947 maple leaf,

1948,1949,1950,1951,1951 Commemorative,1952,

1953 sf,1953 nsf,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,

1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,

1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,

1977 low 7,1977 high 7,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,

1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,

1992,1993,1994,1995,1996 near 6,1996 far 6,1997,

1998,1999,2000,2000P,2001,2001P,2002P,

2003P old effigy,2003P new effigy,2004P,2005P,

2005P Victory,2006,2006P,2006 new mint mark,

2007,2008,2009 & 2010

Hi wheezy! I just replied to your e-mail.

After checking on it, I purchased my Canadian nickel collection from someone different than you. You receive two additional coins. I received one 1977 and 1996, not two varieties as you. Mine are BU in the later dates, even some in the 1950's and 1960's. The early coins are XF.I am very pleased with the collection.

Coinstar machines: Every time I walk by one I take a look at the machine, but have never found anything in the reject bin, ever.

I live in North Dakota so Canadian coins are common around here. I know a woman from southern Wisconsin who works in a bank. The bank actually throws out Canadian coins when they receive them and have been doing it for years. When I heard about this I asked her to save them for me. All of a sudden the bank decided to keep them and if I like, they would "sell" them to me for American currency at face. HA!

Don,t forget when you see a Canadian 1953 5 cent, flared near, strait far are the good ones. I was at a coin show one time looking at the 53's and something was not right so I bought 4 in a row. The cost was $5.25. Got them home and got my book out. After careful study my best one was the NSF near VF 20. He must have been a new dealer.