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I have a question regarding a collection I was just given. I have a rather large "assortment" of older coins that are in no kind of order at all. My parents had rolls and rolls of old Canadian coins. The problem is they really didn't know which were worth keeping or which ones should have been spent at face value. Is there a list or a "quick reference" somewhere that I can use to pick out the rarer "key" dates that require a closer look(for errors and such) as well to separate the common face value coins...or do I have to go through the catalogues for each coin I have? Thanks to anyone that can help.
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Thanks for the quick responses. I also noticed this forum has an Australian coin section. It is almost like this site was designed for me...my mother was Australian and maybe 30-35% of the collection is Australian currency. I have alot of searching ahead of me. I am very glad I came across this community. Thanks for the help!!
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 Nice for you to join us! In my opinion I consider all Canadian Decimal Business Strikes prior to 1937 to be KEY dates. However, there are a few years/varieties in the post 1937 coinage that are Key's; ie:1947 "dot" nickel, '48, '45, '47 silver dollar's, etc. Glenn  |
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The only problem I have with this site is no MS64, & that is also an important number.
Half-sarcastically and half-seriously: it's a nice, informative site for variety beginners, but those prices are not very thoughtful (to say the least). For instance, almost every Canadian cent post 1953 is exactly $1 in MS-63, and something ridiculous in MS-65. I have no faith that their MS-64 prices would help you much. I'd tell those guys to take down their prices and direct anyone to just look at trends. Sadly, though, "trends" are apparently not what people want to pay either (see other CCF threads). I find this hilarious. Maybe "trends" should be renamed "pipe dreams". Then we'll need a new real "trends" from somewhere! |
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Join a coin club, buy canadian coin books, and get canadian coin news newspaper,and go to a coin show and take notes and see how the big boys do it.
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Here is a "for instance" question. After a quick look through some of the loose coins in my collection, I came across a Canadian 1922 penny in pretty decent shape. The book value and the CaC site I was directed to say...
G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50 MS-60 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65
- $18 $24 $34 $54 $100 $315 $1625 $4500 $7000
Is this a good guideline for determining value..or are these prices a "best case scenario". If I put it up for auction and ended up only getting $5...do I look at it as losing money? Or do I look at it as getting what the current market is determining it is worth?
I am not interested in selling anything(yet). What I am trying to do is put together a ballpark value of this collection and would like the most accurate means of assessment possible.
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04/14/2011 11:19 am
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As you can see by the price range, condition (grade) means everyhting. As for book values, expect to get about 70% of that if selling on ebay etc. Also watch for varieties. They are not always listed in a general guide, but a well placed dot etc. can turn a $10 coin into one worth 10 times that amount. Why does it have to be so complicated! :>) |
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Is a 1938 Canadian nickel a key date?
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Is a 1938 Canadian nickel a key date? It's a semi key date, mostly due to low mintage. |
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thx, my grandfather had set it aside with some other foreign coins he had accumalated. I doubt I'd find one that old and in such good condition state side.:) Its a nice one!
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Posted 04/13/2011 11:46 am
