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New Member
Canada
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Hi All -
First post and new to the forum.
I have a bunch of old coins that my uncle left to me when he passed away. I soon want to go through his collection and become more educated on this interesting hobby.
However, in the meantime, I need some advice. I am helping my nephew with a school/family project. I am looking at locating various Canadian coins - nothing special, nothing rare. But I don't know where to start. I have combed through my entire collection of spare change that I had, a found a lot of what I was looking for, but now I need some specific pieces.
Where would one go if I were looking for some coins like a 1977 Canadian Nickel? A 1982 Canadian Penney? I have a couple of more like that that I need.
ANY advise/suggestions/help etc would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Simple and to the point. Your bank. You can ask to buy boxes rolled coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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google web sites for rolls of these.
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Valued Member
Canada
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First  , There will be others that will come on and give you hints. They are very knowledge and are willing to help anyone needing assistance. The bank is a very good source for boxes of rolls. Roll hunting can yield some very interesting coins. If you are looking for knowledge, you can purchase a Charlton Canadian Coins. You can also subscribe to Canadian Coins News, a bi-weekly newspaper with many good articles. They also have a section called Trends, that keeps up to date with current prices. Again, and have fun. |
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Egypt
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Valued Member
Canada
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If you only need a few common coins,the fastest way is ebay.Just log in and go to canadian coins, type the ones you need,probably 100's for sale. As far as education goes,first thing to learn is how to grade the coins.There is a book "Standard Grading Guide for Canadian & Colonial Decimal Coins" by James Charlton and Robert Willey I strongly suggest you buy. |
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 Canada
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The Charlton Standard is a good idea, if this is something you intend to pursue beyond filling in a few holes in your set. Before you venture on ebay, do some google searches and learn the different strikes of Canadian coins - business strike, proof-like, modern uncirculated (NBU) from gift sets, specimen and proof. You don't necessarily want to pay a premium for a specimen or silver proof to fill in your missing dates. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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New Member
 Canada
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Hey all, Thanks SO much for all of the responses! Sounds like I have some reading to do before I really get into this hobby. Thanks! As for my immediate project, I am only trying to collect a couple of coins. I am not sure what buying boxes of rolled coins means, but I am assuming it is a lot more than I am looking for? For example, I am only looking for one (1) 2000 Penny and one (1) 2000 Quatre. I am also looking for one (1) 1982 Penny and a 1974 Quatre. That being said, where would be the best places to hunt for these? I actually tried ebay and couldn't find much listed for those for Canadian coins. Any other suggestions? Thanks, |
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