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I have put together what I guess I can call year or date sets of both Canadian nickels and Canadian small cents. There sure are a lot of varieties to these and I have a good number of them in my sets. I was concentrating on the more recent years of the small cents and I got a bit overwhelmed with the non magnetic and magnetics, P or L or no mintmarked coins. The L looks nothing like an L to me?  Now I look and see there are a couple of W mint marks. So I bought those and filled a couple tougher 2001 P and have been waiting on a 2006 P which should show up any day. So I got buggy on small cents and went to look at nickels. I have every year up to 2011 from the start but nickels are worse than cents for varieties. OMG, I was looking and there are these neat .925 silver nickels in the last 12 years or so. Now, I don't find these in the price guide so what is the story on these? Oh and I guess I'll need these W mintmarked nickels too. I won't be able to get a complete set. It would put me in either the nuthouse or the poorhouse trying. I do think I will try to get as many affordable different cents and nickels that I can tho. So what is the deal on these .925 nickels? Anyone know and are they scarce or just like the silver proof State Quarters in the US or what. Thanks! Edited by TNG
05/25/2011 12:44 am
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Yes
they are proofs
beautiful looking coins
L denotes Mint Logo,you're right looks nothing like an L
W mintmark indicates a collector coin minted in Winnipeg.The mint says all collector coins are struck in Ottawa and all coins for circulation in Winnipeg
Edited by DBM
05/25/2011 01:36 am
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L (for logo) is also shown as RCM in some guides. It's basically a M with a maple leaf on top of it with a circle around both of them. |
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Wheezydog, what place are you going to for info on these - specifically the modern .925 solver pieces? I looked here: http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ts-1953-2011and do not see the ones you mention. Were you speaking only of the 2005 ones? Or are there more I do not know about? I have a couple of the silver 2005 proof VE day pieces - but not one with the gold plated torch and V. Somehow I missed this one being made by in 2005 although I was keeping close watch on RCM issues that year. I would have ordered a few of them also. BTW does someone have a reference where I can see a pic of the RCM logo actually on a nickel?  edited for spelling  Edited by Earle42
05/25/2011 09:53 am
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The five cent pieces from the proof sets are sterling silver since ... Was it 98?
Meaning you can only get them busted proof sets... so proof set mintages apply
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05/25/2011 10:39 am
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If you go to the famous online auction site and search for .925 in Canada 5 cents category you'll find these nickels.
I think I would be better off busting proof sets to get these than pay the price of singles. O boy, I think these are expensive!
Thanks for the info, it has cleared up a lot.
I do like those silver proof nickels though, being a 5 cent fan.
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Don't forget the silver RMC 5c. The lowest mintage silver 5c would be the 2006 RMC Report, with the selective gold plating on the 'V'. Getting the plastic goop off it, is another matter...
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According to page 249 of 2010 Charlton, Volume 2, the Mint first started putting out proof sets in 1996 with:
bronze one cent
sterling silver 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents
bronze loon dollar
sterling silver dollar
From 1997 onward they added the silver two dollar coin.
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Just be careful if you go to the world famous auction site. I ordered a silver nickel and when it came, I received a nickel nickel, nice looking but not what I had bid on. Of course I was able to return it and get my money back but that is always such a hassle.
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