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New Member
United States
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I have noticed that there is a direct correlation between the number of Canadian nickels in a box and the number of "keeper" coins in the box. By keeper coins I am referring to buffalo, war, and pre-1960 nickels.
I realize this may be true only to those states closest to the Canadian border - maybe not?
Has anyone else noticed other trends or oddities?
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Valued Member
United States
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I live in NJ and have never found a Canadian nickel in a box. Must be too far from the border.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6326 Posts |
I think it would be impossible to have that "correlation" be an actual "average". It would have to be just simple happenstance. Of course, geologically speaking, you should find more Canadian Nickels living close to the border, than say, here in Kansas......but the amount of other keepers would be the same everywhere else I would think. I've found GOBS of Canadian Nickels over the years here in Kansas, and that amount doesn't come anywhere close to the number of Buffalos, Silver War Nickels, or "V" Nickels. I wish it DID ! ....  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I find the exact same correlation with boxes of cents. The boxes with a fair number of Canadians have more "keeper" Lincolns. Usually my wheat and Canadian numbers track in a very predictable ratio...and I am far from Canada. I am in KY
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New Member
 United States
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I live 10 minutes from the Canadian border, this is certainly a local phenomenon, and will not be applicable to locations not as close to Canada. We have a lot of Canadians that come here to shop and eat, and a lot of Americans that go to Canada for similar reasons. Here, I am simply hypothesizing the relationship (which would not be applicable in most other places around the country), as I go through more boxes of nickels I will either have evidence supporting my hypothesis or not supporting it, but right now it is holding true. My theory is that people who are quickly rolling their stored coins are including Canadian nickels with the US nickels because they are not looking at them; therefore, they are missing War Nickels and Buffalo nickels, etc or they simply don't care. The Canadian coins are not supposed to be included with US coins in rolls - at least that is the banks position. But, the point of the post is not to focus on my theory; instead, I am curious if others have noticed any trends in their search. |
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United States
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Unholyroller - very interesting, especially considering that you aren't close to the border!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My usual number of Canadian cents per box is 0-4. When it goes above that the box is usually a great one
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United States
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I haven't noticed a correlation like this with nickels, but boxes of dimes that I get either have a lot of foreign, or no foreign at all. It's rare that I get one with just one or two. I'm in Florida, so I get a lot of Panamanian dimes and coins from the Bahamas and the Caribbean. I get a fair number of Canadian too, though not as much as I got in change when I lived in Michigan.
For whatever reason, I've been getting a ton of red 1963 Portuguese 10 centavos in my dime rolls lately. All bright red, all 1963. It's like somebody dumped a BU roll of them somewhere nearby recently.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My results are (out of 336 rolls or 4 boxes and 136 separate rolls) are 10 canadian to 10 buffalo. I have a total of 115 keepers which counts to abut 12 keepers for every canadian.
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Canada
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eagle79 The same is true in Canada. I get A LOT of U.S. cents & nickles(Especially cents)when I get boxes to search from the bank. One good example would be the last cent and nickel box finds. U.S.-nickels=2 full rolls+ U.S.cents=5 full rolls(count them)5 full rolls+a couple of cents. I live just east of Toronto(30-40 miles) The good part.My Lincoln Cent collection is off to a great start(including Wheaties-one 1909vdb) Oh,and don't forget my nickel collection. Edited by collectall
09/30/2011 1:56 pm
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United States
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Same here, captain. I'm in Florida too and I get a bunch of Caribbean coins and Canadian cents while roll-searching. I even found a 2007 UK one pence once in a cent roll. Also, anytime I find foreigns in a Coinstar, it's usually Caribbean, South American, or European (for some reason it's usually pre-Euro currency).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I actually have a ton of British portcullis pennies mostly from nickel rolls. I have been getting some Swiss 1/2 Francs and other European coins lately too; I guess it's a tourism thing. Random South and Central American coins are common here too.
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United States
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I think it would be impossible to have that "correlation" be an actual "average". It would have to be just simple happenstance.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:My theory is that people who are quickly rolling their stored coins are including Canadian nickels with the US nickels because they are not looking at them; therefore, they are missing War Nickels and Buffalo nickels, etc or they simply don't care. I think you're on to something with this theory! I too have noticed the same correlation while searching rolls of pennies! Les  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:My Lincoln Cent collection is off to a great start(including Wheaties-one 1909vdb) According to some people here, you'll NEVER find coins like that 1909vdb in circulation now days.  Nice going! Quote:
I live just east of Toronto(30-40 miles) Although I am now living in Ohio, I grew up in Ajax... we were nearly neighbours! Les |
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Valued Member
United States
466 Posts |
I live 10 minutes from the border, notice a ton of canadian coins in all of my searches and the keeper finds never depend on the canadian finds. I really don't notice too many things that make for better finds. For instance I have founds silver, Buffalo nickels, and canadian in clear rolls, customer rolls, ect. I have also been skunked out of these coins from the same types of boxes. There isn't any rhyme or reason for me and my searches. There are averages like 3 silver dimes per box, 1 silver quarter per every 2 boxes and so on, but that is about it for me. Usually when I get the clear wrapped nickels I can depend on a Buffalo nickel too I guess but who knows. It's all about luck |
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