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Thanks a lot for all of your very helpful suggestions Hudson A B!

I love the thrill of the chase too. If I had money to burn I would be out chasing down sorts of collectibles and having a gas, and probably profitting qiite a bit sometimes too, which is always a bonus and a hope. I happen to enjoy history (not in depth particular study though) and love to hear the stories behind things (including money now, and money is pretty important, history and now, as it rules us all, doesn't it?  )

By the way ... as an aside and about coins NOT paper money, again, does anyone know the origins and meaning of the expression "A dime short"? My impression is it means something similar to the espressions like "a beer short of a sixpack"

Oh, I jotted down the quarters years for future reference

Thanks.

Dottir.

HI Dottir

From read your posts it sound like you need to pickup a couple of books to help you. The Charlton Standard Catalogues of Canadian Government Paper Money and Canadian Coins.

These catalogues will give you the best infomation in what to look for, and joining a coin club is a other way of learning more and meet other people with the same passion as you  have.

Harwil4u2

Thanks Harwil4u2.

I would like to have home copies of that soon, meanwhile I picked up an an old 2001 copy of Charlton Coin guide for a couple of bucks at a local used book store, thinking there would at least be some good info in there to have on hand, even though outdated. A bonus is that the local library is a 2 minute walk/hobble from me and I think they have the latest Charlton that you mentioned, strictly as reference so I can't bring it home with me to study. Eventually will pickup a copy of my own.

A coin club sounds like a great idea. I'll have to find out if they have anything like that in this town. Hmmmm ... now THERE is something to ask the librarian about today! It would also be great to connect with people here with some common interests ... so again, a great idea.

Dottir.

Just a little update here. I'm been busy looking at coins and paper money. Traded some of the rent dollars for some bills and rolls of coins (will deposit all back into the rent end of week, of course) $5's and $10's, a roll each of coins, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, toonies ... nothin struck me with the bills as anything special (I checked the site and info I have so far about replacements etc and cross checked highs/lows, nada. I just have an APC 2006 $5 and an ALU 2004/2005 $20 in pretty amazing shape. They must have been tucked away mostly, especially the $20 by the years! Neither bill has a full crease/fold!!!)

I was delighted to find my first 1954 coin ... an AMERICAN NICKEL! also a few more American coins, the '54 nickel being the oldest and a 2007 new Liberty nickel. I got a 1990 Lincoln penny and poor Abe looks like he has an ugly melanoma at his hairline ... I think theres actually a bit of a lack of filling there and black muck is stuck and not coming off/out of it. The other pennies don't have dips there, they have a full rounded forehead.

Also got a variety of commemorative quarters ... including a September 2000 but I don't think it's a mule ... the 3 little people one side and the Queen with "25 CENTS" written beneath her on the obverse (front, right?) ... also got a 2006P colourized pink ribbon (cancer), and a few others ... a real mix in the the pennies, nickels, quarters rolls. Oh ... a couple of 1945/2005 V nickels and a veterans quarter that I love!!!;)

Now I have to find out about my coins

I feel I should be sticking to paper money talk in here and this thread is off topic of the forum ... or is it??? Advise please

Thanks.

Dottir.

I feel I should be sticking to paper money talk in here and this thread is off topic of the forum ... or is it??? Advise please

Better stick to paper money.  There are some good coin forums out there

Thats what I thought ... my conscience was nagging me

Thank you!