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« Reply #270 on: February 03, 2014, 07:48:06 pm »

Hi JB2007,



BTW, today I received a new 2014 lucky loonie
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Nice! :) I will keep my eyes open for one in my change. I expect like the other years this one won't be hard to find.
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« Reply #271 on: February 06, 2014, 06:52:26 pm »

Today I received from my bank four 2002 golden jubilee 50 cent pieces and a Quebec city toonie.  :)


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« Reply #272 on: February 08, 2014, 03:44:06 pm »

Today I received from my bank four 2002 golden jubilee 50 cent pieces and a Quebec city toonie.  :)


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Hope this works...

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« Reply #273 on: February 08, 2014, 03:51:02 pm »

I went through $40 of nickels today and found the following pieces:

8 x USA

1 x 2012 Trinidad & Tobago 25 cent piece

1 x 1963
1 x 1964

6 x 1965-69
24 x 1970-79
14 x 1980-81
56 x 1982-89
24 x 1990-99

Commemoratives:

5 x 2005

Notable/scarce:
1 x 1991 (lustrous)

I can't remember when I last found a 1991 coin in change...  :)
However, WHERE are all of the George VI and George V nickels hiding out there?  People seem to be finding them from boxes, but not me...at least not yet...

Happy hunting,
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« Reply #274 on: February 09, 2014, 11:47:14 am »

Nice! :) I will keep my eyes open for one in my change. I expect like the other years this one won't be hard to find.
Found one today. Just noticed that they used the same lucky loon from 2012 but instead they are dated 2014.
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« Reply #275 on: February 09, 2014, 01:04:11 pm »

Just noticed that they used the same lucky loon from 2012 but instead they are dated 2014.

It seems that the RCM is getting lazy...You'd think they would revise the design...

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« Reply #276 on: February 15, 2014, 03:42:23 pm »

I picked up $14 worth of nickels today an I was pleasantly surprised by the finds in so few rolls...

I got 3 rolls of US nickels dating from the 1960s-early 2000s.  There was not a single "forward facing" Jefferson in the lot!  :)

Within these 3 rolls, I managed to pull out the following noteworthy coins:

1954, 1956 and 1943
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Here are specific shots of the 1943 piece.  It is different because it has a large "S" above Montecello...

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Also in this batch, I found my first 2000P nickel.  I heard that they are rare...

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The remainder of the rolls included the following coins:

1970-79: 6
1980-91: 2
1982-89: 2
1990-99: 10

Commemoratives:
2005: 2

It's amazing what you find sometimes!  This was after the teller actually took back a few rolls that she was going to sell me because they did not have enough change in the till!

Happy hunting,
Dean

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« Reply #277 on: February 15, 2014, 03:47:01 pm »

oops, here are both sides of that 2000P coin!   ;D


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« Reply #278 on: February 15, 2014, 04:16:31 pm »

Here are specific shots of the 1943 piece.  It is different because it has a large "S" above Montecello...

  That 1943 American nickel is made of 35% silver.  That is also why the mint mark is above Monticello.  They made them from 1942-45 so that they could use the nickel metal for the war effort, so instead made them with silver.  Awesome find!  :)

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« Reply #279 on: February 16, 2014, 08:44:07 am »



Also in this batch, I found my first 2000P nickel.  I heard that they are rare...



The 2000P had a quantity minted of only 4,899,000. It is the nickel with the lowest mintage since 1951.
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« Reply #280 on: February 21, 2014, 07:13:01 pm »

Hi all,

Here are my finds from $20 in nickels today:

1 x 1959
1 x 1963

1965-69:4
1970-79: 7
1980-81: 3
1982-89: 11
1990-99: 15

Foreign:
Jamaica $5 1996
15 x USA (incl. 1 Lewis & Clark + 1 Louisiana Purchase)

Commemoratives:
4 x 2005
1 x 1992

Special:
1 x 2000P




This coin is now the second one I've found in 2 weeks.  It is still quite lustrous!  :)

Has anyone else done any coin roll hunting lately?  You could be missing out on some good stuff!

Happy Hunting!
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« Reply #281 on: February 21, 2014, 07:15:35 pm »

Just as an aside, should I put the 200P nickels into protective cardboard coin holders?

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« Reply #282 on: February 21, 2014, 07:16:17 pm »

Just as an aside, should I put the 200P nickels into protective cardboard coin holders?

I mean 2000P   ::)

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« Reply #283 on: February 21, 2014, 08:35:40 pm »

Has anyone else done any coin roll hunting lately?  You could be missing out on some good stuff!

I've gone through thousands of dollars of quarters over the last few months.  I wrote a short article describing the fun I had with the first 50,000 coins in the February Waterloo Coin Society Newsletter.  Look for the article in an upcoming issue of the Ontario Numismatist as well.

I even have 50 rolls of quarters and 10 rolls of toonies waiting for me to hunt through tonight.

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President, IBNS Ontario Chapter.
Treasurer, Waterloo Coin Society.
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« Reply #284 on: February 23, 2014, 11:09:44 am »

Here are the results from the second half of my weekly pickup:

Pennies (3 rolls)
1 x 1962
1 x 1965
1 x 1967

5 cents:

1963-64: 1
1965-69: 6
1970-79: 8
1980-81: 4
1982-89: 14
1990-99: 9

USA : 15 (incl. 1 x 1958)

Commemoratives
5 x 2005

Happy hunting!


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