Coins picked from circulation

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 Plus I've managed to score a couple '74's with the missing S which made me pretty happy.

I don't recall hearing about that variety...Is it a '74 penny?  Do you have a picture that you can post?

Thanks,
Dean

Sorry to mislead ya... I was refering to 50 cent pieces and found a couple '74's with the missing S

What do you mean by 1974 missing S 50 Cent pieces... never heard of this variety before and there is no mention of this in charlton. Are 50 Cent pieces still available in banks because this denomination was discontinued back in 2002.

Hi JB-2007,

Here is link where you can see what the 1974 Missing S is.  There is a photo when you scroll down.

http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?coin=50-cents-1974&years=50-cents-1953-2013

And yes, the 50 cent pieces are still circulating.  A couple of bank branches contact me when they have 50 cent coins deposited by customers.  Most recently, last week I was contacted by a lead teller, and they had exactly $373.50 of 50 cent coins available for me.   Great fun, searching varieties.  The years varied from 1968 to 1994 coins.

Coinsplus....A local bank here has lots of .50 pieces from those years as well. Is there anything interesting to look for? Or are these all worth .50? 

just found a 2 pence coin in a roll of loonies

sorry forgot to add the pic... hopefully this works..

Does this work man - it ROCKS. Those lucky pennies getting all the music 

Hi tmort,

The website coinsandcanada is an excellent resource for seeing various varieties and commonly known errors.  

For the 50 cent coins here is the link. You can click on the specific year to find more details, and photos of known varieties, errors, etc.  for example, if you click on 1994 (in the 50 cent section... And scroll down, you will see "more error and variety".  Click on the link, "50 cents 1994, Dot in the G of D.G.", it will display a photo to look for.

http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=50-cents-1953-2013

Here is the index site for all Canadian coins:
http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php

Here is the index site for all Canadian coins:
http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php

Thanks for this resource...It really helps!

It says that my 1985 pointed 5 penny is worth 2 cents...darn, I thought I had found something valuable!

Managed to score $62 in loose rolls from the bank today.  Nothing special, but at least I got a couple more George VI coins!

Today's finds from $20:

1 x 41
1 x 46
1 x 61
4 x 63
2 x 64
2 x 65
5 x 67
2 x 68
6 x 69

1 Portugese 2 Euro

Man, sometimes you hit a real dry spell.  The last 2 boxes have yielded few good coins.  I am not discouraged, but I have noticed that the machine wrapped rolls are mostly duds.  The hand wrapped ones can sometimes have problems like greasy, dirty corroded coins but they are overall a better source for keepers.

Happy hunting!
Dean

Thanks for this resource...It really helps!

It says that my 1985 pointed 5 penny is worth 2 cents...darn, I thought I had found something valuable!

No way! A circulated 1985 ptd 5 in VF-20 is worth at least $5. Its an error.

Hi JB-2007,

Here is link where you can see what the 1974 Missing S is.  There is a photo when you scroll down.

http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?coin=50-cents-1974&years=50-cents-1953-2013

And yes, the 50 cent pieces are still circulating.  A couple of bank branches contact me when they have 50 cent coins deposited by customers.  Most recently, last week I was contacted by a lead teller, and they had exactly $373.50 of 50 cent coins available for me.   Great fun, searching varieties.  The years varied from 1968 to 1994 coins.

Coinsplus, thank you for the info and the link. I have to check my 1974 50 Cent piece now!

Thank you coinsplus. Think I will go get some more bags of their .50 pieces are check into this link. Your help is appreciated!

!) Did I just start getting people into .50 pieces??!!?!??!   AWESOME...

Super fun... today I found an add on KIJIJI that said he had 3 bags of silver dollars and .50 cent pieces... they were all post '67 so all the others that contacted him weren't interested...

Without hesitation I was over at his place picked 'em up for face and told him exactly why... he said his daughter works there and he'll call me when there's more in.... Gold star for me.. on being so polite.

I really am enjoying the .50 cent piece... I find that due to lack of circulation there really is a good chance you can find some that are in fantastic condition..

Like the pennies I'm actually trying to make a good set from at least '68 to 2002 ... very achieveable really..

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Someone else mentioned that the hand wrapped coins have caused a problem with dirt and grime and such.

I have found the same things.... given that all these coins are pretty circulated I figured I would start a bit of my own research (which may be a touch controversial)

I want to make some good sets of '60 - 2012 pennies... that look really nice...the pennies are circulated and they never will be worth more than one penny IMO... so I am going to practice certain dips and whizzing techniques.

So far, for dips I have been looking at vinagar, lemon juice, and potassium cyanide.

My technique for whizzing right now is basically using a standard drafting eraser, inserting it in my corded drill and going to town on the penny.

I want to read more about the cyanide before I get my hands dirty with that of course... but so far I have done a bit of whizzing on some pretty ugly coins to see what can be done about the "brown"

I've gotten some really good results from whizzing with the exception that it's very difficult to get a lot of dirt removed from some of the edges of either the letters, date or profile... It's also best to build something of a frame for the penny on a block to help hold it...it save your hands a lot of cramping.

I think only time will tell but so far even under a 10x loop it's hard to see any direction lines or scratches that indicate the penny was whizzed.

Tomorrow / today is a provincial holiday... I'm hoping that I may get a chance to play around a lil as a coin doc and test out some dips... if anyone is interested in the results let me know...

I do wish to state that I'm only doing this for my personal collection of coins I really don't value nor do I see much value in them... and that I do believe you shouldn't dip or whizz coins to improve their re-sale value or grade if you're planning to sell them as it's unscrupulous and unethical.

Here's a coin that was discovered in pocket change.

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Cheers, Bill