King Charles coins

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Well, what do you know. I received my first King Charles coin today.  Got it in my change at a Sobeys supermarket - it was a quarter, and I believe it was one of the elusive 2023 series, and it makes sense since it didn't appear that new to me.

I have a feeling they will be quite rare in Newfoundland for a few years - just like was the case with the Viola Desmond $10s - which had a very tiny number in circulation for its first few years, and became quite common five years later.  Either way, I won't be spending that quarter any time soon.

2023 dated King Charles quarters and nickels are very common in Toronto.  It's the 2023 dated dimes loonies and toonies that are proving to be elusive.

2023 dated King Charles quarters and nickels are very common in Toronto.  It's the 2023 dated dimes loonies and toonies that are proving to be elusive.

In 2 years of getting change, I have only found one 2023 Charles toonie in my change. I see the mintage for the 2023 Charles toonie is low but I have some 2023 dated loonie and dimes. I collect every single Charles coin I get in my change.

Looks like finding a 2023 Charles Toonie in your change is like getting a colored 2017 glow in the dark toonie in your change.

Speaking of which did anyone find a colored glow in the dark toonie in your change or coin roll hunting before?

As I said before, I came across only one Charles coin in my change so far - a quarter.

This implies that nickels and quarters are the highest-demand coins currently in circulation.  Toonies have supposedly fallen in decline for years where I live - it's probably because its purchasing power became the $5 bill.

As I said before, it seems like, due to recent inflation, the $5 bill's heyday may be over as more people are using $10 bills - likely for the first time since the 1980s.  As for $5 bills, there have been no new bills of that value in my hometown despite the many that were printed in the last two or three years, and that may be because the number of toonies in circulation may have leveled off now.

But then again, we may see new $5 bills being trickled out in my region eventually, as the HCV through IND prefixes, still seen in circulation to this day, have been issued five years ago and are likely due to be replaced soon - but regardless, banks won't order as many new bills anymore, and I may be lucky to see just one new prefix per denomination per year these days.