Road Trip to Windsor

[MIhunter]

Picked up some coins in Windsor today, so far I have check one penny box

George VI
1937 my first!
1942
1945
1946
Elizabeth II - (1953-1964): 24
Elizabeth II - (1965-1979): 197

Wheats: 1940, 1945, 1948, 1953D, 1957D

more boxes to come

[That Canadian Guy]

How much of each denominations did you get? Keep us posted on what you find. You must not be very far from the border are you?
And Congrats on the first.

[Argentium]

When did Canada change from large cents to small cents ? Argentium.

[That Canadian Guy]

When did Canada change from large cents to small cents ? Argentium.

In 1920 both large cents and small cents were minted. After 1920 all cents intended for circulation that were minted were small cents.

[MIhunter]

I bought $100 in loonies, $100 in twoonies and $100 in quarters and quickly searched them to fill holes in my collection. Then I dumped the rest with all of the Canadian coins that I have found in the US that I didn't need/want. I then bought 2 boxes of pennies, 2 boxes of nickels and 1 box of dimes. Then I crossed back to the US to search them with the kids. I am mostly interested in filling holes in my collection as the silver prospects are better in the US and it cost me $8 round trip to go to Canada.

I live in Metro Detroit about 25 min from the Detroit-Windsor tunnel.

[MIhunter]

Penny Box #2

Very Disappointing! Mostly zincs

Elizabeth II
1963
1969
1975x3

1939 Wheat

Looked hard for 2005 magnetic, 2007 non-magnetic, and 2010 magnetic - nothing!

oh well I still have the nickels and dimes to open.

[MIhunter]

Finished the $200 in Canadian Nickels

George VI: 24 Elizabeth II 1953-1959: 12
1937 1953
1939 1954x3
1940x5 1955x2
1941x5 1956x2
1946 1958
1947 1959x3
1947 maple leaf
1949x2 Elizabeth II 1960-1964: 48
1951 Bicentennial
1952x3 Elizabeth II 1965-1981: 486
Including 1967x1 and 1970x1

Overall plugged a lot of holes in our collection and added over 5 lbs of nickel bullion to our stack.

[That Canadian Guy]

That is a lot of kings you have found. I usually average 3ish George VIs per box.

Finished the $200 in Canadian Nickels

George VI: 24 Elizabeth II 1953-1959: 12
1937 1953
1939 1954x3
1940x5 1955x2
1941x5 1956x2
1946 1958
1947 1959x3
1947 maple leaf
1949x2 Elizabeth II 1960-1964: 48
1951 Bicentennial
1952x3 Elizabeth II 1965-1981: 486
Including 1967x1 and 1970x1

Overall plugged a lot of holes in our collection and added over 5 lbs of nickel bullion to our stack.

This is just a pet-peve of mine when people call any or all canadian commemoratives "bicentennials". Bicentennial is the anniversary of 200 years for something, bicentennial does NOT describe just any old canadian commemorative coin. I do not know if you are smart and did this purposely or if you are just one of those people who call commemoratives bicentennials, but to say the 1951 commemorative nickel is a bicentennial nickel is actually correct. That coin was minted to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the isolation of nickel as an element in 1751.
It's always nice to fill some spots in your collection and again always nice to get some more pure nickel.

[MIhunter]

Finish the dimes ($250)

1967x1
1968(50% Ag)x1
1970x2

Cuban 5 centavos x4
British 5 pence x1

Searching Canadian dimes is more work than a US dime box,
I'm glad I was rewarded with some silver

I got the term Bicentennial for the 1951 from the 2012 North American Coin and Prices book.
I agree with your "pet-peve"

[thurmownator]

That is a lot of kings you have found. I usually average 3ish George VIs per box.

Finished the $200 in Canadian Nickels

George VI: 24 Elizabeth II 1953-1959: 12
1937 1953
1939 1954x3
1940x5 1955x2
1941x5 1956x2
1946 1958
1947 1959x3
1947 maple leaf
1949x2 Elizabeth II 1960-1964: 48
1951 Bicentennial
1952x3 Elizabeth II 1965-1981: 486
Including 1967x1 and 1970x1

Overall plugged a lot of holes in our collection and added over 5 lbs of nickel bullion to our stack.

This is just a pet-peve of mine when people call any or all canadian commemoratives "bicentennials". Bicentennial is the anniversary of 200 years for something, bicentennial does NOT describe just any old canadian commemorative coin. I do not know if you are smart and did this purposely or if you are just one of those people who call commemoratives bicentennials, but to say the 1951 commemorative nickel is a bicentennial nickel is actually correct. That coin was minted to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the isolation of nickel as an element in 1751.
It's always nice to fill some spots in your collection and again always nice to get some more pure nickel.

I hear you TCG, and one of my pet peeves is the amount of commemoratives, or other "special" coins, The Royal Canadian Mint routinely issues. Just looking at the quarter program, commemoratives, milleniums, olympic, etc; it makes your head spin.

Granted the US Mint is getting there too, with our own overblown quarter program.

As a long time coin collector (40 + years), I had to finally draw the line. Whereas I used to ensure I acquired one of each year/each mint mark/each denomination coin made generally available to the public, I know longer bother with US quarters. I've even stopped with the Presidential dollars coins (and it seems now that even the US mint has seen the error of that program).

It was all about greed, and seeing how many different coins the Mints could make collectors chase after.

Enough ranting, we can't control what happens, but rather only react as we see fit.

Continued Happy Hunting.

[sagittarius98]

Finish the dimes ($250)

1967x1
1968(50% Ag)x1
1970x2

Cuban 5 centavos x4
British 5 pence x1

Searching Canadian dimes is more work than a US dime box,
I'm glad I was rewarded with some silver

I got the term Bicentennial for the 1951 from the 2012 North American Coin and Prices book.
I agree with your "pet-peve"

You can seperate the coins in the roll and use a magnet on all of them to see which are silver. I also think that Canadian CRHs can spot silver based on the rim(darker probably)

[BuffaloBoy]

This is a cool thread, I like seeing how Canada does with their coin boxes... I am looking forward to some possible future canadian hunts!

[MIhunter]

I can generally tell a silver dime from a nickel dime from a steel one but.....my techquine is as follows:

Open a roll and dump it on the table
Remove all of the 3rd and 4th effigy dimes (1990-2011)
Date check all 2nd effigy (1965-1989)
If I see King George VI (1937-1952) or 1st effigy Elizabeth (1953-1964) I know I am seeing silver.
I check the 1968s with a magnet, but all three that I have found so far, I could tell they were silver by their color.
I do keep all the 1970 ones I find (3 so far) because of there low mintage.

[That Canadian Guy]

Finish the dimes ($250)

1967x1
1968(50% Ag)x1
1970x2

Cuban 5 centavos x4
British 5 pence x1

Searching Canadian dimes is more work than a US dime box,
I'm glad I was rewarded with some silver

I got the term Bicentennial for the 1951 from the 2012 North American Coin and Prices book.
I agree with your "pet-peve"

You can seperate the coins in the roll and use a magnet on all of them to see which are silver. I also think that Canadian CRHs can spot silver based on the rim(darker probably)

The rim is usually much more worn down and is also a brilliant white colour, unless it is filthy which is not the case most often.

This is a cool thread, I like seeing how Canada does with their coin boxes... I am looking forward to some possible future canadian hunts!

If by that you mean you intend to road trip up north just make sure you stay away from my province. But really, don't invade my territory.