Penny hunting log for Canadian Hunter (I see the trend...good idea!)

[Canadian hunter]

As I observed many of us have started their personal logs in lieu of daily/weekly finds or occasional finds.
I think it is a good idea, because everything is kept in one place, plus less posts happening.
I see the idea of personal CRH logs as a future of TNet: Coin Roll Hunting

Anyway, here will be my penny hunting log for Canadian penny. As you know guys that RCM had announced 2012 being the last year of Canadian penny. In September, the ordering of penny boxes will become a bit tougher, because at that time the melting machines will start scrapping the pennies from source banks.
Me, That Canadian Guy and CanadaCoinHunting are focused on penny searching. In this b/log I will post results and pics for my penny hunting.
Hope you guys enjoy it. Look forward to answer your questions on Canadian coinage and especially cent coins.

 

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[CoinFetcher]

Would anyone recommend hanging onto Canadian pennies they come across?

 

[Canadian hunter]

All right, my first update:

Box 1:
Pre 1960: 12
2012 CAD: 2
Wheats: 2
AU/BU: 3
San Francisco Mint: 1971
Foreign: 2 euro cents, 1 British penny
Other: marked US penny "41"

Box 2:
Pre 1960: 18
2012 CAD:
Wheats: 5 (1916P)
AU/BU: 9
San Francisco Mint:
Foreign: 1 British penny
Other: dime, 2009D, bundle of sorted 1960-1990 Canadian pennies

Box 3:
Pre 1960: 9
2012 CAD: 2
Wheats: 1 (1936P)
AU/BU: 6 (1974P)
San Francisco Mint:
Foreign:
Other: dime, weak die 1980 error

Box 4:
Pre 1960: 7
2012 CAD: 2
Wheats: 2
AU/BU: 20
San Francisco Mint: 1968
Foreign:-
Other: 1969 error weak die, 2X2euro cents

Box 5:
Pre 1960: 13
King George VI: from this point KG and pre 1960 EII are separated: 8
2012 CAD: 6
Wheats: 3
AU/BU:-
San Francisco Mint:-
Foreign: 2 pennig West Germany
Other: 2009P

Box 6:
Pre 1960: 8
King George VI: 11
2012 CAD: 2
Wheats: 7
AU/BU: 33
San Francisco Mint:-
Foreign: 10 cents Hong Kong, 1 New Zealand penny
Other:-

Box 7:
Pre 1960: 7
King George VI: 2
2012 CAD: -
Wheats: 2
AU/BU: 12
San Francisco Mint: 1970
Foreign: British penny, foreign coin (help to identify).
Other: 1980 clipped

Will post pics later! Plus stuff for Buffalo Boy is coming too .

 

[Canadian hunter]

Would anyone recommend hanging onto Canadian pennies they come across?

I do recommend, especially the new 2012 (low mintage +last year) and King George VI (pre 1953).

 

[BuffaloBoy]

nice hunting, I am liking this thread, hope you score huge, I would put aside a few sealed penny boxes myself considering I believe America will be soon to follow the scrapping of the penny,
one spark starts a fire...
HH
Buff

 

[Canadian hunter]

The spark didn't happen in Canada though. I think it was either EU or Australia, who first decided to get rid of the lowest denomination.

 

[CanadaCoinHunting]

Great idea! You do a lot of boxes, so it will be very interesting to see what you come across.

Would anyone recommend hanging onto Canadian pennies they come across?

I would strongly recommend hanging on to the pre-1953 King George pennies as Canadian Hunter has mentioned. Also, if you are like me and hoard copper pennies as well as older coins, then Canadian pennies before 1997 (i.e. 1996 and earlier) are made from 98% copper, and in my opinion, are worth keeping for their metal content.

 

[sagittarius98]

What was the foreign coin? I can help you ID it too if BB couldn't.

 

[sagittarius98]

The spark didn't happen in Canada though. I think it was either EU or Australia, who first decided to get rid of the lowest denomination.

Australia


A few EU countries make 1 and 2 euro cent coins, but don't use them.

 

[Canadian hunter]

Australia, a few EU countries make 1 and 2 euro cent coins, but don't use them.

That is very likely to happen in Canada in 2013. The pennies will still be minted, but only in limited mintage, alike Canada 50 cent rolls. They will be sold at Canada Post offices for maybe 4-5$ a roll. There will be also proof and specimen silver and non silver pennies.

 

[sagittarius98]

That is very likely to happen in Canada in 2013. The pennies will still be minted, but only in limited mintage, alike Canada 50 cent rolls. They will be sold at Canada Post offices for maybe 4-5$ a roll. There will be also proof and specimen silver and non silver pennies.

To clarify, only the EU countries (Netherlands, I think Finland) don't circulate their low denominations, but still make them (although I do have a few from circulation). Australia melted all their 1 and 2 cent coins in circulation to make Olympic medals for Sydney 1996.

 

[Canadian hunter]

Thanks for info.
BTW, did Australia melt those coins just because the country was very poor or those cent coins were made of gold?

 

[SilverForBrains]

hit up all the pennies you can while you still can! what a shame they are going to melt them all, think of all the errors and key dates never found, only to be scrapped. It's kind of sad

 

[sagittarius98]

Thanks for info.
BTW, did Australia melt those coins just because the country was very poor or those cent coins were made of gold?

They used them to make Bronze medals. I guess they melted their Kookaburas (silver medals) and Gold Nuggets (gold medals), too.

 

[Canadian hunter]

Long time off, but here is the update!

Box 8
Pre 1960: 4
King George VI: 2
2012CAD: 3
Wheats:-
AU/BU:8
San Francisco Mint: 1972S, 1968S
Foreign:-
Other: -

Box 9
Pre 1960: 9
King George VI: 6
2012 CAD: -
Wheats: 11
AU/BU: 10
San Francisco Mint:
Foreign: 2 euro cent
Other: 1980 Off center, 3 dimes (1 US golden hue)

Box 10 (.2)
Pre 1960: 2
King George VI: 4
2012 CAD: 0
Wheats: 0
AU/BU: 1
San Francisco Mint: -
Foreign: -
Other:-

Box 11
Pre 1960: 5
King George VI: 8
2012 CAD: 1
Wheats: 2
AU/BU: 2
San Francisco Mint:
Foreign:
Other: 1985 pointed 5

Pictures:

 

[BuffaloBoy]

nice finds this week, i like that off center coin, it's a nice one, i've never come across an off-center cent,
hope next week is great too!
HH
Buff

 

[sagittarius98]

What's so special about the 1956 cent? Is it just a regular QEII cent, or is it something special?

 

[sagittarius98]

It's interesting what the search tags are for this thread:

 

[Canadian hunter]

I my humble opinion, yes sir!

 

[Canadian hunter]

Box 12:
Pre 1960:4
King George VI: 4
2012 CAD: 0
Wheats: 4
AU/BU: 4
San Francisco Mint: -
Foreign: -
Other: -

Box 10 (.8):
Pre 1960: 4
King George VI: 5
2012 CAD:
Wheats: 3
AU/BU: 13
San Francisco Mint:
Foreign: 1 Bahama cent
Other: 2009 P US cent