Bird Hunting and Metal Detecting trip in Saskatoon

[PJ in WI]

Have a few questions for the Canadian metal detectorists. I will be going on a hunting trip starting the 27th of Sept around Assinabouia. Plan on bringing my detector along to detect around all the old homesites that we hunt around. I use an explorer se and I was wondering if any of you use one and do you have the # that all your differant coins register. I believe that the if I find any coins they should all be at least 50 years old or older since the areas we hunt have a lot of very old buildings. Did you guys always have loonies and were they ever silver and or copper. We have been going up there hunting for several years and not once were we ever turned down to hunt. The Canadian hospitality is second to none. Thank You for any responses. PJ

 

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[Saturna]

The Loonie has only been around since the late 80's and the Toonie($2) since Mid 90's.

Canada's first regular issue silver $1 started in 1935, but I'd be surprised if you found many of these. Silver 50 cent pieces are probably the largest coin in circulation that you would find.

Canada's silver content varied over the decades. I think it was .925 until 1920, then .800 until 1967, then .500 for a year then solid nickel until 90's, then nickel plated steel. Or something like that.

Canada had gold coins but these would be pretty uncommon on a farmsite. Remember, Canada has only 10% of the USA population, so there will be proportionate fewer coins in overall circulation.

See if you can find any pre -1922 silver 5 cent pieces, they are half the size of a dime.(!!)



Jay

 

[PJ in WI]

Jay thanks for the response. Since I will only be hunting around old homesites, I plan on grabbing a few of my Canadian silver coins and a few older Canadian pennies, see what they register on my detector and only dig similar readings. PJ

 

[NWMP]

Get an R.M. map (Rural Municipality) of the area around Saskatoon. The map grids the land off in quarter mile bits and has the land owners name in each square. Some maps show the site of old abandoned one room school houses. Many of these sites have a brass plaque set beside the field location, you see them as you drive by. The old one room school house locations can be great for older coins. Basically Canadian coins are made out of junk after 1967.

http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cdcent.htm