First ever change purse full of coins! But....

[Mr. Digger]

Alas, all 70's and 80's coins, with one lone Canadian dime. This is exactly how they came out. Gee, which country do you think makes the better coins?

 

[oldmxrat]

Pretty fun find, congrats!
I had no idea that Canadian clad was superior to ours, but it's pretty obvious.

 

[Digger RJ]

Alas, all 70's and 80's coins, with one lone Canadian dime. This is exactly how they came out. Gee, which country do you think Cool!!! Congrats!!!makes the better coins?

Very Coo!!! Congrats!!

 

[Gare]

Nice finds !!! Thanks for sharing with us !!!

 

[Blackfoot58]

That sailboat is a lot shinier

 

[scruggs]

Cool find you made!

 

[Reverend B*IKE*]

I didn't know they made plastic coin pouches back then. 😁 LOL
Nice Find!! Must have an interesting story behind it.
What kind of location did you find it?
Open field. woods, near old town/house?

 

[srcdco]

Earlier Canadian coins were 99.9% nickel. That's also why they are magnetic. US coins are a combination of nickel and copper. It's the copper in them that turns them dark. Canadian nickels from 1982 - 2000 are the same composition as US nickels, so they will turn dark, too. Since 2000, most Canadian coins are plated steel, so now they will rust.

Scott

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Alas, all 70's and 80's coins, with one lone Canadian dime. This is exactly how they came out. Gee, which country do you think makes the better coins?

I’d say that was a great score!
I’ve always wanted to find a coin purse full of coins…!
Well, I guess I’ll have to add that to my bucket list…!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very cool !

 

[JohnnyMac]

Very cool !

Very coll

 

[Nathan W]

Man I thought I was cool when I got one and put my change in it lol

 

[DigToChina]

Earlier Canadian coins were 99.9% nickel. That's also why they are magnetic. US coins are a combination of nickel and copper. It's the copper in them that turns them dark. Canadian nickels from 1982 - 2000 are the same composition as US nickels, so they will turn dark, too. Since 2000, most Canadian coins are plated steel, so now they will rust.

Scott

Srcdco is bang on. Any coin I dig up here from 2000s on is a rusted chunk of crap unless dropped recently.

 

[Rydog]

Earlier Canadian coins were 99.9% nickel. That's also why they are magnetic. US coins are a combination of nickel and copper. It's the copper in them that turns them dark. Canadian nickels from 1982 - 2000 are the same composition as US nickels, so they will turn dark, too. Since 2000, most Canadian coins are plated steel, so now they will rust.

Scott

What do you mean by earlier? This is a 1987 Canadian dime. Pre-1969 dimes had silver content. 1969-1999 dimes were nickel.

 

[Mr. Digger]

I didn't know they made plastic coin pouches back then. 😁 LOL
Nice Find!! Must have an interesting story behind it.
What kind of location did you find it?
Open field. woods, near old town/house?

Found it in the farm field on a private permission. House goes back to the late 1800's. I did find a slick farthing sized coin which is probably Colonial (KG II?) but I did not post that as it is a typical New England UMD (unidentified mystery disc).