Foreign coins in coin boxes

[BuffaloBoy]

I just went through a box of pennies and got 8 canadian pennies, 14 wheats and a 1908 IHP... Went through a box of nickels and got no foreign (unusual) and 2 buffalo nickels and a war nickel.

What are your average foreign coin amounts per box of coins?

I average 5-10 canadian pennies per box
2-4 canadian nickels per box
haven't gotten any foreign in dimes/quarters/halves yet...

Thanks for any posts on the amount of foreign you average per box,
BuffaloBoy

 

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[goldencoin]

On average here, 2% of the pennies here are canadian. I usually get non-canadian foreign coins every 6 or so boxes, nickels are the most common denomination to find foreign

HH
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[BuffaloBoy]

do you dump your foreign? if so, how?

 

[FingerGrime]

My averages include bags, boxes and occasional loose rolls. Note: these do not include coin machine finds.

6.7 Canadian cents per box quantity (2500 cents)
1.95 Canadian nickels per 2000 nickels

I get a non-Canadian foreign (that show up as a cent) about every 7-8.75 boxes (it is usually a Bahamas cent).
I get a non-Canadian foreign (that shows up as a nickel) every 2.93 box quantities.
(It is usually a British penny).

Note: The majority of the non-Canadian foreigns were found in bags, and probably wouldn't have made it through the rerolling process.

 

[goldencoin]

Yes, I dump all Canadian coins, I'd be broke by now if I had to keep them all. However, I keep all silver canadians or pre 60's. There are no machines here, so I just roll them back up with the non keeper coins

HH
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[bartholomewroberts]

GC..

Why would you be broke if you kept the Canuck coins... as of right now, they are worth more that the US dollar!!

 

[SaludaTeacha]

Down in the South (SC) I am finding about 5 Canadians pennies per box and about 2-3 nickels. Nothing other than that so far this year.

 

[goldencoin]

GC..

Why would you be broke if you kept the Canuck coins... as of right now, they are worth more that the US dollar!!

Yeah, I know 'bout that, but, no banks here will take them in bulk, so I'd have to throw them in a bucket and drive to Canada every couple of weeks to get my CRH money back

HH
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[mleblanc138]

I found a 10 Chilean Pesos coin in my first Nickel Box. I also found a British 5-pence Coin in a CWR Dime batch once.