Found some foreign coins are they worth something? (lots of pictures)

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Lost a dollar on the coin machines (ouch) but found coins (yay) at the reject slot.

Took pictures for you guys and gals.

Are there any rare ones worth keeping?

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I got an uncirculated 2007 QE II Vancouver 2010 25 cents and 2 BU 25 cents with mirror like surfaces, are they silvers?

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A dime with weird all bronze smooth edges and some "angel/saint" coins, does anyone know what these are?

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A silvery looking 1996 nickel, I compared to my rosie and they have the same white silver look? Is it silver?

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LOL, I know I've turned into a silver monger....silver silver silver, did 20 rolls of nickel and 30 rolls of dimes, all skunk except the "silvery" looking nickel.
 
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A bunch of those Canadians are circulating commemoratives, I don't think they have any additional value beyond face.

The nickel is just corroded. The dime next to it may have a fin error, where excessive striking pressure causes metal to squeeze out between the collar and the die. It might just be damage though.

The smooth edge dime is a dryer coin. It spent some time bouncing around in a industrial clothes dryer which causes a distinctive kind of damage, smoothing out and rolling over the rim.
 
Oh god man, your day seemed just as bad as mine. 13 boxes of coins ($4600) gave me 2 war nickels and a proof set penny. Keep on pushing though, eh?

And for the "bronzed" dimes, it looks like someone put some wear on the edges with a hammer which brought out the copper core of them. And the nickel might just have a weird luster on it, nothing special I don't think. And for the foreign canadian coins, they arent silver unless they are '68 or before.

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Cody.
 
Two pocket angels and a silver Rosie, nice score in my book.
 
Yeah those Angel coins are Catholic and often handed out as prayer coins. I know this because Im Catholic and have recieved them in the mail quite a few times. The coins with Asian writing on them are Japanese Yen and the Yen to dollar ratio isnt very good considering the coins you have. Better Luck next time!
 
Check worldcoingallery.com for foreign silver, give regular foreign coins to freinds traveling and used quarter sized coins like the angels in chucky cheese type machines.
 
The coins with Asian writing on them are actually Chinese coins, but they have a very low exchange rate and are fairly worthless. The 5p British coins are worth about 7 cents in exchange rate, and the Canadian coins I'd just spend in circulation.
 

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