Canadian and US coins

trout · November 09, 2012, 03:29:33 PM

Does anyone else here collect Canadian or US coins?

enworb · November 09, 2012, 03:58:02 PM

I have a few US coins but prefer the canadian coins seeing as my world collection centres around british monarchs.

Mister T · November 09, 2012, 04:10:59 PM

I don't collect either though I have a few of both.
Both countries have some nice designs though am yet to actually purchase any.

trout · November 09, 2012, 04:35:50 PM

Quote from: 'enworb' pid='2798' dateline='1352438882'I have a few US coins but prefer the canadian coins seeing as my world collection centres around british monarchs.

The similarity in the obverses is what started me off on Canadian coins.
The reverse on the 50 cent coins has a great coat of arms as well.
Also the fact that a great deal of their coins are in great shape compared to our coins of the same era and you donâ€™t need to sell a kidney to get them:good:

humpybong · November 09, 2012, 04:41:44 PM

I collect US dollars and have a collection of Canadian 25 cent coins.

Other than that I do not collect US or Canadian coins.

:dodgy:

Nevol · November 09, 2012, 04:43:40 PM

I collect both Canada and US, but at present that part of my collecting is in limbo as I seem to have too many other irons in the fire at present.

This is what I collect in addition to Aussie coins, but not necessarily in the order they appear:

Foreign Collections: NZ, UK, Eire, PNG, Fiji, Canada, USA.
Themed Coin Collections:Birds, Knights, Dragons, Turtles, Primates, coins dated 1943, Tiny Coins 17mm and under.

I used to gather odd shaped coins as well and also coins with any type of cat on them, plus some Pacific Island Countries, Samoa, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia & Vanuatu but I'm not very serious about these, but I haven't bothered with them for quite some time now and will not be adding to them.

trout · November 09, 2012, 05:11:34 PM

Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='2803' dateline='1352441620'I collect both Canada and US, but at present that part of my collecting is in limbo as I seem to have too many other irons in the fire at present.

This is what I collect in addition to Aussie coins, but not necessarily in the order they appear:

Foreign Collections: NZ, UK, Eire, PNG, Fiji, Canada, USA.
Themed Coin Collections:Birds, Knights, Dragons, Turtles, Primates, coins dated 1943, Tiny Coins 17mm and under.

I used to gather odd shaped coins as well and also coins with any type of cat on them, plus some Pacific Island Countries, Samoa, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia & Vanuatu but I'm not very serious about these, but I haven't bothered with them for quite some time now and will not be adding to them.

Well done nevol
:wavemulticolor:
I admire anyone that can concentrate on that many different coin generis.
I myself am struggling to keep pace with what I am working on at the moment.

emu666 · November 09, 2012, 05:30:12 PM

I collect US Morgan dollars. have a long way to go to complete the set:
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=88714&ac=1

trout · November 09, 2012, 05:35:44 PM

Quote from: 'emu666' pid='2814' dateline='1352444412'I collect US Morgan dollars. have a long way to go to complete the set:
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=88714&ac=1

OUTSTANDING effort and collection Mate:drooling:
I have but a dozen or so of these coins in my album

markn · November 09, 2012, 06:33:52 PM

I have a (very) few US coins. I have a lot more Canadian coins but they are all mostly dollars from the mid 1950's to the mid 1970's. I must profess a weakness to the wildly toned commemorative dollars of the early 1970's.

trout · November 09, 2012, 07:31:54 PM

I am sooo glad most of the Aussies donâ€™t covet toned coins.
A great deal of the "Fabulously toned" coins I have seen from the US AND Canada is a result of "Artificial toning either via heat, bad storage (deliberate) or even "Paint on toning".
To me a naturally toned coin is a beautiful thing, because it is a fleeting moment in the life of a coin, not unlike a beautiful flower.
It will (for silver) turn black and nasty eventually.
To see these coins that naturally display the beautiful gold, blue and purple highlights is a wonderful thing.
I believe that our descendants or future collectors would want us to ensure that the coins we have at the moment are cared for and not defaced just to make a few Bucks

Triggersmob · November 09, 2012, 08:05:29 PM

I collect U.S and Canada as part of my world collection. The Lincoln cents is where I started and I now have nearly a full collection of every year from every mint. Just need 1914D and 1931S. I have a few spares, so I will e-mail you a list, to see if there are any you need.

Graham · November 10, 2012, 10:02:16 AM

I have fair collection of US and Canadian coins. I have a near complete set of US 1 cent, near complete proofs and mint sets going back to the mid sixties, sets of rolls of various denominations. The Canadian coins are mainly a set of 1 and 5 cent pieces. I have all the State 25c and have started a collection of the ATB coins, including rolls and silver. The US coins are relatively cheap to gain a complete set.

drakesterling · November 27, 2012, 04:49:30 AM

I love Canadian sovereigns, particularly the Edwards. But they're just so darn rare!

Russ e · November 27, 2012, 08:42:19 AM

i like the old buffalo's and indian heads we have 2 of each that came in bundles but other than that have not brought any.
i dont mind the toned coins that are naturally toned over time, i have a few black ones that do stand out to my eye and a few that are just plain ugly black.