Canadian and US coins

[Splock]

I'm a fan of George Kruger-Gray's work, especially coats of arms so the Canadian 50c is very appealing. This 1946 example is one of the few slabbed coins I have, I really liked the toning on this one.

[trout]

The Canadian 50 cents are my favourite foreign coin, Great design and a decent sized chunky coin.
I have a complete date set from 1937-2012.
The Kennedy halves are also a nice set and not too hard to complete.
I have completed my Jefferson Nickels and have a heap of spares if anyone needs them :good:

[purplepennyhunter]

Nice one Splock.

[interest]

I have the 50 State Quarters program, from 1999 to 2009 both P&D, a complete set.  All Bunc from mint rolls or sets which  are great coins.

Plus I'm working on the U.S Presidential one dollar coins both P&D from 2007 to the present, also Bunc from rolls or sets.

The Sacagawea & her infant son dollar coins from 2000 up to the present both P&D from rolls or sets. Great coins

The Washington Quarters America's National Parks from 2010 up to 2021
both P&D Bunc from rolls or sets. These are as good as the State Quarters

They are all in Dansco Supreme albums which have a brief description of each coin & are very well presented.

I now only have to buy one each of the Mint annual sets P&D to keep up to date.

The US mint coins don't have the bag marks that our coins have plus the detail is so much better.
Oh,, & they are a lot cheaper.

[markn]

That's a beaut!

[trout]

The silver Canadian 50 cents do tone beautifully.
Capturing the toning on a coin is beyond my capabilities.
This is the best I can do at the moment.
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[Graham]

I have the 50 State Quarters program, from 1999 to 2009 both P&D, a complete set.  All Bunc from mint rolls or sets which  are great coins.

Plus I'm working on the U.S Presidential one dollar coins both P&D from 2007 to the present, also Bunc from rolls or sets.

The Sacagawea & her infant son dollar coins from 2000 up to the present both P&D from rolls or sets. Great coins

The Washington Quarters America's National Parks from 2010 up to 2021
both P&D Bunc from rolls or sets. These are as good as the State Quarters

They are all in Dansco Supreme albums which have a brief description of each coin & are very well presented.

I now only have to buy one each of the Mint annual sets P&D to keep up to date.

The US mint coins don't have the bag marks that our coins have plus the detail is so much better.
Oh,, & they are a lot cheaper.

I have also started an ATB quarter collection. I have the Supreme album that incorporates the silver coin as well, although they are difficult to differentiate from the proof.
I have an almost complete collection of mint set coins going back to the early sixties.  The proof sets are coming along well to.
I agree the cost of the US coins are cheap compared to the Australian, and they are vastly superior in quality.

[interest]

I have the 50 State Quarters program, from 1999 to 2009 both P&D, a complete set.  All Bunc from mint rolls or sets which  are great coins.

Plus I'm working on the U.S Presidential one dollar coins both P&D from 2007 to the present, also Bunc from rolls or sets.

The Sacagawea & her infant son dollar coins from 2000 up to the present both P&D from rolls or sets. Great coins

The Washington Quarters America's National Parks from 2010 up to 2021
both P&D Bunc from rolls or sets. These are as good as the State Quarters

They are all in Dansco Supreme albums which have a brief description of each coin & are very well presented.

I now only have to buy one each of the Mint annual sets P&D to keep up to date.

The US mint coins don't have the bag marks that our coins have plus the detail is so much better.
Oh,, & they are a lot cheaper.

I have also started an ATB quarter collection. I have the Supreme album that incorporates the silver coin as well, although they are difficult to differentiate from the proof.
I have an almost complete collection of mint set coins going back to the early sixties.  The proof sets are coming along well to.
I agree the cost of the US coins are cheap compared to the Australian, and they are vastly superior in quality.

I'm sort of sorry that I did not get the proof coins as well because the dansco with proof coin just great but at the time it was a matter of cost & now it would be way to expensive to get the proof of each coin. o I can live with what I've got.

Where
 do you source your coins from?

[Graham]

I buy mine directly from the US Mint.  The only problem is with delivery. They want a physical address and won't deliver to a PO Box.

If you want US Rolls, I purchase mine from Jeff Miller. Ee is very reliable.
Bus.: (530) 927-7308
FAX:(530) 283-9114
e-Bay ID: HDpilot134024m8
e-Bay Store: Coins-and-More-Coins
E-Mail: coinsandmorecoins@hotmail.com

Nancy put me on this gentlemen: http://www.allgoodcoins.com/
I have dealt with him on numerous occassions.

I bought my Dansco Supremes from Mr Weston Konka www.DanscoAlbumStore.com, www USModernCoins.com.
Service was prompt and effective.

[interest]

It's funny how the Americans refuse to let go of the Dollar bill.
The US Gov has been trying to get the population to except the coins but there just seems to be some block about giving up their green back.
The change over here in 1984 went smoothly,

http://www.coinsofamerica.com/blog/coin-collecting/dollar-bills-give-coins/

But maybe the Gov is going to get serious & the population might not have any choice in the matter.
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[markn]

First coin I've bought on eBay in 2 months.  

[Australian coin]

nice

[trout]

I have only a few of these $1 coins so far but this one is my favourite “canoe” Design.
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[ken-a]

It's funny how the Americans refuse to let go of the Dollar bill.
The US Gov has been trying to get the population to except the coins but there just seems to be some block about giving up their green back.

But maybe the Gov is going to get serious & the population might not have any choice in the matter.

I was living in the US when the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin came out, they were nicknamed the Carter quarter since similar in size and the same colour.  The smaller dollar coin was nice and machines would actually take them better than dollar notes.

At that time, they should have done the following:

Made the coin a different colour like the Native American dollar (which is a better design than the SBA dollar), drop the dollar bill and the cent.

When I worked in retail, almost all of the cash drawers had 4 slots for notes (ones, fives, tens, and twenties)  and 4 places for coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, and cents).

So no place to put the two dollar bill, half dollar, or dollar coin.  Since we did not keep twenties in the cash drawer, we used that spot for the rare time we got in a two dollar bill, half dollar, dollar coin, or foreign coin (like a Canadian coin or one from the Bahamas).

The paper lobby is very strong in the US, so I doubt the change will happen anytime soon despite the number of dollar coins sitting in vaults.

Remember the half dollar is still minted, but not for circulation.

Ken

[interest]

This is the coin I'll be saving up for.

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