How are all the noodlers going?

[Mister T]

It's been a while but some recent finds from a bag: 1978 New Zealand 10c, 1979 New Zealand 20c, 2008 New Zealand $1, 1993 Singapore 10c, 1999 Spain 20 euro cent, 2002A Germany 2 euro, 2014 Monaco 2 euro, 1996 Canada $2, 2021 Henry the Octopus $2, 1991 $1 and a 2016 rabbit ears dollar.

Very surprised by the 1991 $1 which is well used.

[Triggersmob]

Nice finds Mister T. The Monaco 2 euro is one of the lower mintages. Check the Canada $2 coin, that's a common year for the Camel Toe counterfeits.
https://cameltoetoonies.ca/cameltoes.php#google_vignette

[Mister T]

Yes I thought so - I've been to Europe a couple of times and don't recall seeing any Euros from Monaco during my travels.

Oh I'll have to check - it certainly looked a little ratty.

[Triggersmob]

Let us know how you go.

[gweidion]

That stuff on the counterfeit toonies was interesting. If the chinese counterfeiters can make fakes that complex for bugger all, I wonder how many of ours are fake. They look pretty easy to fake.

[Triggersmob]

Counterfeits are a real problem. I believe our $2 coins are countefeited, but I have never identified one. The UK had to issue new coins because of counterfeits.

[Triggersmob]

Here's my 2 camel toe coins...

[gweidion]

Our $1 and $2 seem light on for security unlike our banknotes.

[Mister T]

Latest finds from two bags: 2015 Portugal 50 euro cents, 2018 Spanish one euro, 2005 New Zealand $2, 2006 Canada 25c, 1993 C Landcare dollar, 2022 Q for Quoll dollar, 2023 Matildas dollar, 2023 AFLW dollar and 2024 AFL dollar.

[Triggersmob]

The Canada 25c is a nice find. Is it just the Caribou design? 2 different versions of that. Either maple leaf or P under Lizzy.

[gnome61]

We have a new member recently joined, going by the name of Maybe, who is a full on noodler with some impressive finds to date. Perhaps when he has time he will share some of them.

[Unicorn]

Looking forward to that. The banks have taken all the fun out of it for me unfortunately.

[Mister T]

The Canada 25c is a nice find. Is it just the Caribou design? 2 different versions of that. Either maple leaf or P under Lizzy.

Oh... didn't realise. P under the Queen. H under the caribou too which I'd never noticed.

I do need to dig out to toonie and check it too.

[Triggersmob]

H is for Hahn, the designer of the reverse. P is for plated.  P was used from 1999 onwards until they started using the maple leaf symbol in 2006.

2006 was an interesting year for Canadian coinage. There was 2 options on other denominations too, but the 5c had 3 different designs and I think there is 6 different 1c coins.

[redlock]

2006 was an interesting year for Canadian coinage. 

That's what I call a true and genuine understatement