Archive for August, 2010

US buck only worth .95 cents?

The Canadian dollar briefly shot above US.04 today for the first time in 33 years, and is inching closer to the currency’s all-time high set more than half a century ago.… Continue reading

Where is this penny from?

I recently found a foreign penny (in the "rejected" tray at my bank’s coins-to-cash machine actually) and it’s too big to be a Canadian penny.

On the front there’s a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and it says "Queen Elizabeth II D G, Reg F D, 2001". On the back it says "one penny" and shows a picture of some kind of wrought iron gate with an enlarged crown… Continue reading

The Gorgeous Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coin

The Gorgeous Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coin

The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coin is a beautiful, high quality, pure silver bullion coin that is highly sought after by collectors and investors around the world. The Maple Leaf coin was first produced in a gold bullion version in 1979 by The Royal Canadian Mint. The silver version was first minted in 1988.Specifications:

Each silver… Continue reading

Coin Collecting Was Easier When I Was Younger

Coin Collecting Was Easier When I Was Younger

It’s unfortunate that today’s beginning coin collectors missed out on the experiences I had when I first began collecting coins. It was around 1970 and you could still find silver coins in change every now and then even though it had been six years since the US Mint started minting clad coins.
I would go to… Continue reading

Have you ever asked a question in another country section of y!a?

I just asked the Canadian section if they’ve ever gotten an American coin in their change. lol

What about you guys?

VIVA LA RAZA!… Continue reading

If the coin was really made of silver, what would the final temperature of the water be (in °C)?

A coin dealer, offered a rare silver coin, suspected that it might be a counterfeit nickel copy. The dealer heated the coin, which weighed 17.0 g to 100°C in boiling water and then dropped the hot coin into 25.5 g of water at T = 16.5°C in an insulated coffee-cup, and measured the rise in temperature. If the coin was really made of silver, what would the final temperature of… Continue reading

Coin Collecting Glossary

Coin Collecting Glossary

As is the case with most hobbies, coin collecting has its own specialized terms or “lingo”. The following, while not an exhaustive list of all the coin collecting terms that you may encounter, provides definitions for the most commonly used terms. Alloy - a combination of two or more metals in a coin such as cupro-nickel or cupro-zinc. Ancient -… Continue reading

Buying Gold Bullion Coins as a Hedge Against the Economy

Buying Gold Bullion Coins as a Hedge Against the Economy

For serious investors looking to purchase gold bullion, coins often yield higher returns than gold bars. The main reason is that gold bullion coins carry intrinsic value beyond their carat weight and gold content. Gold bullion coins are also valued for their age, mintage, condition, design and country of origin.
Current gold bullion coins… Continue reading

Is money an art form?

I have to do a project on finding a Canadian piece of art that has to have certain criteria. The perfect thing I can find is the Olympic 25 cent coin. Will it work.… Continue reading

The Art of Coin Collecting in a Nutshell

The Art of Coin Collecting in a Nutshell

Whether you started your coin collecting efforts at the wee age of three, or whether you progressed to it more gradually and came to this point at the ripe old age of thirty-five, you can’t escape the fact that somehow or other you’ve become interested in coin collecting.

And if you’re not interested at all… Continue reading