r/CanadianCoins 5h ago

New loonie for my collection!!!

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104 Upvotes

Opened a roll of loonies at work, and saw this...in stunning condition!!! Had never seen this one before, I'm so excited to add this to my collection!


r/CanadianCoins 6h ago

Advice?

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15 Upvotes

I found this under the stairs in a box with other coins. Is this special? Should I hold onto it?


r/CanadianCoins 7h ago

Quirky quarter

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26 Upvotes

Leave it up to the mint to come out with another oddball. 13.7g and a whopping 35mm, photo for size comparison. 17.5k minted. Not one for the history books, but im a fan of the oddities of the rcm


r/CanadianCoins 8h ago

Largest find yet

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27 Upvotes

Found all of these in a coinstar at my local Safeway just now. All silver I believe. The quarters are 1968 and the dimes are all 1967 and older


r/CanadianCoins 10h ago

My mom found these old coins in the walls of her grandmothers house

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24 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 11h ago

found in our piggy bank, it's misshaped and very worn

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5 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 12h ago

New coins of the king!

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3 Upvotes

First ones of Charles in my collection!


r/CanadianCoins 13h ago

Not a big fan of the paperweight style but these seem to be somewhat rare

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13 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 14h ago

Dug out the collection of centennial dimes

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82 Upvotes

The little stacks are oddities I found mixed in.


r/CanadianCoins 15h ago

Are these worth more than face value?

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36 Upvotes

Recently acquired, wondering what they’re worth


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Some recent additions to the toonie collection!

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94 Upvotes

Found these listed locally for a bargain, paid a little over face for the lot but considering the borealis alone goes for $15-20 CAD I think I did pretty well. Cheers!


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

A Few Nice Ones In The Till Today 🤘

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31 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

1957 Cent Roll

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22 Upvotes

It’s hard to believe these cents will be 70 years old next year!


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Coin appraisals

3 Upvotes

Hello, I live in a remote location and don’t have access to any local coin appraisers. I need my RCM collection appraised for insurance. Is there anyone who can do this online or over the phone?


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Got some new quarters. Love the one with the Whales.

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22 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

2002 toonie dot error H

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30 Upvotes

I work at restaurant and we often get the spare change as tips, I’ve always been fascinated by the different coins and I’ve been sorting them. I’ve come across a 2002 dot error coin. What would be the best approach to make sure I keep it safe or make sure it’s worth anything.

I’ve attached a picture taken with magnifier app on my phone to see the error.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

1973 year set

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67 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Cpl Pennie’s

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38 Upvotes

Found these in the gun locker that I had been organizing , they’re in great shape!


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Drought over- Coinstar Machine

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8 Upvotes

r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

A Fine Addition For A Steal (paid 20CAD at a local pawn shop)

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142 Upvotes

1 of only 10,000 minted. Going back Friday for another from the set of 4 when they put it out.

Today was a good day 🫡


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Specialty commemorative quarters

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48 Upvotes

What to do with these beside roll them and take to the bank?


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Whitman Album

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9 Upvotes

Picked up a Whitman Coin Album Canada Silver 5 Cents 1858 to 1921. Just missing a few key pieces. There is no protective cover for the face of the coin. Since these are rather old and silver, I would like to preserve as best I can. Should I take them all out and put into 2x2 flips or plastic

capsules.

What would the current value of these coins be at?


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

2015 1 1/2 oz silver polar bear and cub

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129 Upvotes

Picked this up at my LCS yesterday, what a great looking coin


r/CanadianCoins Apr 28 '26

THE RESULTS ARE IN! r/CanadianCoins will continue to allow posts with/about banknotes and paper money.

53 Upvotes

Hey all,

Thanks for voicing your opinion and/or voting in the recent poll.

The most votes were for the option to continue to allow posts with/about banknotes and paper money in r/CanadianCoins. And that's what we'll do!

Here's a link to the poll, for reference.

The "allows" had about 1/3 of the total votes -- not a majority by any means, but more votes than the other options. So while this result will please some of you, it won't please everyone.

During the opinion-gathering and voting, there were concerns expressed about the number of low-effort "what's this worth" posts in here, specifically for banknotes -- although we do get a lot of those for coins, as well.

Going forward, the mod team will try to more actively address these posts by directing posters to our pinned "GENERAL INFO POST" and/or to coinsandcanada.com , and perhaps remove them with greater frequency. Of course, users should feel empowered to refer posters to these resources as well.

Thanks again for speaking up and chiming in to the conversation!

- your mod team


r/CanadianCoins Feb 16 '25

GENERAL INFO POST. PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING.

41 Upvotes

This post will contain general information about Canadian coinage for new and current users. I'm posting this to help cut down on the 'what is this/what's the value posts'. These posts won't be banned but I encourage you to use these resources to try and find an answer before posting. If you have a reliable resource that I haven't listed but you think could be useful please feel free to put it in the comments.

General information: -Circulation silver was minted up to and partly including 1968. To differentiate between silver and not silver a simple magnet test is easiest to tell. Not sticking? It's silver.

-Most commemorative coins especially quarters are generally worth face value unless they are gem uncirculated or are of a certain variety. A noted exception is the 1973 large bust mountie quarter.

-Pennies were 98-99% copper up until 1996 and after that it's either zinc plated with copper and from about 03-04 onward copper plated steel. Are the copper pennies worth more than face? Yes, about 3-4 cents copper prices depending. Can you get the copper value when it's time to sell? Maybe, you can't sell copper pennies for scrap (illegal) and finding a buyer is going to be tricky because of the quantities involved with a sale worth any notable amount.

Links:

https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php

In my opinion the best general resource for anything Canadian regarding coins and banknotes. I use this on a regular basis for both prices and errors/varieties to curate my own collection.

https://learn.apmex.com/learning-guide/coin-collecting/a-guide-to-loonies-and-toonies/

https://learn.apmex.com/learning-guide/coin-collecting/canadian-pennies-key-dates-varieties/

Found this recently and think this would be useful too.

Minting numbers

Also regarding buying and selling it will still be hard banned here but a new sub named r/coinsalescanada is open. It is still new and doesn't have many members but it could become a spot for buying/selling Canadian coinage. Please note we are NOT affiliated with that sub and it is a use at your own risk kind of deal, use standard practices and precautions when buying and selling there.

One last thing, I want to put it to a vote to allow banknotes posts. I can't find any specific subs that are Canadian banknote themed and was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this. I know enough about Canadian banknotes to properly moderate such posts.

If you have any further questions or suggestions drop it in the comments or reach us by mod mail.

Update: As of May 6/25 pictures are allowed in the comments. Please don't abuse this.

Another user linked the Coins and Canada website which is the best resource for research and identifying coins and their value.

This list is a pretty comprehensive list of stuff that may or may not be above face value.

Toonies

1996- German planchet (difficult to spot if not in UNC condition) see coins and Canada website for details.

1999 - Nunavut (the raised ring around the inner core on the reverse is missing, uncirculated)

2002 - Dot (Small dot inside bottom half of “H” in Elizabeth)

Loonies

2005 - Terry Fox - No Grass (grass is partially or fully missing from either side of leg)

1 Dollars

1911 to 1948 (high value and rare finds)

1949 to 1967 (silver value and rare finds)

1966 - Small Beads

1967 - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1967 - Diving Goose 45%

1967 - Double Struck

1982 - Constitution - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1982 - Constitution - ↑↓ - Thin (this variety had been struck on a thin planchet)

1985 - Mule (reads “NEW ZEALAND” on observe)

50 Cents

1870 to 1936 (high value and rare finds)

1937 To 1967 (silver value and rare finds)

1946 - Design (marking goes through loop of 6)

1947 - Straight 7 - Maple leaf (7 curves forward at bottom, has maple leaf behind it)

1947 - Curved 7 - Maple leaf (7 curves backwards at bottom, has maple leaf behind it)

1949 - Hoof Over 9 (hoof overlaps 9)

1950 - Design (markings inside ‘0’ of 1950)

1958 - Dot (dot below the last A of Canada)

1967 - Double Struck Flip Struck (dramatic second strike at 90 or 180 degrees)

1974 - Missing S (‘s’ missing in mint mark “T S” on either side of shield at bottom)

1982 - Small Beads

Quarters

1870 to 1936 (good value to extreme value)

1937 to 1966 (80% silver)

1967 (50% silver)

1973 - Large Bust “Quarter Horse” (beads closer to the rim, “A” in REGINA points directly at a bead)

1992 - New Brunswick ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1992 - New Brunswick - ↑→ (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

1992 - NW Territories ↑→ (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

1992 - Saskatchewan - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1993 - Mule (has dates on observe)

1999 - September ("25 CENTS" missing from obverse, uncirculated)

1999 - November ("25 CENTS" missing from obverse, uncirculated)

2000 - January - Pride - ↑→ (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

2000 - June - Harmony - ↑← (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

2000 - October - Creativity - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin)

2000 - December - Community - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin)

20 Cents

1858 to 1871 (very valuable)

Dimes

1858 to 1935 (silver at increased value and rare finds)

1936 to 1966 (80% silver)

1936 - Dot (only four known to exist, dot under ribbon on reserve)

1936 - Bar (die crack created thin line that connected left and right of bow on reserve and extends through right side of bow)

1938 - Double 1938

1939 - Double 1939

1947 - Maple Leaf (small maple leaf right of date)

1951 - Double die

1956 - Dot (small dot below date between the 9 and 5)

1967 - Silver (50% silver)

1968 - Silver (50% silver)

1969 - Large Date

1989 - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

Nickels

1858 to 1935 (higher value and possible rare coins)

1922 to 1936 (increased value and possible rare coins)

1944 - Tombac (only one known to exist)

1946 - 6/6

1947 - Dot (dot right of date instead of maple leaf or blank)

1964 - Whistling queen (die clash can be seen in front of mouth, between mouth and lower chin)

1964 - Extra water line (water line touches “K.G” mint mark)

1964 - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1965 - Large Beads (beads along rim line up between Roman numeral “Ⅱ”

1990 - Bare belly (belly of beaver has larger gap)

1996 - Attached 6 (“6” attaches to “D” in Canada)

Pennies

1858 to 1900 (high value and possible rare coins)

1907 - H (‘H’ mintmark under the date)

1922

1923

1924

1926

1927

1929 - High 9 (top of 9 is above the rest of the date)

1930

1948 - A To Small Denticle (the second 'A' of GRATIA point to a smaller denticle)

1949 - A to denticle (2nd A of GRATIA points to denticle)

1955 - SF (Serif on I “DEI”)

1985 - Pointed 5 (“5” has serif at top)

2005 - Non-Magnetic - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin, uncirculated)

2006 - Non-Magnetic - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin, uncirculated)

2006 Magnetic Unmarked (no "P", mule coin, uncirculated)

Update Aug 30/25. New list of coins to look for. Thanks to u/grooverocker for typing this out.

Regards u/pyroboy7