1968 Canadian Coin

The shape of the coins are between very fine to about uncirculated.
years of these canadian coins are

1960
1962
1965
1968
1970-1981
1983-1991
1993-2001
2003-2008

The link will tell you everything you need to know, but you will have to cross reference with the km#'s, and click where it says "Click here for Coin Values!" I hope that helps.

2009-08-14 20:58:31 by C S

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I have a bag of 100 - $1 dollar Canadian coins. They are in mint condition, the bag has never been opened and still has the original seal on it from the mint. I am curious as the the value of this. Any help? It appears the year is between 1964 and 1968.

!968 would be worth less than 1964-1967 because it's the first year that silver content was reduced to zero. Before that, dollars were 80% silver. Bullion value alone for 100 silver coins is currently roughly $800. A sealed bag form the RCM would carry a premium. I would guess the bag is worth at least $1000. Check with a dealer specializing in Canadian coins. A bag of 1968 might be worth between $150 and $250.

2007-10-12 17:20:32 by Angus M

I need to know my coin collection worth... please help me out!
*If the coins have no country there american*

Republica Italliana L.200 (1992)R
2 Deutshe Mark (1974)G
Nickle V (1903)
Buffalo Nickel (????) ?
Indian Penny (1907)
Indian Penny (1896)
Un Peso (1962)
$50 Peso (1982)
5 Pence (1992)
Canadian 25 Cents (1968)H
1 Cent Canada (1979)
1 Pening (1993)A
1 Cent Canada (1965)
1 Cent Canada (1979)
1 Cent Canada (1963)
1 Penny Canada (1992)
10 Cents Canada (1975)
10 Cents Canada (1991)
10 Cents Canada (1977)
10 Cents Canada (1989)
10 Cents Canada (1975)
1 Cent Canada (1974)
1 Cent Canada (1968)
1 Cent Canada (1974)
1 Cent Canada (1998)
1 Cent Canada (1998)
1 Cent Canada (1997)
5 Cents Canada (1979)
5 Cents Canada (1979)
5 Cents Canada (1993)
5 Cents Canada (1985)
25 Cents Canada (1976)
25 Cents Canada (1974)
25 Cents Canada (1979)
25 Cents Canada (1975)
1 Dollar Coin Canada (1867-1992)
5 Penning (1969)F
10 Penning (1993)D
1 Deutsche Mark (1990)
10 Cents Singapore (1986)
10 Kroner (1979)
Ben Franklin Half Dollar (19662)
Buffalo Nickle (1936)
10 Penning (1994)G
Nickle (1948)
Nickle (1963)
Nickle (1940)
1 Cent Singapore (1995)
10 Cents Singapore (1991)
10 CMES Liberatre Egelite Fraternite (1920)
Nicle (1940)
Golden Dollar (2000)P
Golden Dollar (2000)D
1 Cruzado (1998)
25 Centesimos (1960)
Un Peso (1971)
$500 Peso (1998)
Mercury Dime (1942)
One Dollar Coin (1776-1976)D
One Dollar Coin (1776-1976)
One Dollar Coin (1776-1976)
One Dollar Coin (1971)S
Half Dollar Coin (1972)D
Half Dollar Coin (1972)D
Half Dollar Coin (1995)D
Half Dollar Coin (1964)
Walking Liberty Half Dollar Coin (1945)

Except for coins that contain silver or gold, the value of the coin is mostly determined by rarity and condition. Your mercury dime is maybe worth a dollar, your walking liberty may be 5 dollars. If they are in mint consition they may be worth more. Your 1964 Kennedy half is 90% silver and worth maybe 3-4 dollars.
The 1896 and 1907 pennies are worth 1 to five dollars most likely. Can you read the letters of Liberty in the headband? Buffalo nickle mayby .50, 1903 Liberty nickle maybe a dollar (can you read Liberty in the headband?).
The Canadian is worth face value. The 1971Mexican peso might be 10% silver. I have no clue on the rest.

2008-12-20 07:00:01 by doogleburg08

I've been looking around and trying to come up with some idea for the following coin and paper money values;

Canadian 50 cent pieces
1906, 1940, 1943, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976

American 50 Cent pieces
1927, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977

Canadian Bills
$1 - 1967, 1973
$2 - 1974, 1986
$5 - 1979, 1986
$10 - 1971,1989
$20 - 1954, 1969,1979, 1991
$50 - 1975, 1988

Canadian banknotes: Face value unless they are in as new condition.
Canadian halves: US$4 each for the silver, face value for the 1969 and later halves. The exception is the 1906, which would be $10 or more depending on condition.
US halves: US $5 each for the silver halves unless they are in unusually good condition. Face value for the 1971 and later.

Check eBay: Canadian halves and US halves are separate categories. Canadian banknotes are listed under Paper Money: World.

2008-12-30 12:50:12 by CG1

I think the year was 1968, and you can correct me if I am wrong, but the year they the US and Canadian coins were no longer made out of silver.

For the coins that were made of silver, can you please help me with the following question(s)

How many nickels does it take to make an ounce of silver?
How many dimes does it take to make an ounce of silver?
How many quarters does it take to make an ounce of silver?

Thank you

American silver coins:
* Dimes through Half Dollars, through 1964, 90% silver
* Half Dollars, 1965-70, 40% silver

Canadian silver coins:
* Dimes through Silver Dollars, through 1966, 80% silver. (Very early dimes, quarters, and half dollars, through 1919, are 92.5% Sterling silver.)
* Half Dollars and Silver Dollars, 1967 commemoratives, 80% silver.
* Dimes and Quarters, 1967 commemoratives, either 80% or 50% silver (changed in mid-year to the lower percentage, and extremely difficult to tell apart from one another).
* Dimes and Quarters, 1968, 50% silver. (To add to the possibility of confusion, some Canadian dimes and quarters in this year were also minted in nickel; the silver coins have a "softer" patina and are non-magnetic, while the nickel coins look "shinier" and are attracted to a magnet.)

There were a few coins minted in 40% or 50% silver a short time later, such as some US Eisenhower Silver Dollars and Canadian Silver Dollars minted in the early 1970s, respectively, but those were specimen or proof coins not intended for circulation; the circulated coins, from dimes to dollars, were all made of copper-nickel or nickel during that period.

Today, both nations still issue some silver coins, but these are also not intended for circulation - they're either bullion coins or coins issued for collectors, and they're sold at a considerable premium to face value.

As noted in another answer, the only time that *Nickels* were silver was in the US, during World War II (1942-45). Those coins have large reverse mintmarks, P, D, or S, above the Monticello dome. They are also often darker - due to their metal composition and particularly from subsequent tarnish - than other nickels.

As-minted silver nickels contain 35% silver, 0.563 Troy ounces of actual silver weight per coin. You'd need just under 18 silver nickels to have 1 Troy ounce of pure silver.

Other than those "silver nickels," other US 5 cent coins are made from copper-nickel, not silver, even though they may at a first glance look somewhat "silver-colored."

As for dimes and quarters, the *as minted* silver contents are:

* US 90% silver dimes (1964 and earlier), .0724 Troy ounces per coin (you'd need approximately 14 coins to have about 1 Troy ounce of pure silver).
* US 90% silver quarters (1964 and earlier), .1809 Troy ounces per coin (5.5 coins for 1 Troy ounce).
* Canadian 80% silver dimes (1966 and earlier, plus some 1967s), .06 Troy ounces per coin (about 16-17 coins per Troy ounce)
* Canadian 50% silver dimes (some 1967s and all non-magnetic 1968s), .0372 Troy ounces per coin (about 27 coins per Troy ounce)
* Canadian 80% silver quarters (1966 and earlier, plus some 1967s), .15 Troy ounces per coin (just under 7 coins per Troy ounce)
* Canadian 50% silver quarters (some 1967s and all non-magnetic 1968s), .0937 Troy ounces per coin (about 11 coins per Troy ounce)

Note that these values are for "as minted" uncirculated coins. In circulation, silver coins can often lose anywhere from 1-5% of their weight, simply from wear over time. That means that, if you're trying to accurately determine the silver content of a large number of circulated silver coins, you'll need to weigh them on an accurate scale - probably one that can measure to the nearest gram or 2 gram weight - convert the gram weight to Troy ounces (you can do this by searching on "xx grams in troy ounces" in Google, where "xx" is the weight in grams) - and multiply by the silver content (e.g. by 50% or 0.5, 80% or 0.8, or 90% or 0.9) to get the actual silver content in Troy ounces.

A great site to find current silver metal values of both US and Canadian silver coins:

http://www.coinflation.com

2008-05-16 14:51:31 by scrvr