Canadian 3 Cent Coin

the Royal Canadian Mint is making way too many coins. Most of them don't even have pictures to do with Canada on them like 1 has a picture a of Santa Clause on it, another is shaped like a playing Card, there are about 40 different olympics quarters, Hockey team symbols, about 50 different olympic dollar coins, a 20dollar coin with a picture of sharks on it, most of them are not even being circulated and have to be purchased off the Mint. My point is they are making way too many and making it imposable for a Collect to get them all, especially since they are not all being circulated. any thoughts on the subject?

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It is frustrating for the long-time collector, but the long-time collector is not who they're going after. They are hoping to attract new collectors, and offering a huge variety of choices opens it up to a wider audience. The RCM ( and the US Mint, who is doing the same thing on a much smaller scale) isn't worried about future value as much as they are selling what they have today.

It's completely a business decision, and it's perfectly understandable. Think about it. These mints are government entities. Do they make money from the coins they produce to be used as money? Absolutely not, they lose money. They sell what they produce to banks at face value; production and distribution costs eat that up and then some. But what they produce for the collector market (and don't forget the sizable investor sub-market) is sold for substantial premiums. Wouldn't you, if you were in the business of making coins?

2010-03-01 22:27:56 by bruce the performance artist

Got 4 silver quarters and 2 silver dimes from a vender for 25 bucks. It was my first time at a flea market, and i fully recommend everyone to ...

1. What do the letters and words mean around the face of the Queen on Canadian coins?

2. What famous sailing ship is shown on the 10-cent coin?

3. What is the Russian equivalent of dollars and cents?

1. Dei Gratia Regina (often abbreviated to D. G. Regina and seen as D·G·REGINA) is Latin for By the Grace of God, Queen. This phrase appears on the obverse of all Canadian coins to the right of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This is not to be confused with "D. G. REG. F. D." standing for Dei gratia regina fidei defensor which appears on the back of British coins.

Exceptions include a commemorative Canadian 10-cent piece from 2001, and a series of 25-cent pieces commemorating the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (releases starting in 2007), where the phrase is omitted from the coins' obverse for space reasons.

History : Coins minted from 1902 until 1910 under King Edward VII read "D. G. Rex Imperator" which is Latin for "By the Grace of God, King and Emperor". From 1911 to 1936, under George V, it read "Dei Gra Rex Et Ind Imp" which stands for Dei Gratia Rex et Indiae Imperator which means "By the Grace of God, King and Emperor of India". From 1937 to 1947 under the reign of George VI, it read either "Dei Gra Rex Et Ind Imp" as before or was abbreviated "D. G. Rex Et Ind Imp". From 1947 to 1952, still under George VI, after the condeferation of India, they read "Dei Gratia Rex". From 1952 until 1964, it read "Dei Gratia Regina" under Queen Elizabeth II. From 1964 onwards, it was abbreviated on all coins to the current phrase of "D. G. Regina".

2. In Canada a dime is a coin worth ten cents. It is the smallest (in physical size) of the Canadian coins. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the 10 cent piece, but in practice the term dime is universal. It is nearly identical in size to the American dime, but unlike its counterpart, the Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition: from 1968-99 it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000 it has had a high steel content. It is also part of the Bluenose.

Currently the dime has, as with all Canadian coins, a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen on the obverse. The reverse contains a representation of the Bluenose, a famous Canadian schooner. The artist, Emmanuel Hahn, used 3 ships including the Bluenose as his models, so the ship design is actually a composite.

The word "dime" comes from the French word "dîme", meaning "tithe" or "tenth part," from the Latin decima (pars).

3. $1.00 Canadian (CAD) = $24.41 Russian Ruble (RUB)
$0.01 Canadian (CAD) = $0.24 Russian Ruble (RUB)

2008-02-19 05:40:17 by (: Muffin Man :)

I have 3 coins that I dont know the value of them

1. the 1999 Nunavut coin with a weird sumo wrestler guy with a mask which is in nice condition

2. I dont know that date - 25 Cent -
It has 1873 on one side and 1973 on the other with a horse in between with a rider on top holding a flag. Eliz II

3. A 1 cent 1962 Elizabeth II DEI GRATIA REGINA with exact same words


Please tell me the prices so I dont get ripped off by the coin dealers.

thank youuuuu

I am afraid they are not worth much more than face value as they are not all that old. I hope that helped.

2009-06-14 21:09:47 by magicstones95

1916 Canada Large Cent Penny Coin
Composition: Bronze
Diameter: 26 mm

I'm searching for someone who could give me an idea of the worth of some coins. An 88 year old friend of mine asked me to investigate the value of some coins that are dated from the early 1800's to the early 1900's. Most are in good condition, all of them having been circulated, and some (a two cent American coin) I have never seen nor heard of before (I'm considerably younger than she is). I'll list some of the coins below, of which she has several, and would appreciate it if someone could contact me in regards to same, as I don't know any other source to check with at this time. Thanks.

AMERICAN
1) 1842 Dime
2) Two Cent Coin (one side is worn and can't make out the date)
3) 1899 Dime

CANADIAN
1) 1917 "One Penny" (very large. A woman warrior on one side holding a shield and trident, and the other side shows the head of a man and says "Briton", among other things. I THINK it's Canadian.)
2) 1899 "Once Cent", "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA"

The 1842 silver dime has a retail of about $20 in grade Good-Very Good. Coin in between these grades still has the date and legend, but other details on the Seated Liberty worn nearly flat. A common date 2 cent coin is valued at $10-$12 in worn condition, but without a date I'd say about a couple of dollars depending on the overall condition; less if corroded. The 1899 Barber silver dime sells for about $8-$10 in grade Good with an O under the wreath on coin reverse, $6-$8 in Good with small S, and $2-$3 in grade Good without anything under the wreath.

The 1917 penny is not Canadian but British. The "woman warrior" is Britannia, the personification of Britain and the man on the other side was King George the fifth. The penny is a common date and has a collector value of $0.25 in average circulated. It has a mintage figure of 107,905,000. The 1899 Canadian cent of Queen Victoria is worth $2-$3 in average circulated. Mintage was 2.4 million pieces.

Well, I can only provide value estimates. To get a more accurate valuation of your coins, you need to show them to a numismatist and/or dealer(s).

2007-06-22 16:31:22 by teksonn

I have got many coins some i know what they are and i need a price at what they would sell for and some i have no clue to what they are and also need a price for them

(just prices)
1) coin value-2 cents where-British Caribean Tertitories dates- 1960 and 1965(both are very close to fair )
2)three pence from (fair to mint condition)1960 and six pence from 1954 (just under mint condition)
3)1953 Canadian silver penny (close to mint condition)
4)1940 Canadian 5 cents ( very close to fair)
5)1867-1967 Canadian 25 cents with the cougar on the front
6)2 coins both are-1962 Canadian 50 cents(first is fair to mint and 2nd is poor)

(The next 2 I think are from england)
1st- One Penny 1915 2nd- One Penny 1964(both are fair)

(the next two i have no clue how old they are but they look verry old)
1)on the front~~~All it has is writing in french and english the words[With his four sons explored western pains]
on the back~~~ it has the date 1731-1743
~~~~~~~Continued~~~~~~~


it says around the outside [Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye ] and there is a man on the back who i am guesing is him. (it is in good condition and readable and has the greenish colour)
2) All this coin has is [Eight Reales Silver Cob and below that Peso Rout Barre Dargent] and on the back a patern (it is in good candition and readable except it has the greenish colour)
i still havn't got any good awnsers

All of these coins are ones that are usually in dealer's junk boxes for sale for 25 cents or less, except for the Canadian silver dollars which contain 0.300 oz of silver each, which are worth about $5 each. The 2 items that you can't identify are not coins. A "cob" coin does not say "cob" on it. Things with writing and multiple dates are rarely coins. I personally find both of these items more interesting and would buy them out of a dealer's 25 cent junk box. I might even pay $1 for the english and french one.

2008-06-25 07:45:17 by Stefan S