Canadian Coin Collecting

Hello,

I collect Canadian silver dollars, especially Proof Like coins. The big grading service up here is ICCS, but a lot of PCGS coins are around also. How can I get a population report on Canadian coins by PCGS. I have written them (PCGS) and they don't respond. I have read it can be found on the Heritage Auction site, where I go often, but can't find it. Anyone got any suggestions? Anyone got any top flight Canadian silver dollars they are tired of?

Thanks

from PCGS

2006-10-01 09:55:01 by zeolite

Here is a very quick look at some of my coins. I mostly collect Canadian coins, but I also have some US coins and some commemorative coins from ...

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

Price: $19.99

I'm always seeing commercials from the Royal Canadian Mint urging Canadians to collect and keep coins (like the 2010 winter games quarters that are out right now).
Coins that are collected are effectively taken out of circulation and never used as currency so I'm wondering what the Mint (or anyone else) stands to gain from doing this.
There muct be a logical explanation, but I can't figure it out.

Since Canadian coins cost less than face value to produce, every one taken out of circulation means a profit for the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) and the Canadian government. They are also hoping that some of those new coin collectors will start buying some of the bewildering array of commemorative silver and gold coins that the RCM produces, which is where the real profit for the RCM is.

The United States does the same thing with the state quarters and, now, the presidential series dollars. Mexico issued two complete "circulating" 32 coin sets of state coins with a face value of 100 pesos each, which was about US$9.50 each at the time they were issued, and they just started a circulating set of 5 peso coins with portraits of heroes of the war for independence and the Mexican Revolution which will eventually total 37 different coins. They want collectors to save them, because it's all about making a profit for the mint.

http://www.mint.ca/store/template/home.j sp?lang=en_CA&rcmeid=BWS-SEM-Search_ USA-RCM-BRANDED-EN_Google-USA_T_SEM|K_ro yal%20canadian%20mint|A_3443556931&p dl=1

2008-12-10 06:40:07 by mossboss

Price: $19.99

I usually have about $500 bucks in Canadian coins (every year) that I do not want to spend my life wrapping.
- Yes, I have tried the cheap, handsorting, plastic tray system (too much trouble)
- Yes, I have tried the public commercial machines (too expensive with fees of 8% !)

Has anyone heard of a fully automatic sort & wrap machine that costs at most $100?

http://www.nextag.com/coin-counting-mach ine/search-html

It's barely under $100.

If you have a eBay account you may want to make 1 pound bags and sell them Canadian coins are very collectable and you might make a profit.

2006-07-23 18:42:17 by Glen C

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?

take a look:

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http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=ht tp://www.coincollectingnews.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/2009/09/Top-3-Moments-Feature d-25-cent-Olympic-coins1.jpg&imgrefu rl=http://www.coincollectingnews.org/201 0-canadian-25-cent-coin-designs-selected -by-vote/105662&usg=__TrPL33_Cmw0_v4 ULBKifYqf4Na4=&h=370&w=510&s z=63&hl=en&start=105&sig2=fo XQgr8IrG2vWFKXlRB--g&um=1&itbs=1 &tbnid=T3a5Qi26W6GBLM:&tbnh=95&a mp;tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drare% 2BCanadian%2Bcoins%26start%3D84%26um%3D1 %26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN %26rlz%3D1W1ACAW_enCA336CA336%26ndsp%3D2 1%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=fK6MS4PGDpXClAfL o7GuDQ

http://www.coinnews.net/wp-content/image s/pr/RCM/Royal-Canadian-Mint-Latest-2008 -Coin-Products.jpg

(excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes)

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