I was at a local coin store and got to talking with the owner about why I save pre-82 cents and Canadian pre-82 nickels. He said that there was a guy who came in and bought all his Canadian coins and paper money to take to Canada and spend. I said I'd give him 6 cents a piece on all the old nickels and he sorted them out for me! 116 .999s including two old kings, six kings, three rabbits, and a few BU coins.
Moral of the story - it never hurts to ask!
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel / For nothyng is better than lyberte / For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world. -Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, 1484
I often get them in lots of Canadian coins that I buy at the flea market or online. Very few people in the U.S. are aware of the metal composition of Canadian coins.
However, 116 .999 NI nickels is far better than I've ever done. Nice score!
I got $ 40 of nickels last night and there was 5 rolls of Canadian with the earliest being 1936 and the latest being 1953. I got 4 rolls of 99.9% Ni out of it.Thses nickels had new wrappers on them.
Went to my not so local dealer and bought $40 face canadian nickels for $37. Haven't sorted yet but it looks like alot of older dates in there.
He sold you canadian coins BELOW face?? Gee, wish I could find deals like that.. lol
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Good Ni score today
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Posted - 08/18/2010 : 23:52:49
