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coppernicus
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/18/2008 : 18:12:36
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I found my oldest Canadian penny the other day. It is a 1920. It was my fourth or fifth find of the old kings.
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2008 : 18:41:11
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I have only been fortunate enought to find 2 George V's. The oldest being a '22.
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mooski
Penny Sorter Member
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2008 : 20:19:57
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Is there any numismatic value to these older kings?
Or with any kings in general?
And I have found more of these older kings in circulation down here in the States than I have Indian heads.
Wait - I haven't found any Indian heads. Because they don't exist in the wild...
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Sorting and hoarding in Seattle, WA |
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1112 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2008 : 21:35:54
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Save the Kings!
Think of them as Canadian, "Wheats", eh?
The oldest I have is a '34.
Legacypac might just chime in with some key dates, errors or specific Cu disks to seek. (I really like the Dove penny.)
Remember Canada isn't that old as a Country, eh.
But it does have a rich heritage (imagine bagpipes playing softly in the background) of coinage while part of the King's (and even Queen V's)Empire! |
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Nickelmeister
Penny Hoarding Member
Canada
588 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2008 : 21:36:44
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| A 1920 is the oldest one you will ever find. Prior to 1920, Canada had "large" cents which are a completely different size than modern pennies. I have found several 20's/30's myself. |
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ericsartwork
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/01/2009 : 08:21:41
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| The oldest coin I found was an 1859 canadian penny. Someone left it on top of the coin machine because Coin Star wouldn't take it. |
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psi
Penny Collector Member
Canada
399 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 04:21:12
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| I found a george v (1929 or 30 maybe?) in a garbage can in front of a bank once. I was throwing something out and I noticed some change on top of a plastic bag. There was over a dollar in dimes, nickels and pennies, and another one of the pennies was a george vi. |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - 02/09/2009 : 08:47:09
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I think I found a 1922 once, and maybe 4 or 5 old design pennies. Am on the road away from my coins. Two of those came in a batch of Canadians I bought off someone - they were just mixed in with all the newer Cu Canadians. All the old design (like my aviator) have a little extra value in theory so I save them seperate.
Circulated Rock Doves are not worth more then copper value as they are very common, and there are lots of uncirculated ones out there too.
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