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My wife wants to start collecting Canadian, any suggestions?

MadMonkMadMonk Posts: 3,743 ✭
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I Collect U.S. coins and currency. My wife has caught the bug to collect, saw some Canadian Coins depicting various forms of wildlife. She's an animal lover (to the tune of about 200.00 per month in maintainenceimage) and I seem to think I've seen an awful lot of Canadian coins with animals. Can anybody suggest a series, a book, etc, to help get her off on the right foot?
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    How about the 1967 Canadian centennial coins? They each have a different animal on the reverse, and they're really cool looking. You can get a pretty nice example of each coin without breaking the bank, either, which is nice.


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  • docday2003docday2003 Posts: 1,100
    Most of the animal series are on the NCLT modern mint junk. Its a waste of money in my opinion, but if you do decide to buy, don't pay issue prices, as they almost always decrease in value
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Canadian coins are very interesting and fun. Here is the set xpipedreamsR was referring to:
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    I say start her off with the Canadian Coin Book. It's name escapes me at the moment. This way she can look through all the pictures and find stuff she likes.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,413 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I say start her off with the Canadian Coin Book. >>


    Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins.

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  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭


    << <i>My wife wants to start collecting Canadian, any suggestions? >>

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  • FurtrapperFurtrapper Posts: 20
    A great reference book is Coins of Canada by J.A. Haxby and R.C. Willey.

    As for animal coins go with the Discovering Nature Series (50 cent sterling silver proof coins) minted from 1995 - 2000 four coins per year. I have attached a couple of photos.


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    Ron

  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    I like the bears and the owls..they're great! I'll have to get some of thoseimage



    PS: How many coins are in this series?

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,413 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looka t the tail in on the wolf coin. Doesn't it look like a portrait of Santa Clause, or perhaps twodogs?

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭


    << <i>Looka t the tail in on the wolf coin. Doesn't it look like a portrait of Santa Clause, or perhaps twodogs? >>





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  • BurritoGrandeBurritoGrande Posts: 177
    Canada has very many coins featuring animals, so she shouldn't have too much trouble finding ones thst she likes.image
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  • DarkhorseDarkhorse Posts: 1,377
    I wuv that 2000 owl:

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the Darkside, Monk. We'll be expecting to see more of you around here!!!

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  • JohnZJohnZ Posts: 1,732 ✭
    Wait a minute.

    Number One: you have a wife???!!!

    Number Two: she like collecting coins???!!!

    Can I join your religion?

    We ARE watching you.

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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    She doesn't like jumping pigs, does she?
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  • DonovanDonovan Posts: 386 ✭
    Just a suggestion but I've always thought it would be neat to pick a particular animal and collect as many coins as possible from all countries depicting that particular animal.

    What types of animals does your wife have?
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Just a suggestion but I've always thought it would be neat to pick a particular animal and collect as many coins as possible from all countries depicting that particular animal.

    What types of animals does your wife have? >>



    If she's married to a "MadMonk", I'd assume she has at least one monkey. image
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