The last Canadian Penny

acan451

From the Canadian Mint website.
The last Canadian penny to be produced. May 04, 2012
A very interesting video and read for penny collectors every wear.
Enjoy
All the best
Alan
http://www.mint.ca/store/template/home.jsp?lang=en_CA&rcmeid=BWS-SEM-Search_CAN-RCM-BRANDED-EN_Google-Canada_T_SEM|K_canadian%20coins|A_3002683908&pdl=1

Mercfan

Will PCGS be slabbing any of these with a "Last Strike" designation?

Cameonut

<< <i>Will PCGS be slabbing any of these with a "Last Strike" designation?

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Seems as logical to me as "First Strike".

fastfreddie

<< <i>Will PCGS be slabbing any of these with a "Last Strike" designation? >>



How about 'Late Release' designation?

TwoSides2aCoin

There are estimated to be 700 billion Canadian cents in the U.S. It doesn't surprise me the last one showed up here.

DuPapa

<< <i>There are estimated to be 700 billion Canadian cents in the U.S. It doesn't surprise me the last one showed up here. >>



On average that would be 2000 for every man, woman and child.

I live 30 miles from the Blue Water Bridge and 30 miles from the Windsor Tuunnel.
In five years of keeping all my change and keeping Canadian pennys in a seperate jar, I've amassed a total of 129. Yes, I counted them.

So, who has my other 1871?

TwoSides2aCoin

DuPapa... it wasn't a scientific estimate, rather a swag. The key point was that the "last" one made it here, eh ?

DuPapa

I understood that... was just say'en, seens like alot.

291fifth

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<< <i>There are estimated to be 700 billion Canadian cents in the U.S. It doesn't surprise me the last one showed up here. >>



On average that would be 2000 for every man, woman and child.

I live 30 miles from the Blue Water Bridge and 30 miles from the Windsor Tuunnel.
In five years of keeping all my change and keeping Canadian pennys in a seperate jar, I've amassed a total of 129. Yes, I counted them.

So, who has my other 1871? >>



Living in the Detroit area I have accumulated exactly 687 Canadian cents since 1994. All were obtained in the normal course of making purchases. Of the 687 cents, only two were George V types.

DuPapa

Through 1996 they are 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc... gonna have to sort them by date now.

291fifth,
You're doing 13 better than me with an average of 38/year... you must be closer to the border or use credit cards less.

edited to add: of my 129 only 7 are zinc (1997 and above),
5 Geo. VI a '41, '42, '43, '45 and '46...... and 3 Rock Doves

..is it legal to melt Canadian cents?

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