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Canadian 800 fine silver coinage

ashelandasheland Posts: 23,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Does this trade regularly in Canada like our 90% does here?
I've wondered this lately. I see some here send it to the refiner.

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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Bump because I'd like to know also. Canadian silver should be abundant enough to trade in bag quantities


    Myself I like the 80% dollars a lot , I rate them equal or just a tick below US 90% Half dollars on the desirability ladder





  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭
    It trades somewhat regularly.

    Canada's silver dollars and half dollars were 80% silver up until and including 1967. Starting in 1968 they went to 100% nickel.
    The silver dimes and quarters were 80% silver up until and including 1966. Halfway through 1967 the dimes and quarters silver alloy was reduced to 50%. The remaining 50% silver blanks were used up for 1968 dimes/quarters. And then they were switched to 100% nickel.

    The dollars and half dollars trade frequently as they are the more collected pieces and no need to check dates. The dimes and quarters more often end up being melted.
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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the 80% dollars, too.

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  • VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: asheland

    I like the 80% dollars, too.




    What's the ASW in them?



  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,080 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe they are .60

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  • VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: coinkat

    I believe they are .60




    Interesting. Nominal weight is exactly 3/4 of a troy ounce with ASW at 0.60 troy ounces. A heck of a lot easier calculating than U.S. silver dollars.



    Historically the CAD must have been valued at 0.60/0.7734 = 0.776 USD or were the numbers different going back further in time?

  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,207 ✭✭✭✭✭



    Back before WWI the canadian dollar was 1:1 with the US dollar , the sterling coinage was very close to US coins in ASW , they went to .800 silver after 1920 at the same time as a lot of other countries debased .
  • VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks bronco2078. I have not followed Canadian coins much. I have heard, "a pound sterling is penny wise". image
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: VanHalen
    Originally posted by: coinkat
    I believe they are .60


    Interesting. Nominal weight is exactly 3/4 of a troy ounce with ASW at 0.60 troy ounces. A heck of a lot easier calculating than U.S. silver dollars.

    Historically the CAD must have been valued at 0.60/0.7734 = 0.776 USD or were the numbers different going back further in time?


    I agree, the numbers are round and even. I like that.

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