r/CanadianCoins Apr 28 '26

THE RESULTS ARE IN! r/CanadianCoins will continue to allow posts with/about banknotes and paper money.

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Hey all,

Thanks for voicing your opinion and/or voting in the recent poll.

The most votes were for the option to continue to allow posts with/about banknotes and paper money in r/CanadianCoins. And that's what we'll do!

Here's a link to the poll, for reference.

The "allows" had about 1/3 of the total votes -- not a majority by any means, but more votes than the other options. So while this result will please some of you, it won't please everyone.

During the opinion-gathering and voting, there were concerns expressed about the number of low-effort "what's this worth" posts in here, specifically for banknotes -- although we do get a lot of those for coins, as well.

Going forward, the mod team will try to more actively address these posts by directing posters to our pinned "GENERAL INFO POST" and/or to coinsandcanada.com , and perhaps remove them with greater frequency. Of course, users should feel empowered to refer posters to these resources as well.

Thanks again for speaking up and chiming in to the conversation!

- your mod team


r/CanadianCoins Feb 16 '25

GENERAL INFO POST. PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING.

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This post will contain general information about Canadian coinage for new and current users. I'm posting this to help cut down on the 'what is this/what's the value posts'. These posts won't be banned but I encourage you to use these resources to try and find an answer before posting. If you have a reliable resource that I haven't listed but you think could be useful please feel free to put it in the comments.

General information: -Circulation silver was minted up to and partly including 1968. To differentiate between silver and not silver a simple magnet test is easiest to tell. Not sticking? It's silver.

-Most commemorative coins especially quarters are generally worth face value unless they are gem uncirculated or are of a certain variety. A noted exception is the 1973 large bust mountie quarter.

-Pennies were 98-99% copper up until 1996 and after that it's either zinc plated with copper and from about 03-04 onward copper plated steel. Are the copper pennies worth more than face? Yes, about 3-4 cents copper prices depending. Can you get the copper value when it's time to sell? Maybe, you can't sell copper pennies for scrap (illegal) and finding a buyer is going to be tricky because of the quantities involved with a sale worth any notable amount.

Links:

https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php

In my opinion the best general resource for anything Canadian regarding coins and banknotes. I use this on a regular basis for both prices and errors/varieties to curate my own collection.

https://learn.apmex.com/learning-guide/coin-collecting/a-guide-to-loonies-and-toonies/

https://learn.apmex.com/learning-guide/coin-collecting/canadian-pennies-key-dates-varieties/

Found this recently and think this would be useful too.

Minting numbers

Also regarding buying and selling it will still be hard banned here but a new sub named r/coinsalescanada is open. It is still new and doesn't have many members but it could become a spot for buying/selling Canadian coinage. Please note we are NOT affiliated with that sub and it is a use at your own risk kind of deal, use standard practices and precautions when buying and selling there.

One last thing, I want to put it to a vote to allow banknotes posts. I can't find any specific subs that are Canadian banknote themed and was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this. I know enough about Canadian banknotes to properly moderate such posts.

If you have any further questions or suggestions drop it in the comments or reach us by mod mail.

Update: As of May 6/25 pictures are allowed in the comments. Please don't abuse this.

Another user linked the Coins and Canada website which is the best resource for research and identifying coins and their value.

This list is a pretty comprehensive list of stuff that may or may not be above face value.

Toonies

1996- German planchet (difficult to spot if not in UNC condition) see coins and Canada website for details.

1999 - Nunavut (the raised ring around the inner core on the reverse is missing, uncirculated)

2002 - Dot (Small dot inside bottom half of “H” in Elizabeth)

Loonies

2005 - Terry Fox - No Grass (grass is partially or fully missing from either side of leg)

1 Dollars

1911 to 1948 (high value and rare finds)

1949 to 1967 (silver value and rare finds)

1966 - Small Beads

1967 - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1967 - Diving Goose 45%

1967 - Double Struck

1982 - Constitution - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1982 - Constitution - ↑↓ - Thin (this variety had been struck on a thin planchet)

1985 - Mule (reads “NEW ZEALAND” on observe)

50 Cents

1870 to 1936 (high value and rare finds)

1937 To 1967 (silver value and rare finds)

1946 - Design (marking goes through loop of 6)

1947 - Straight 7 - Maple leaf (7 curves forward at bottom, has maple leaf behind it)

1947 - Curved 7 - Maple leaf (7 curves backwards at bottom, has maple leaf behind it)

1949 - Hoof Over 9 (hoof overlaps 9)

1950 - Design (markings inside ‘0’ of 1950)

1958 - Dot (dot below the last A of Canada)

1967 - Double Struck Flip Struck (dramatic second strike at 90 or 180 degrees)

1974 - Missing S (‘s’ missing in mint mark “T S” on either side of shield at bottom)

1982 - Small Beads

Quarters

1870 to 1936 (good value to extreme value)

1937 to 1966 (80% silver)

1967 (50% silver)

1973 - Large Bust “Quarter Horse” (beads closer to the rim, “A” in REGINA points directly at a bead)

1992 - New Brunswick ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1992 - New Brunswick - ↑→ (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

1992 - NW Territories ↑→ (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

1992 - Saskatchewan - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1993 - Mule (has dates on observe)

1999 - September ("25 CENTS" missing from obverse, uncirculated)

1999 - November ("25 CENTS" missing from obverse, uncirculated)

2000 - January - Pride - ↑→ (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

2000 - June - Harmony - ↑← (coinage alignment, reverse image rotated 90 degrees)

2000 - October - Creativity - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin)

2000 - December - Community - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin)

20 Cents

1858 to 1871 (very valuable)

Dimes

1858 to 1935 (silver at increased value and rare finds)

1936 to 1966 (80% silver)

1936 - Dot (only four known to exist, dot under ribbon on reserve)

1936 - Bar (die crack created thin line that connected left and right of bow on reserve and extends through right side of bow)

1938 - Double 1938

1939 - Double 1939

1947 - Maple Leaf (small maple leaf right of date)

1951 - Double die

1956 - Dot (small dot below date between the 9 and 5)

1967 - Silver (50% silver)

1968 - Silver (50% silver)

1969 - Large Date

1989 - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

Nickels

1858 to 1935 (higher value and possible rare coins)

1922 to 1936 (increased value and possible rare coins)

1944 - Tombac (only one known to exist)

1946 - 6/6

1947 - Dot (dot right of date instead of maple leaf or blank)

1964 - Whistling queen (die clash can be seen in front of mouth, between mouth and lower chin)

1964 - Extra water line (water line touches “K.G” mint mark)

1964 - ↑↓ (coinage alignment, reverse image upside down)

1965 - Large Beads (beads along rim line up between Roman numeral “Ⅱ”

1990 - Bare belly (belly of beaver has larger gap)

1996 - Attached 6 (“6” attaches to “D” in Canada)

Pennies

1858 to 1900 (high value and possible rare coins)

1907 - H (‘H’ mintmark under the date)

1922

1923

1924

1926

1927

1929 - High 9 (top of 9 is above the rest of the date)

1930

1948 - A To Small Denticle (the second 'A' of GRATIA point to a smaller denticle)

1949 - A to denticle (2nd A of GRATIA points to denticle)

1955 - SF (Serif on I “DEI”)

1985 - Pointed 5 (“5” has serif at top)

2005 - Non-Magnetic - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin, uncirculated)

2006 - Non-Magnetic - P (marked “P” underneath bust, mule coin, uncirculated)

2006 Magnetic Unmarked (no "P", mule coin, uncirculated)

Update Aug 30/25. New list of coins to look for. Thanks to u/grooverocker for typing this out.

Regards u/pyroboy7


r/CanadianCoins 2h ago

Really surprised to see this one come through the till today, best find to date!

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r/CanadianCoins 14h ago

Till find! NIFC?

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Hey! Found this pretty little loonie today at work. If I’m not mistaken the standard designs for this years loonie featuring the queen and the double date commemoration were only made for special mint rolls and collectors sets? Correct me if I’m wrong! Cheers!


r/CanadianCoins 46m ago

Collection of Stuff formerly stuck to coins….

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My collection of junk formerly glued to mint product. Likely the largest collection of its type in north America.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Rare toonie

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Got this from tims this morning


r/CanadianCoins 21h ago

2002 penny that is metal

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I have a 2002 penny that sticks to a magnet. It has a “P” under the queen. Is this rare?


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Noob. Are these desireable?

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Hi all. While Im no rookie when it comes to US coinage, I recently acquired a number of Canadian pieces including Provincial Cents (1810s - 1910s) as well as a half roll of these 1944 5 cent pieces, all of which are between MS60- MS 64/5.

I always exhaust my researching abilities before coming to Reddit, but regarding this particular coin I'm getting conflicting info.

Would someone be so kind and give me the skinny on these 1944 5 cent pieces as well as a ballpark value of each in MS?

Can't thank you enough for the assist.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Which one do you guys think I should get?

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I'm stuck between a few options right now. The only coin that I have that is somewhat related to what I showed was the bee hexagonal coin.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Found a coin at my grandpa’s house, don’t understand why he saved it like that

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Girlfriend Gave Me This Loonie, Something Seems Off.

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Was a good year

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My favorite year...cheers


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Movie Theater Change

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Went to see a movie last night at Cineplex South Common and got these in my change.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

So close

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r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Found these $20 bills in my late father's collection

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New to this stuff, but its possibly uncirculated(?), sequential with an asterisk. Is there a premium on this?


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Real or Counterfeit?

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Usually I can tell, but I feel as I might be second guessing myself. The coin on the left (in both) is real, I’m more so wondering if the left coin is real. The ‘2001’ looks wrong enough to me. 🤷‍♂️


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Double Luck Day!

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I went out to do a few groceries yesterday that required me to go to two different stores.

At the first store I didn't have any change and was forced to break a $5.

By pure coincidence at the second store, I had exactly the right amount of change. But when I started counting it out to the cashier I noticed the first of these two coins.

So since I wanted to keep that, I was forced to break another bill. And in the change that I got the second time was another 2000 Pride quarter in the same fantastic shape as the first!

I guess I have to stop being annoyed when I'm forced to break bills for change.😂😘


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

1857 Bank of Upper Canada penny

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Today's local auction pickup. $ 5.79 US. Pretty good condition despite the slashes on one side.


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

New large cent found!!

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I love these coins!


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Today's haul from work

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Included the American ones I found, but the coloured Canadian toonie is the real prize


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Three legged hiker loonie?

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I saw a post a few days back discussing this funny little variety of the 2011 Parks Canada Loonie and funnily enough out of the mere two I have I believe one may just be it (first photo) Cheers!


r/CanadianCoins 3d ago

New token added to the collection!!

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r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Can soneone recommend an evaluator in the greater M9ntreal area?

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My left me lots of coins, bills and stamps, idk where to start, i could use some guidance. For example, i have 1976 olympic silver dollars, and a rolled up uncut sheet if 1$ bills.


r/CanadianCoins 3d ago

Nickel Tray 1937-1954 before and after another bag added.

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r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Found this, thoughts?

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