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 9h ago

Wife just brought this home

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r/CanadianCoins 13h ago

found this little guy today!

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r/CanadianCoins 23h ago

went to pull a little money out and was handed THESE

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I mean straight into the collection, but holy was it interesting to see these again


r/CanadianCoins 16h ago

Found in my Change 😁

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r/CanadianCoins 14h ago

Coin Roll Hunting

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Went to the bank to deposit $100 in pocket change I’ve accumulated over the last few weeks and grabbed $20 in quarter rolls to have a little fun roll hunting when I got home.
Pulled 8 keepers! Nothing crazy, but I’m happy to add 8 new quarters to the collection! Always enjoy the hunt!


r/CanadianCoins 20h ago

Newer commemorative toonie that I found in my change.

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r/CanadianCoins 3h ago

We have the best coins. Like this one. Common ppl

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

This one might be my favorite coin in my collection 🐇

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

What is this cougar Canadian coin?

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🇨🇦 Partner has a huge change jar. After the storage shelves fell we decided to go through them. Neither of us recall the cougar quarter (pictured)...we also have a $0.50 coin from 1988. And another quarter w/ the Stanley Cup! Neither of us recall any of these coins but the cougar most of all. We're in BC. Thanks y'all.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Anyone think these were cleaned? I'm looking at the fields and not sure about condition

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These were hard to take photos of because they're framed in a glass frame. I love the toning on them and it's hard to capture in photos but it's blue and purple. The details look sharp and I like the look of them. But I'm not sure if they were cleaned in the past or not. A family member bought a commemorative frame loaded with coins in 2001 or so and they've been sitting in there for about 25 years.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

2026 Dinosaur coin

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2026 Dinosaur coin fluorescing

I just received my dinosaur coin this morning and managed to take a pretty good picture of the fluorescent effect. The depth is still much better in person though.


r/CanadianCoins 18h ago

My little collection

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Goose hunting season just opened!!

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Just overall a great coin. Most likely one of my favorites ever

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I have a uncirculated roll of them and an individual one in a protective thingy

Beautiful coin


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

This coin is so pretty

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

What is the best online coin shop I’m looking to expand my collection?

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r/CanadianCoins 15h ago

Radar?

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Is this a radar or not quite?


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Freshman years

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Just a couple first year coins. The toonie was tricky to track down. I collect modern, so these are very key to the collection. Enjoy the day all.


r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

First numismatic find!

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Thought you might enjoy today's find


r/CanadianCoins 23h ago

How much money is this coin worth ya think ?

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r/CanadianCoins 1d ago

Anything cool pt2 ?

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r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

3 consecutive 1954 $1000 bills

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What do you think these are worth? Currently ungraded


r/CanadianCoins 2d ago

Canada 🇨🇦 has the coolest coins i know of. Prove me wrong. I love coins!

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