Category Archives: ASK A COIN EXPERT

VISITORS FROM 100 COUNTRIES

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Canadian Coins

CANADIAN COIN BLOG HAS HAD VISITORS FROM 100 COUNTRIES Canadian Coin Blog has reached another milestone. Canadian Coin Blog has had nearly 13,000 visitors from 100 countries on 6 continents. We are overwhelmed by all the positive comments and emails that we … Continue reading →

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Convict’s Love Token Sells For $560 USD

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Canadian Coins

Convict’s love token, made from a 1797 British Cartwheel Penny, realizes $560.00 USD at auction. A convict love token was created from this 1797 British Cartwheel Penny, having the names of the two lovers inscribed within the hollowed-out center of the large … Continue reading →

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COPPER HAS GREATER GAINS THAN GOLD OR SILVER

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Canadian Coins

COPPER BULLION: TIME TO INVEST? 90% VOTED ….. YES Copper is sometimes referred to as: Poor Man’s Silver or Poor Man’s Gold COMPARSIONS: COPPER, SILVER & GOLD If you purchased $10,000.00 of copper on August 29, 2004 and sold it on … Continue reading →

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STOP THE CONFUSION ABOUT TYPES OF EXONUMIA!

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Canadian Coins

EXONUMIA Exonumia are actual numismatic items (other than government coins or paper money) which can be studied or collected by exonumists. Exonumia are numismatic items such as medals (including medallions), tokens (including trade dollars), or scrip. When looking at various … Continue reading →

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QUALITY PLUS COINS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS BUYING & SELLING COINS

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Canadian Coins

15 years ago (July 21, 1999), the owner of CANADIAN COIN BLOG began a small business called QUALITY PLUS COINS selling coins. About 10 years ago, he added an Ebay store called COINS AND MORE BY JOHN. Although the Ebay store is … Continue reading →

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COLLECTING CANADIAN COINS

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Canadian Coins

How do I start collecting? The best thing to do is just start picking up different things: coins, medals, tokens or notes that attract your attention. Also pick up a couple of standard reference catalogues such as The Charlton Standard … Continue reading →

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2013 “ARCTIC EXPEDITION” AND “LIFE IN THE NORTH” COINS

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Canadian Coins

2013 25-CENTS CIRCULATION COINS: “100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION” AND “LIFE IN THE NORTH” One  hundred years after Canadian Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden despatched  explorers and researchers on an ambitious mission to map the Canada’s Western  Arctic … Continue reading →

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THE CANADIAN DOLLAR

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Canadian Coins

LOOKING AT THE LOONIE BY ROBERT LEVY                         DECEMBER 8, 2013 It’s hard to avoid the topic of the beleaguered Canadian dollar given the swift move down we have seen against its US counterpart over the last six weeks. Just six weeks … Continue reading →

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What are your coins worth?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Canadian Coins

Each year we get thousands of inquiries from people asking how much their coins are worth. This is not a simple question to answer however 90% of the purchases we make are fairly simple for a non-collector to figure out. … Continue reading →

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CANADIAN COIN BLOG THANKS FOLLOWERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Canadian Coins

COME JOIN US! FOLLOW CANADIAN COIN BLOG! SINCE WE LAUNCHED CANADIAN COIN BLOG NEARLY THREE MONTHS AGO, WE HAVE HAD NEARLY 3600 VISITORS FROM NEARLY 70 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ON 6 DIFFERENT CONTINENTS (all except Antarctica). FOLLOW TO SEE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON CANADIAN COINS. … Continue reading →

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