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I wish I kept a penny as an antique and memory. I was so sick of pennies I got got all of them out of my house as I ecstatically happy I'll never see them again but now I regret I didn't think it through.... Then again I'll probably find one lying in basement somewhere.
Oh I've got oodles... if you're ever in T.dot lemme know lol..
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Originally Posted by Magnatomicflux
I have a really nice penny in incredible shape from 1914. Looks like this:
That's sooo cool! The oldest I have is from the 30's - I think 1934... King George V was still the Monarch though!
Nice! How big is it? Is it like a modern penny, or larger?
If I had to guess, I'd say mine is about the size of a quarter, but I could be way off.
That's insane!
Not sure about mine - from what I remember pretty much the same size as a modern penny but it felt a bit thicker and heavier.. I know I have it in my big Penny Vase lol - Its just a matter of finding it.. I'll let you know!
Not sure about mine - from what I remember pretty much the same size as a modern penny but it felt a bit thicker and heavier.. I know I have it in my big Penny Vase lol - Its just a matter of finding it.. I'll let you know!
So, I just looked it up.
My 1914 penny is 25.4mm in diameter, and weighs 5.67 grams.
A 2003 quarter, is 23.88mm in diameter, and weighs 4.4 grams.
Just so you all should know, I just returned from another trip to Canada again and while there, after visiting three different banks in three different places, I finally got my hands on two more rolls of Canadian pennies at the third bank for face value. Yippeee!!!
But to answer my first question and concern in this thread, yes it is getting very hard to obtain pennies from banks in Canada these days. The cashier at Metro Supermarket put it quite rightly in that she like everyone else she knows has an entire jar of them but are hoarding them. I was very lucky to have visited that third bank at the right time because they had a few rolls remaining.
The next time I visit Canada, I think I'll try hunting down for a roll of 50 cent pieces (what we Americans call half dollars) which are reportedly still minted but are rare in circulation. Oh yes and pre-1996 $2 bills that have since been replaced by the toonie. Those are still legal currency but again are being hoarded and are very hard to find as well or so I am finding out.
The next time I visit Canada, I think I'll try hunting down for a roll of 50 cent pieces (what we Americans call half dollars) which are reportedly still minted but are rare in circulation. Oh yes and pre-1996 $2 bills that have since been replaced by the toonie. Those are still legal currency but again are being hoarded and are very hard to find as well or so I am finding out.
They're not that hard to find--you could find $2 bills, of any series, at a stamp-and-coin shop. Same for any bill of any series. You'll probably pay above face value, because such places sell to collectors, but you'll have what you want.
Rolls of fifty-cent pieces are fairly easy to get also, but you do have to do a little advance legwork. Call a bank ahead of time, and order a roll. They can get them for you, though they generally do not keep them on hand. A friend did this, and a week or so after he called his local bank, had a roll.
They're not that hard to find--you could find $2 bills, of any series, at a stamp-and-coin shop. Same for any bill of any series. You'll probably pay above face value, because such places sell to collectors, but you'll have what you want.
Rolls of fifty-cent pieces are fairly easy to get also, but you do have to do a little advance legwork. Call a bank ahead of time, and order a roll. They can get them for you, though they generally do not keep them on hand. A friend did this, and a week or so after he called his local bank, had a roll.
Good to hear that you got your pennies though!
Thanks for the advice Chevy! I'll do that the next time.
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