Silver is bouncing off of the $16.72 that is the bottom...maybe...hopefully! We're already over $17. It may be a little early to say whether we...
Very interesting coin!
Here's a jeton, or token from the 1600's that was used in Quebec: [IMG]
Nice coins! The earliest I have found is the 1730's, as here in the colonies they really didn't have any earlier than that, except for parts of...
His colorful colloquialisms and artful repartee is what keeps us coming back. Plus he might be right at this point...
Beautiful tokens Siberian Man! In great shape too. I love the idea of upper and lower Canada. I think they were referring to the fact that...
I like the fact that there are so many different kinds of tokens, and they don't cost much. I think I need some more...
This one is called a Hibernian Token and may have been minted in Ireland, but was used in Canada: [IMG] [IMG]
I have the Whitman, A Guidebook of Canadian Coins and Tokens, but haven't found that one yet. I'll check it out. Thanks!
I really don't know what is going to happen with the price, but it's the perfect money if we have an ebola outbreak because of its antimicrobial...
I think it's Portugese and here's a little about the words on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_hoc_signo_vinces
I have some SIVR, SLV, SLW and even some AG. I sure hope silver goes up in the next 4 years, because it's now a big part of my retirement.
A lot were minted in England and used over here. Canada really didn't start to issue it's own coinage until the 1860's, so these were in common use.
Here's one of the oldest ones I have found: [IMG]
Here's one I got a while ago from PEI: [IMG]
Here's another coronation coin with a cool map of Canada on the obverse: [IMG]
I think this is a great segment of the coin market to get into. They are really incredible coins and can be bought for not much.
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