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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 634378, member: 15445&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">I bought another batch of world coins from the old time collection.&nbsp; This time, I purchased only a few of the better Canadian coins.&nbsp; Included in this batch is the low mintage 1885 </font><font face="Times New Roman">Newfoundland 10 cent coin which I posted earlier.&nbsp; This has a mintage of only 8,000 coins and I officially own it now :smile.&nbsp; I also bought his 1858 Canada 20 cent coin and a nice 1935 Canada dollar.&nbsp; </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">The 20 cent coin is a one-year type coin from Canada.&nbsp; In the 19th Century Canadian money was basically in sync with the USA money.&nbsp; It traded 1:1 with American money especially near the border.&nbsp; In 1858, the USA quarter dollar denomination was popular.&nbsp; Therefore, Canada elected to continue using a quarter dollar and discontinued the use of their 20-cent piece after only one year.&nbsp; </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">The old time collection also has an 1895 or 98 Canada cent which looked to be MS and red-brown.&nbsp;&nbsp; I hope to purchase this lusterous cent next time.&nbsp; </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Thanks for letting me share.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Very best regards,</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">collect89&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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