Jan 10th finds:

After striking silver yesterday, I went back to the same bank and bought as many rolls as they were willing to sell to me.  Let’s hope that there are more treasures in the rolls because I suspect that this is a collection dump, especially since I found paper bills at this branch yesterday.

It just so happens that this branch has a competitor bank (Scotiabank) right next door, so I popped in.  Usually Scotiabank gives me nothing, but today, the teller offered me two big nickel dollars and a nickel 50 cent piece!  Pressing my luck, I bought some coin rolls from Scotiabank. 

Which bank will win in terms of finds?

Stay tuned!

Dean

Jan 9th coin hunt update:

I searched through last night’s coin pickups and I was rewarded!

Aside from a good chunk of US change, I got a bunch if BU condition 2017 quarters and one colour version…I have only found one colour 2017 previously so this is a cool find.

Foreign finds were plentiful with one 5p coin from the UK, one 5c coin from the Cayman Islands and two Chinese Yuan.  Unfortunately, when I find foreign coins other than the US or Europe, they are worthless or of very little value.
The Chinese Yuan is worth 20 Canadian cents each and I found them in quarter rolls.  ☹️

But the loss incurred from the foreign coins was immediately offset by one silver dime from 1947 and a silver quarter from 1968!. Additionally, there were two nickels from 1963 in excellent lustrous condition and a 12 sided nickel from 1962.


Enjoy!
Dean

Jan 9th finds:

I went to one of my banks today and I was able to rescue a few paper notes.  Nothing special, but I did find it odd to find two consecutive but circulated (and one of them mutilated) $1 notes.  Maybe they were wallet partners for a very long time and then finally deposited?  As longcas both serial numbers are legible, the owner would have received full face value for 3/4 of a note.

Of course, the AOH $5 is not an insert note… 🤣
I also asked for some coin rolls because, well, why not?  😀

Enjoy!
Dean

Jan 9th coin hunt update:

I didn’t have any earth shattering finds in the coin rolls I brought home the other day.  Other than a healthy share of US coins, I was happy to find a 1941 nickel and a few 1990 nickels as well.

I wonder if the 2000 freedom quarter is a proof or a regular strike?  It has a frosted maple leaf.

Enjoy!
Dean

Has anyone ever heard of a counterfeit loonie being in circulation???  Someone on Facebook is claiming this is fake for the reasons pointed out.  I've never heard of a counterfeit loonie and can find no reference to any on-line. 

Breanna

January 7th:
Free coins are always nice!

I visited two banks today.  Neither of them had any paper money, but I managed to come away with some treasures.

The first bank had three rolls of pennies.  I also bought some customer wrapped coins while I was there.

The second bank offered me some customer wrapped coins and because it was near the end of the day, the tellers started chatting with me about why I do what I do.

After some friendly banter, the manager said that he had a gift for me.  He reached into the change tray and gave me a handful of miscellaneous coins, free of charge!

Among the finds are two 50 Euro cent pieces; one from Belgium and the other from Spain.

There were some Canadian coins and some US…most notably, three US pennies, one of which is dated 2025!

I know that there are millions of 2025 US pennies, but it’s still cool to find one here in Canada.

I hope there are more treasures in the rolls…

Wish me luck!

Dean

Nice find Archey.

Found this ladder like note today

Very nice silver finds over the year, looks like at least $400 given todays value of silver congrats!

January 2nd part 2:

I went to my local bank today and the teller gave me $270 in rolled coins.

2026 looks to be starting on a positive note because along with a fair share of US dimes, I was able to get a 2017 quarter and a 1953 nickel.  Unfortunately, it looks like the near leaf, shoulder fold variety, which is the common one.

Even better, the dime rolls yielded a 1967 silver dime!

Enjoy!
Dean