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| 1917 George V Canadian One-Cent Coin |
A couple days ago I was talking about the Canadian coins you can find on Florida beaches. Above is probably the oldest Canadian Coin I've found and so far one of my favorite Canadian coin finds, but not worth a lot.
Until 1908, all of Canada’s coins were made by the Royal Mint in London. However, the opening of the British Royal Mint’s satellite branch in Ottawa changed history. Governor Earl Grey and Countess Grey opened the mint by striking Canada’s first bronze cent.
Around the same time, gold production in the Yukon and British Colombia was booming, and a refinery was in demand to help transform rough gold into gold that could be used for coins. Thus, the Royal Canadian Mint’s in-house gold refinery was created in 1911. This refinery proved very valuable to Great Britain, especially during World War I when Canadian-produced gold bars were used to pay British war debts.
In 1912, the Royal Canadian Mint began producing the “first truly Canadian gold coins,” which consisted of five-dollar gold coins and ten-dollar gold coins. These were the first coins to bear the word “Canada” and the Canadian coat of arms on their surfaces, which was a huge moment for the Mint and the nation.
The Ottawa Mint was still, however, under the observation of the British Royal Mint. It was not until 1931 that the Ottawa Mint and its entire operation became solely Canadian...
See 1 Cent - George V (with "DEI GRA") - Canada – Numista
And Learn the History of the Royal Canadian Mint | Provident (providentmetals.com)
Yesterday I talked about some one-dollar coins that weren't Canadian. Below are a couple of my Canadian dollar coin finds. They are known as loonies. Not in such great condition as the 1917.
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| 1988 (obverse) and 1987 (reverse) Canadian Loonies. |
The Canadian one-dollar coin is called a loonie. It is a gold-colored Canadian coin first minted in 1987. It is bronze-plated nickel and was introduced as a cost-saving measure to replace the one dollar bill.
I started talking about Canadian coin finds because they are common Florida beach finds and can be worth checking for errors and varieties that might be worth some decent money. I intend to examine mine more closely in the hope of finding some errors and varieties.
I haven't shown any Canadian nickels yet, I don't think. They are more subject to corrosion on the beach. You can see that in the following photo.
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| Canadian Nickel Beach Finds. |
Notice the hard white sand crust on the top nickel. That is common on these coins. It seems very difficult to clean.
So I won't talk more about the Canadian coins until I get them examined. We'll see what, if anything, I find.
I'll probably get on the topic of counterfeiting.
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| Beach Pebbles. |
Pebble pinchers are being asked to return them to a popular tourist beach in an effort to claw back stones that are key for coastal defences...
Here is the link to that story.
Pinched pebble plea as crucial beach rocks taken (msn.com)
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
We have that system off of Georgan and there is Gordon out in the middle of the ocean. Gordon is supposed to stay out there and won't affect us.
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| Source: surfguru.com. |