It's Something

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Yes I've been busy and have not been able to post regularly on my new finds. I will say it's not much of an issue since most of my finds are common despite the fact I tried to make change as much as possible.

The U.S. nickel and dollar were from a MetroCard vending machine while the Canadian nickel is from change at a store. Just to get dollar coins I use the MetroCard machines and while most of dollars are from 2000 and crusty brown they do have a quick turnaround. A recent subway trip got me a 2009-P 11th President dollar coin which is good since it came out on August 20, 2009 and it was in my hand by October 18, 2009.

Again nothing too special about each coin:

• The 2006 Canada 5 cents is the first one for me.
• The 1957-D U.S. nickel is the 4th for me but it is half a century old so why not.
• The U.S. dollar is just 1 month old and that is early for a change find.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 2006 RCM Logo
Mintage: 43,008,000 (Estimated)
Metal: 94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel
Value: $0.05

Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America
Year: 1957 D
Mintage: 136,828,900
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: $0.05

Type/Country: 1 Dollar-James K. Polk / United States
Year: 2009 P (Edge normal or ^^)
Mintage: 46,620,000 (Estimated)
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in AU-50

Still not one 2009 dime or nickel.

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2008 Canada Quarter in the Black

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Few finds of interest and little time to post has slowed down my posting. This find was made in September and I used the scanner to grab an image.

While the coin itself is not particularly special the background is why I wanted to post. Taking this art class the professor made sure we bought a specific type of black construction paper.

The point was made that not all black construction paper is made equal. In the above scans you see a bit two black construction paper backgrounds. The slightly faded purplish piece is from a kid's pack. The nice dark true black is from a professional and expensive art store.

How does this relate to coins?
Let me bring this full circle. When using a camera or a scanner black backgrounds are the best. They bring out the luster of a coin with no reflections. The white flash that silver coins tends to have is very muted. Gold coins look especially great against a black background.

Now if I can only wipe all the dust of the scanner it would be great.

Type/Country: 25 Cents / Canada
Year: 2008 RCM Logo
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel
Value: $0.75 in MS-60

Looking back at my pictures you may notice I enjoy using all kinds of backgrounds, kind of like an inside joke that only I'm in on.

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