2000 Ingenuity Canada Quarter

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Going through my Canadian coin vault and found more commemorative circulating quarters. This one is the second of the 2000 millennium series. Each month had a different coin representing the hopes and dreams of the Canadian future. February was Ingenuity and highlights the technological advancements.

Apparently satellite dishes are the cutting edge of the future. High speed rail and I think solar farms are also featured. Some sort of futuristic plane is flying over the city and unless Canada has some sort of secret UFO program I have not seen these planes yet.
 

 

The lack of good lighting is starting to annoy me so please excuse the odd pictures.

The coin also has the French INGÉNIOSITÉ because the still have a large French speaking population. Most Canadian coins are not multilingual but for many commemorative coins they add the second language. Not sure what is the rule but it seems pretty scattered.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents-February Ingenuity / Canada
Year: 2000
Mintage: 35,812,988
Metal: 100% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in EF-40

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Novelty 1981 $100 Bill

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Back in the early 1980s I was at South Street Seaport and they had a vendor at the mall selling fake money of all types. I saw the giant $100 bill and knew it should be part of my small and collection. About thirty years later I still have it. I cannot recall how much it cost at the time but I am sure it was way under $5.00.

 

 Do you see the difference? It is12.5" x 5.5" compared to the normal 6.1" x 2.6".

Some of you may ask if this is legal. Well it is because the normal bill has had the same dimensions for such a long time and the previous notes were only slightly bigger that it is legal to assume these will never pass as real.

The law is iffy and kind of vague but basically you so not have to put the word COPY on a fake note if it is "significantly" different from the original. A yellow, blue, or pink, copy of a normal bill was enough to be considered legal until the introduction of colorized. So now stickers are placed on top of real notes when these novelty notes are sold. It is cheaper and more legal than trying to make a copy.

I am sure the giants notes are still sold but I have been to South Street Seaport many times and have yet to see them sold again. The one above is double-sided, has no COPY, and is exact in every way to a real 1981 note except for the paper and size. Today the fakes are usually one-sided, has COPY or something similar, and are never exact.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: Novelty $100 Note / Philadelphia
Year: 1981
Printings: Unknown
Printed: Unknown
Run: Not applicable.
Value: $1.00 in VF(the one above is kind of stained)

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Coined For Money: Round-Up Nov. 5-11, 2012

Well the business of coins is doing well. This week the links reflect how coins can still be fun and profitable.

First up a man opened a coin shop years ago and still loves his job even if he does not sell and gives coins away.

Next a couple who bought some Salvation Army gold coins drops are reselling them to give back to the charity, the coins are worth 4 times more but they expect 40 times at a charity auction.

Wanting a copper bathroom a woman uses pennies to tile her bathroom. A thin coat of wax lets you feel each cent, and some maybe wheaties.

As for me I found a 2012 euro cent and in currency exchange it is 0.013 cents so that is technically a profit.

2012 G German Euro Cent

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Despite all the talk that the smaller Euro coins are not being used I managed to find in my change yesterday a one euro cent. Not just a small cent but from 2012. A brand new euro coin from Germany is not what expected after these stormy times in the city.

This is a tiny coin and the lack of sunshine in the morning forced me to use fluorescent kitchen light. The color is off because of the lighting and since winter is here getting good light will be tough.

From what I heard about Europe they do not use small coins like the 1 or 2 euro cent coins. At least Germany is still making them every year by the hundreds of millions. Although this is from the Karlsruhe mint, thus the G before the date, which is always the lowest minted. Some Euro countries round up and stopped using these coins. These coins are still issued to stop the rampant overcharging Europeans were predicted to do if these small coins did not exist.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Euro Cent / Germany
Year: 2012-G
Mintage: 72,940,000 (estimated)
Metal: Copper Plated Steel: 94.35% Steel 5.65% Copper
Value: $0.05 in F

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1867-1992 Ontario Quarter

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Long before the U.S. decided to make state quarters Canada had issued twelve province and territories quarters. It was Canada's 125th anniversary of confederation in 1992 and hold a national contest where voters choose the design for each. They celebrated with official ceremonies in each capital of the corresponding province or territory.

Of course the one I found is the most common.

Do not get confused the dual date of 1867-1992 just means it was issued in 1992. The official release was August 6, 1992 and it was the eighth in the series. A new design came out about once every month and marked a turning point for circulating commemorative coins.

Before these quarters countries would release only a few coins over the year that would circulate. For 1992 Canada released 13 commemorative coins as well as the modified regular coins. America would soon follow by 1997 already having the 50 state quarters program made into law.

As for Canada they continued with that tradition and for the millennium, 1999 & 2000 (although the real millennium is 2001), they issued 24 commemorative quarters.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents-Ontario / Canada
Year: 1992
Mintage: 14,263,000
Metal: 100% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in EF-40

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1995 $20 Bill, F-C

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The last of the old fashion twenties that most of us grew up knowing. It lacks the multicolor of new bills and has smaller features. It does have a security strip but lacks many of the common security features on modern notes which in a time of home printing became a big concern.

 

Even when the the 1995 series notes were approved the fact that people can scan and print at home was a concern. Slowly scanners and printers had software installed that prevents U.S. notes and bills to get copied. For counterfeiters it was getting easier to go around that issue so it was up to the government to find a new design and new features that make copying harder.

For those "old folks" like me who liked the old design this 1995 series note marks an end of an era. Current money seems funny like Monopoly money. Do not get me wrong I will still use and earn more but the look is odd if you grew up with the old type.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $20 Note - Fort Worth / Atlanta
Year: 1995
Printings: 307,200,000
Printed: May 1997
Run: 4th of 15 from F19200001C - F25600000C
Value: $20.00 in VF 

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