2014 Ukraine 5 Kopiyok

After the revolution in the Ukraine earlier this year I expected to see their coins end up in our change as reporters and other returned to NYC. This is a very new coin and mintage and value is not completely known. 

украïиа (Ukraine) with the national arms and date 2014

5 копiйок (Kopiyok) with a wreath and berries.

The date has a cool font and next to it is the mint mark, I think it is of the Bank of Ukraine which is in Kiev far from the Russian controlled Crimea. I do not know if the increased or decreased during their conflict. Recent years saw these coins going for $5.00 in mint state while older coins were just $0.15.

The Ukrainians have bigger issues than coins but from what I read smaller coins circulate well but lost lots of value. Unlike third world countries that may become devastated with war the Ukraine conflict was short lived and most places were not destroyed. With the infrastructure intact currency and coins kept flowing for most citizens.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Kopiyok / Ukraine
Year: 2014
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Stainless Steel
Value: $0.50 in VF

Exchange value is less than 1 U.S. cent.

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2007-G Germany Euro Cent

Tiny little cent to add to my German collection. This is the least common of the 2007 German euro cents, I mean it is still common at over 83 million.

German coins are holding steady as my third most common foreign coin find. All have been euro coins so I think they successfully purged all older coins from their change. Unlike the U.S. which can still legally use money from the 1860s most other countries must stop using old circulating money.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Euro Cent / Germany
Year: 2007-G
Mintage: 83,670,000
Metal: Copper Plated Steel: 94.35% Steel 5.65% Copper
Value: $0.05 in F

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2009-P Guam Quarter

Even I admit that trying to find every coin ever made in my change can be overwhelming. I try and keep track of all them but many slip by. Most of the territorial quarters made in 2009 are some that I did not find. Finally I got one that escaped my grasp.

On the quarter is a relief map of Guam. It has a hand carved boat and a stone base for native homes. The natives known as the Chamorro have their language as the motto. Guahan I Tanó ManChamorro, which means Guam - Land of the Chamorro.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents-Guam / United States
Year: 2009 P
Mintage: 45,000,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.35 in F-12

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2013 $1 Bill, J-A

Not including star notes this is one of the first 2013 series dollar bills printed. I believe the delay in production is because they switch complete printing to the new 50-subject sheet printers.

The major changes are in production but a new signature and  probably minor changes, who knows at this point.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $1 Note-Fort Worth / San Fransisco
Year: 2013
Printings: 44,800,000
Printed: March 2014
Run: Not sure from J00000001A - J44800000A
Value: $1.50 in CU

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1989 Canada 5 Cents

If I had a nickel for every Canadian nickel I found I would have $4.90. You can say I lost nearly five bucks in American money but as a coin collector it would have cost me ten times as much, not to mention time and effort, to buy these common coins online.

Found half of all the 1980s Canadian nickels and seeing how none of them are rare I expect to find all of them just by searching my pocket change. It may take some time because surprisingly Canadian nickels are tougher to find in change than most other Canadian coins.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 1989
Mintage: 141,435,538
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Value: $0.06 in F(Fine)

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2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Dollar

Rutherford B. Hayes was good for coin and currency at least for a while. He restored the gold standard, limited the silver coinage, and let people turn in greenbacks for gold. This was kind of shortsighted.

The public at the time got use to paper money and trusted the government backed currency, even more after people successfully cashed out there greenbacks for gold. So as gold grew stronger poorer people and people who did daily business needed silver and paper more. Eventually the gold standard kind of backfired so as electronic money becomes more popular I doubt making gold a standard again will turn people to metal over convenience.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Franklin Pierce / United States
Year: 2011 P (Edge upside down)
Mintage: 37,660,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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