That's Where They Went

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For the last ten years the NYC Department of Transportation has been having a public coin auction of the foreign coins people place in parking meters. I always miss it and now it has grown out of my price range at almost $4.00 a pound for 500 pounds, that's $2,000.00.

Jim Corliss a collector from Massachusetts won the bid last year and will probably win again this year. He found in the past an 1835 British Shilling once worth only $5.00. Most of the coins are Greek Drachmas, French Francs, Dominican Quarters, and Canadian Quarters. I'm pretty sure that every nation in the world is in those bags.

I found about a dozen foreign coins in my change this year. The free coins I find in my change has dwindled over time. Four years ago I would have found a hundred by this time. Oh well I guess next year I may have to bid on this auction.

Here is the news story as told by the CW 11 in New York City....

This is encouraging because I know the coins are out there circulating.

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Still Not Listed

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Recently I got some books about world coins and some people have commented that the book doesn't list certain coins. This is true and one of the biggest problems when collecting modern world coins.

Today I found a Euro from 2006 and quickly looked in my World Coin Book for all the stats and guess what? Nothing. No information what so ever. They stop listing Greek Euros after 2005.

I have other resources so I got most of the information I needed. It is a very beautiful coin and any lines or stuff on the coin is from the scanner.

Type/Country: 5 Euro Cents/Greece
Year: 2006
Mintage: 50,000,000( estimate this may change)
Metal: Copper Plated Steel
Value: $1.00 in UNC

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Cirlce M or RCM Logo

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Found this brand new 2007 Canadian quarter in my change it puzzled me for a while. Why?
Because it did not have the normal mintmark P or blank. Instead it has a circle with what looks like a half of a maple leaf and a M.

My 2007 Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins does not list this mintmark. A little research reveals the is the new Royal Canadian Mint(RCM) logo that debuted in a convention back in July 2006. The purpose of this was to promote the RCM and the high quality of their work.

I don't know what it is official called yet so I'll update it's name later.

Type/Country: 25 Cents/Canada
Year: 2007-?
Mintage: 274,763,000
Metal: 94% Steel, 3.8% Copper, 2.2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in MS-60

Update: Apparently most collectors think it should be called RCM logo, so that is what I'll label it.
Update 2: Now most books are calling it Maple Leaf Logo, so that is what I'll call it, for now.

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Price Check

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I got 3 updated coin books and will update any prices in the blog posts from the past. It should be done by tomorrow to update the values for 2008. Coin books are always published for the next year. I shopped around for weeks and ended up buying all of them through Amazon.com they were the cheapest.

1. The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors, 7th Edition
This is an update from my 6th Edition it describes all common errors and gives a a very preliminary value and rarity. I haven't looked into this book deeply but from a glance it has changed a lot.

2. Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000
This is the best of world coin books and has every country. There are some missing parts and mistake like the Russian rouble for 1993, the China 10 yen for 1990-2000. The mistakes were worst last year. The change is not drastic for value but picture quality is improving. Older versions of this book are fine if you can get them for cheap.

3. 2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 2001 to Date
This is the second half of the world coin book but it is horrible. It lacks most modern dates, values are not reliable, and most of the mintages are not there.

All together I spent $72.38 but I believe it is worth it. After going through my personal coin collection the finally price change was a $18.55 in profit. I have approximately 3,000 foreign coins and some went up in value to $28.55 but I lost $10.00 with other coins. Most of these coins are circulated so no big gains. Any certified coins I have did not change in value.

Update: Just saw this one hope to get it soon...Charlton 62nd Canadian Coin Catalogue.

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The Tourist

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Yes New York City caters to tourist from around the world. They intern leave their funny money behind. That is how I got this 20 English Pence in my change and most of my foreign coins.


Also those penny squishing machines are everywhere for tourist as a cheap souvenir. The T-rex one was found on the floor of the AMNH. While the M&M squished cent was from the M&M store, the line was too long to get more.


The wheat cents at the bottom were just change finds I got from the local supermarket. Another 1944 cent which makes 19 I found. Plus a 1957D that I think is a D/D/D, a mint error but it is so dirty I can't really tell I'll label it as a D/D.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 20 Pence/Great Britian
Year: 2002
Mintages: 93,360,000
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Value: $0.30 in XF

Type/Country: 1 Cent Elongated/American Museum of Natural History(T-Rex Skeleton)
Year: Made 2007
Mintages: Still in production
Metal: 0.8% copper, 99.2% zinc
Value: $0.50 costs $0.51 to make

Type/Country: 1 Cent Elongated/M&M Store NYC(Green M&M winking)
Year: Made 2007
Mintages: Still in production
Metal: 0.8% copper, 99.2% zinc
Value: $0.50 costs $0.51 to make

Type/Country: 1 Cent(1MM-019-D/D)/United States
Year: 1957D
Mintages: 1,051,342,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.50 in fine because I can attribute it to a D/D

Type/Country: 1 Cent/United States
Year: 1944
Mintages: 1,435,400,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
Value: $0.10 in VF-20

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Doubled Dime

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Look on the the left hand side of this 1981-P dime and you will see that nearly all the letters have a doubling.

This is an error coin but not a particularly ideal one, most like to say it is damaged. It is known as MDD (Machine Doubling Damage) or strike doubling. The classification, at least in the old error book, is V-B-1 meaning it is the first listed after mint damage on a coin.

Real doubling occurs on the die and is transfered to the coin. MDD occurs when the die bounces or slides on the coin.

The easiest way to identify a MDD is because of the flatness of the doubling and it is on the field of the coin. Usually in real doubling there is a roundness to the doubled part also it is often on the design not the field.

There are also some minor die cracks as this must of been a late stage die.

As for value...well it is not quite clear. According to most it adds no extra value because it is so common but I have seen them sell for a premium especially when the doubling is large. I'm sure I can put it on eBay and get $10.00.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 10 Cents/United States
Year: 1981P
Mintage: 676,650,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.20 (I'm pretty sure it has more value but it need to properly attributed)

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