1916 Canada Cent

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Among the last of the Canadian large cent coins the George V series went from 1911-1920. After 1920 they switched to the small cent because of metal prices. The final large cents were also modified to have CANADA on the reverse instead of the obverse.

On the obverse around King George it says GEORGIVS V DEI GRATIA: REX ET IND: IMP: which means George 5th Grace of God:  King and Ind. Emp. The reverse has ONE CENT CANADA over 1916 encircled by beads and a vine wreath.

Here's the stats...

Type / Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 1916
Mintage: 11,022,367
Metal: 95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc
Value: $2.50 in VF

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$2 Conventional or COPE

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Currency Overprinting and Processing Equipment (COPE) notes were new back in the 1970s and replaced conventional notes slowly over the years. COPE notes were printed, cut, sorted, inspected, and packed all on one machine. The older conventional notes had this done on different machines and in stages.

Both types are common, have equal value, and are not all that collectible. Yet there is enough interest that you should know how to identify them.

I will give you a minute to click on the picture above and try to tell the difference.

Well below I made it easier to notice the slight differences.

Conventional serial number checklist:

• Normal or slightly thinner letter and numbers.
• Thinner kerning or spacing.
• G is more square, A has a larger upper triangle, 6 has a larger lower circle.

COPE serial number checklist:

• Bolder or slightly thicker letter and numbers.
• Larger kerning or spacing.
• G is more round, A has a smaller upper triangle, 6 has a smaller lower circle.

Conventional stats...
Type/Country: 2 Dollars / United States
Year: 1976
Date Printed: December 1975 - August 1976
Printings: 84,480,000
Run: 72nd from 59-73 of 132 the G45440001A - G46080000A
Value: $2.50 in Almost Uncirculated

COPE stats...
Type/Country: 2 Dollars / United States
Year: 1976
Date Printed: December 1975 - August 1976
Printings: 84,480,000
Run: 76th from 74-132 of 132 the G48000001A - G48640000A
Value: $2.50 in Almost Uncirculated 

Sharp eyed viewers may notice that the conventional note has a slight Misaligned Overprint error, but nothing to add any extra value.

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Coined For Money: Round-Up Jan. 21-27, 2013

The world is issuing lots of stuff and these are the most interesting items I found this week.

Dr. Who is turning 50 and the New Zealand mint has issued a limited amount of silver legal Island of Niue $2 dollar coins. They are 1 ounce 0.999 fine silver coin limited to 10,000 so nerds be aware. This is one coin that will likely outpace numismatic value due to Doctor Whovians collector value.

The bank of Zambia is successfully withdrawing their old currency for the new one which is just a rebased form of an older currency. Confused well no one in Zambia is because no cases of fraud occurred and tellers are reporting a 50% conversion headed to 90% soon. Not all is well as people are complaining that the new coins are too small and feel less "real".

Still showing off those millennium quarters from Canada here at Coined For Money.

1961 Lincoln Memorial Cent

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This follows my self imposed rule about saving common cents that are 50 years or older. Yes it is normal and holds no extra value above metal content but it is becoming more difficult to find.

The 50+ years rule was set up because that is a good round number where things start to become classics. Even with coins it is a good time to set them aside because they get more scarce each year that passes. Back when I did the Cent Project challenge I found out that the 1961 cent from Philly only made up 0.24% of my finds.

Between 1959-2012 there are about 133 different U.S. cents to reasonable collect. The most common I found are 1994 (3.80%) and 1989 (3.95%) not surprisingly because these were minted in high amounts, also they are recent coins. Older coins were made in lower amounts and thanks to natural loss and hoarders they are seen less in change each year.

Should you bother doing the same? Probably not it would be wiser to buy one high quality graded example.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1961
Mintage: 753,345,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
Value: $0.02 in G-4

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2000 Canada Creativity Quarter

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CREATIVITY or CREATIVITE
Is the ability to make something. At least that is how I define it and when fellow engineers feel down or bored I suggest they build something. There is such a wonderful sense of accomplishment when you see something in your mind and make it become real. Canada celebrated this with a quarter back in 2000.

The artist Eric (Kong Tat) Hui did a great job showing off creativity. He has what looks like framework gradually turning into full sculptures. It looks like some natives in a canoe paddling to a tree with mountains in the background. The artist wanted to blend ancient art forms with modern computer art.

There are some bad scratches on both sides, that keeps it down to all but the face value.

Here are the stats...
Type/Country: 25 Cents-October, Creativity / Canada
Year: 2000
Mintage: 35,102,206
Metal: 100% Nickel
Value: $0.25 in G-4

I also found a Canadian penny from 1998, which has been featured before.

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1995 $10 Bill, G-C

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The last of the smaller portrait notes with the classic design that lasted about 70 years. It is hard to believe that this note is already 15 years old, it was printed in February of 1998. A whole generation was raised without seeing this note much and sometimes I get the question,"Is it real?" of course the answer is yes and common.

These notes lack many of the now standard security features. Despite this fact they are not highly counterfeited since anyone bring a bag full of these to a local merchant or bank will likely get each people checked out by trained employees or smart machines.

As with all federal currency in the United States it is always redeemable for face value. I hope older notes are saved instead of used since banks will send them to get destroyed eventually. While this one is a bit new to have any real collectors value it should be kept aside since it is also in great condition. Look do not feel bad if you do use it as face value unless you are a collector it is just money.

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $10 Note - Fort Worth / Chicago
Year: 1995
Printings: 448,000,000
Printed: February 1998
Run: 14th of 15 runs from G83200001C - G89600000C
Value:  $15.00 in CU 

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