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Found this coin

threecees — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:33:47 GMT

I was cleaning out some random stuff this weekend and came upon

an old bank envelope that was filled with several quarters. The

closer I started looking at them I discovered one was this one

of the Queen. I looked online and it is not very valuable but it

is cool to have. Anyone else have one or other money with the

Queen on it?

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KingstonsMom — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:39:14 GMT

@threecees

It could be worth a good amount right now, to coin collectors here or the UK.

Or a cool coin for you to keep!

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bmorechick — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:39:52 GMT

Yep my sister went to London a few times and brought back coins. Got QE II coins in a box.

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drizzellla — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:45:35 GMT

Yes, I have a bit of everything. I even have $20 Canadian dollars with the Queen's picture on it.

My Aunt and Uncle lived in London for 5 years. So after visiting them, I came back with assorted coins and pounds. And when I went back I had no idea what I did with the previous trips money. So I came back a second time with assorted coins and pounds.

Wonder if King Charles will have his picture put on the currency.

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Jo1313 — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:46:28 GMT

My son brought a few back when he traveled to England and Scotland.

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LdyBugz — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:06:56 GMT

I have a $20 Canadian paper bill with the queen on it, leftover from a trip to Quebec City. I know I have several Canadian coins in piggy bank, too.

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CelticCrafter — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:25:31 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
Yes, I have a bit of everything. I even have $20 Canadian dollars with the Queen's picture on it.

My Aunt and Uncle lived in London for 5 years. So after visiting them, I came back with assorted coins and pounds. And when I went back I had no idea what I did with the previous trips money. So I came back a second time with assorted coins and pounds.

Wonder if King Charles will have his picture put on the currency.

@drizzellla I read somewhere this morning that they will phase the Queen out and put his picture on the money.

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NickNack — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:30:42 GMT

I have a Canadian coin with her image on it. I had it put in a pendant (that could be easily removed) years ago. I'll have to remember to look up its value soon.

I wear it a lot.

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FlyersGirl — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:44:06 GMT

Yes, I have several coins from Canada and from the Cook Islands that have the Queen on the reverse side of the coin. My favorite is a platinum Canadian Maple Leaf coin with her likeness on the back of the coin.

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:50:08 GMT

Do stores in the United States accept Canadian currency as payment?

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:08:38 GMT

@threecees

Very interesting .... I love old coins. If you haven't already done so, do a search on ebay for this coin and see what comes up. You can also search completed listings to see what has and hasn't sold ... and for how much.

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ValuSkr — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 01:07:47 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Do stores in the United States accept Canadian currency as payment?

No, they don't. At today's rate, one Canadian dollar is worth only US $0.77. I grew uo near the Canadian border and it wasn't unusual to see Canadian coins in your pocket change. That was a bummer - it couldn't be spent (unless we took a day trip to the Canadian side of the border).

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drizzellla — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 01:32:02 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Do stores in the United States accept Canadian currency as payment?
No, they don't. At today's rate, one Canadian dollar is worth only US $0.77. I grew uo near the Canadian border and it wasn't unusual to see Canadian coins in your pocket change. That was a bummer - it couldn't be spent (unless we took a day trip to the Canadian side of the border).

I live a bit farther from the Canadian border. So on occasion you would get a Canadian penny, nickel, dime or quarter in our change. I guess I saw it more often because I worked for a time in retail and was on the register much of the time. They were the same size as the US coins.

And since the coins were in the register when you made change, the coins would just be passed on.

That is why I have so many Canadian $20 bills. I can only get rid of them in Canada. And we used to go to Canada all the time. We used to go to the Expos games.