I’ve got a small bunch of Canadian silver coins now, and it all started when Hive account@mikegpo sent me two of them. One was the 1964 Elizabeth II Charlottetown–Quebec Confederation dollar, and the other — my favorite — was the 1949 King George VI Newfoundland commemorative dollar. That one really pulled me in. Something about the design and the history just clicked.

After that, I’d pick up a coin here and there whenever I remembered. Nothing serious. No big plan. Just casual collecting. If I saw one, I grabbed it. If I didn’t, I didn’t think about it again until the next time. That’s pretty much how I operate with most things anyway.

A few stacker-friends added to the pile along the way. Hive account@kerrislravenhill sent me a coin I’ll show later, and Hive account@fat-elvis sent me the Regina, Saskatchewan 100th anniversary dollar and even a 1954 $5 Bank of Canada note. That note was a cool surprise — old-school design, nice condition, and it fits right in with the silver dollars.

These Canadian coins are silver.

Canadian 80% Silver Coins

• Dime, Quarter, and Half-Dollar: Minted from 1920–1967
• Silver Dollar: Minted from 1935–1967, also 80% silver
• Five-Cent Piece: Minted from 1920–1921, 80% silver

Canadian 50% Silver Coins

• Dime, Quarter, and Half-Dollar: Minted from mid-1967 to 1968
• Transition Year: 1967 saw both 80% and 50% silver issues before silver was eliminated entirely from circulation in 1969
  MoneyMetals.com

All of these coins are silver, which is part of why I like them. They’ve got weight. They feel like something. These older Canadian dollars are big, solid, and have that satisfying clink when you set them down.

I keep them in a small box, nothing fancy. Every so often I take them out, look them over, and that’s enough for me. I’m not trying to build a huge collection or chase rare pieces.

I just like the ones I have, and I like the stories behind how they got to me. That’s really the whole point.

😍#ilikeitalot!😍

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