Canadian Coins In U.S. Rolls

What do you do with the canadian coins you find in U.S. coin rolls when you do your coin roll hunting.

 

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i put it in a tube marked "canada" with its buddies...

 

Throw them into the wishing well in your local mall. If there isn't a wishing well, save them until the time you decide to visit Florida and throw them into the Everglades.

Chris

 

I save all of them.. To spend them when I get there.. One day I will visit Canada!

 

It's close enough! Do it! You'll love it!
I like to put them in tubes and I'll check them out closer at a later date. I won't spend them. I like finding the nickels and quarters. Save a few of them and take them up with me for a beer!

 

I roll them up and give them to the Canadians I work with, after I look through them. I have one book of each.

 

Cool.. I just joined your blog!

 

Not to pick a fight but, are Canadian coins not worth collecting? Is American coinage the “king” of coins and nothing else measures up? Sounds kinda snobby to me. The ultimate collector, I do imagine, would want one of every denomination from every year, error and variety from every country from the beginning of the production in currency. So again I say, what’s wrong with Canadian coins?

 

I was a bartender in South Florida for many, many years in the 80's & 90's. Every year we'd get "snowbirds" from Canada who spend 30-90 days here during the winter months, and since the US dollar was so much stronger than the Canadian dollar, they tried to avoid converting the Canadian dollars to US dollars. In those days, the difference could be as much as 30%.

Instead, what they would do is bring rolls and rolls and rolls of their quarters, dimes and nickels with them to "salt" into their purchases of goods and services. Bringing a few thousand dollars in rolls could save them hundreds of dollars during the months they spent here.

As a bartender who relied on tips for a decent living, Canadian coins were useless to me. I couldn't spend them and my bank wouldn't take them. The quarters would jam up the pool tables and arcade games which meant that many of them would be inoperable until the leaseholder came to fix the machine.

So, maybe you can understand why I have a dislike of Canadian coinage and the cheapskates who would dump them on us every year.

Chris

 

@cpm9ball. Yeah, it is pretty bad to get a roll of quarters in Fla from a bank and find that 3$ of the roll is quarters you cannot spend unless you travel to Canada.

 

So, essentially you’re saying, Canadians who would/might like to save a few bucks and come to your country to buy your products should just stay home because we’re only cheapskates anyway? Your answer in any regard doesn’t answer my question. Why wouldn’t you collect them anyways despite maybe not being able to spend them. Because a few of your machines 30 years ago didn’t work right? Talk about holding a grudge for petty reasons! Our coins have just as much beautiful and artistic art on them as anyone else’s!

 

I can spend American coin here, what’s wrong with America? You won’t get your nickels worth at the counter? The point is, you’re a collector! What’s wrong with Canadian coin that you Americans think ain’t worth your time or the price of a 2x2 cardboard flip?

 

I CRH nickels and dimes in Syracuse. Not sure if I could pickup the bag of Canadians.

 

It is better business to do fair business than to get rich once

 

Canada is a country where many places do accept American coins, allowing exchange rates to dictate what value is given. But the US is one where we do not generally do the same, and especially in a locale a thousand miles inland.

Trying to turn this back on me as a question of 'what is wrong with America?' Is foolish and begs the question. Simple fact is that the U.S. has one legal currency and Canadian Coins are not part of it. So for many, they cannot be spent. Sort of like if I went into Canada and tried to use Thailand or Malaysian dollars or coins. Non-banks aren't going to be accepting them for use in paying for regular merchandise.

And I do have a small collection of Canadian coins. But modern coinage is not my focus, thanks.

 

PS, 3$ of coinage in a roll that you cannot use in the US is a loss to the person getting the roll. And I eventually did use it five years later when I travelled thru Pearson International and had to buy a snack and drink.

 

Canadian coins around here are treated at the same valuation as their US counterpart. You get them frequently in change from a cashier and even vending machines.

So a Canadian dime is worth 10 cents, quarter 25, etc.. There's no reason you can't spend them at "face" value. Of course, I'm assuming the further away from the Canadian border you are the harder they may be to use a currency.

 

When I was growing up in Michigan, Canadian coins passed at face, when I moved to central Indiana as a teenager i discovered that some cashiers pay no attention and don't notice them, but if they do notice they refuse to accept them at all.

 

I collect Canadian coin some of the best in the world. As far a US coinage I get lots in my change. We spend it at face value. Now that cannabis is legal here the border patrol sends a lot of people away from your country for having experimented with that wacky stuff at one time. Unless you lie and said you never tried it your not going to the US. Eventually all Canadians will get to go down to buy some of those nice US coins someday . We do not get the exchange on US coinage even if we have rolls of it. So I just spend it after checking it out for collectability. Surprising I still get the odd silver US coin in my change. I think people have piggy banks and spend them every now and again including the silver US coins . I think both Countries have coins worth collecting , and the same goes for lots of European Countries. The old story collect what you like , but do not criticize others for what they collect and makes them happy . Ya all have a good Day ! Dillan

 

You call that being petty!!!!????

What would you say if I came to Canada for 3 months and let you pay 30% of my expenses?

Chris