Hi Ho Silver Stackers of Hive!
This collection of silver coins is by no means impressive but there are a few gems here. The most noteworthy thing is that all of these coins were acquired for face value, lol. So this Centennial coin marking Canada's Birthday cost me $1.00, not bad considering it's 80% silver and weighs 23.3 grams.
The coin isn't in very good condition, but who cares, it's not for sale - isn't that the point of stacking? Below is another silver dollar, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Charlottetown-Quebec conference in 1864 which ultimately led to confederation. It too is 80% sliver and weighs 23.3 grams.
Most coins in Canada from before 1967 were made with silver except for "nickels" made from Nickel and pennies made from Copper. So I kept a lookout for old coins or would buy them off people who don't care.
When you line up the coins, it's easy to see that not only did they shrink in size but the one from 1985 is clearly not silver as it hasn't oxidized. These ones shouldn't even belong in a post like this, it's just for context.
Queen Elizabeth the second was depicted differently on coins after 1965 in Canada. Many of the years have the same photos as they only change it every couple of decades. Nowadays they have multiple designs every year with all sorts of things on the coins. We even have some glow in the dark money.
This dime is from 1968, a weird year as before that all dimes were 80% silver. In 1945, the dimes were 80% silver, in 1968 they were 50% silver. Only about half the coins were silver so if it's magnetic, it's only worth a dime. Since a dime only weighs 2.33 grams, even the silver ones are not worth a whole lot.
Quarters are just like dimes. These are all from 1960 to 1965 so they have 80% silver in them. Being 5.83 grams, they are worth about $5 dollars. None of them are in good condition so we can just consider the melt weight.
If you got this far, thank you for reading. I have a few special pieces to share at a later date. These are just my coins that would have been in circulation.