Hobbits and coin collecting

Fudge

2006-06-01T16:08:00.000-07:00

In some stories by Judy Blume there is a boy named Peter and his annoying brother Fudge. They live with their parents, a dog named Turtle, and a bird named Uncle Feather, who repeats every single word Fudge says. Leave all the comments you like. On February 26, 2006, mother gave birth to Fudge's sister. They named her Tamara Roxanne, but everyone calls her Tootsie. The books are good.

Totally useless facts

2006-05-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

Dogs have no brains.
Chomp a cat and you die.
Cats can talk.
Mice explode when you bake them, unless made into mouse pie.
Neopetz are real.
Boo-trees go 'BOO' when someone attacks them.
Pokemon are real, even Missingno.
Snails meow and worms growl.

Bilbo

2006-05-17T20:47:00.000-07:00

The star of The Hobbit, Bilbo is a hobbit who is invaded by some dwarfs in search of treasure. Dori, Nori, Ori, Balin, Dwalin, Fili, Kili, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin are their names. They can get in easily because Gandalf the wizard left a trail of popcorn leading to the door. The treasure was guarded by a dragon named Smog.

Grading canadian coins

2006-05-16T15:38:00.000-07:00

Canadian coins have a different grading system.
Proof: A specially struck coin, having been made in Canada since 1973.
Uncirculated: No trace of wear.
Extra Fine: A near perfect coin, like most coins encountered in circulation.
Very Fine: A lightly worn coin, like those dark-coloured pennies.
Fine: A moderately worn coin.
Very Good: A considerably worn coin.
Good: Not so good for collectors!

Grading coins

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MS-70: Perfect.
MS-68: Near-perfect.
MS-67: Like MS-68, but may be discoloured.
MS-66: Somewhere between MS-67 and 65.
MS-65: Copper coins must have luster. Hardly any blemishes.
MS-64: Copper might be toned. Light blemishes.
MS-60: No traces of wear. Light marks or blemishes. Nearly full lustre.
AU-50: Small traces of wear.
EF-40: Light, even wear.
VF-30: Light to moderate wear.
VF-20: Moderate wear.
F-12: Moderate to considerable wear.
VG-8: Considerable wear.
G-4: Very considerable wear.

Coins of today

2006-05-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

Canada now has seven coins, not including collectibles.
The penny is made of copper-plated steel.
The nickel is made of nickel-plated steel.
The dime is made of nickel-plated steel.
The quarter is made of nickel-plated steel.
The 50¢ piece is made of nickel-plated steel.
The loonie is made of nickel and bronze.
The twoonie is made of aluminum and bronze. During the 1994-95 period, several metals were considered, and the final decision was made on February 16, 1996.

Coins of Fiji

2006-05-07T11:03:00.000-07:00

All of these coins are current. They are all the same size as the corresponding Australian coin. There are 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50-dollar bills. There are plans to drop the 2-cent coin and add a $100 bill in 2006 or 2007

Euro coins

2006-04-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

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In 1999, the Euro (divided into 100 Euro-cent) was introduced to replace the currencies of many countries in Europe, including Belgium, Finland, and Italy. The coins come in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 euro-cent coins, and 1 and 2-euro coins. All the coins are either different sizes or have different edges so the blind can identify them. The 1 and 5 euro-cent coins have smooth edges. The 2-euro-cent coin is smooth except for a single groove. The 10 and 50 euro-cent coins have scalloped edges. The 20 euro-cent coin has seven indentations in its edge. The euro coin and 2-euro coin have six sections, three smooth and three scalloped.

Finland does not use 1 and 2 euro-cent coins but still makes them, so they are highly collectable. Other collectible coins include gold and silver coins. They are legal tender but only in the country that made them. For instance, the 2002 silver 10-euro coin of Finland cannot be used in the Netherlands. Most coins, however, can circulate in any country that uses the Euro. Since 2004, many countries made commemorative 2-euro coins. Suomi_10euro.jpg

Provincial coins

2006-04-27T12:13:00.000-07:00

Coins were made for several provinces before they became part of Canada. First, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia made large pennies in 1861 and stopped in 1864. New Brunswick also made silver coins, and Nova Scotia made 1/2-cent coins. Next, B.C. made $10 and $20 gold coins in 1862, and finally, Newfoundland made lots of coins in 1865. Since Newfoundland stayed separate from Canada until 1949, it had many more coins. The five images below show five of Newfoundland's coins. Large pennies were made also. The coins were all worth their weight in silver except the gold $2 coin.

Many designs were used, and Newfoundland had the most coins. The coins of B.C. were made from local gold at a small mint that was set up. That mint closed later in 1862. There was also provincial paper money. Newfoundland printed a $5 bill in 1920. The coins pictured below look like a totem pole, don't they? If you think they do, leave at least one comment
All these images can be found at http://coins.heritagegalleries.com

Bill replacement

2006-04-26T12:13:00.000-07:00

A bill can stop being legal tender. For example, Australia introduced a dollar coin in 1984 to replace a bill. Canada has gone the same way, having replaced its $1 and $2 bills with coins in 1987 and 1996. The old bills can be redeemed for current money. Coins can stop being legal tender too. For example, the United States discontinued its gold coins in 1933.

Believe it or not, there are no plans for a five-dollar coin to replace the bill. Two collectible $5 coins were made in 2005, one for Alberta and one for Saskatchewan, but that's about all, not counting silver 'Maple Leaf' $5 coins. They have long been made, and each one weighs one ounce. There are also gold 1 ounce $50, ½ ounce $20, ¼ ounce $10, 1/10 ounce $5, 1/15 ounce $2, and 1/20 ounce $1 Maple Leaf coins.
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Coins of the United States

2006-04-25T14:35:00.000-07:00

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Coins of the United States have an interesting history. First, large pennies and ½-cent coins (because of how low prices were back then) were made in 1793, followed by silver coins in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents and one dollar in 1794, then $2½, $5, and $10 coins in 1795. $50,000 in coins were made from 1793 to 1796. In 1849, a gold dollar coin was added, as well as a $20 coin. The law of 1851 authorized a 3-cent coin, after they lowered the price of stamps from 5 to 3 cents. A $3 coin was made in 1854. The ½ cent coins were discontinued and a smaller penny was made in 1857. In 1864, because of a coin shortage, a 2-cent coin was introduced. The 2 and 3 cent coins were discontinued in 1873. The gold coins were discontinued in 1933. The silver dollar coin was dropped in 1935. In 1965, all the coins were made out of copper and nickel. The dollar coin was resumed in 1971. They were too large to be popular so the dollars were made smaller in 1979. However these ones were often mistaken for quarters, and so they were made gold-coloured in 2000. In 1999, the United states started on a series of 'state quarters' and there will be one for each state in 2008.
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Coins from around the world

2006-04-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

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There are so many coins in the world it's unbelievable! Coin collections can get pretty big, especially if the collector is rich. However, collectors are likely to have more valuable coins rather than more coins if they have more money.
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Hobbits that collect coins

2006-04-20T11:57:00.000-07:00

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I have posts about hobbits and posts about coins, but this is about both. Lots of hobbits collect coins. One hobbit, named Bilbo Baggins, stole a great deal of money by a simple trick. He put on a ring to make him invisible, and snatched a pile of coins from a gigantic red-gold dragon named Smaug. Since then, hobbits have started to collect coins. One in twenty hobbits collect coins. aryana-filk.de/bilder/reddragon.jpg

Shredded money

2006-04-20T11:46:00.000-07:00

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You can get shredded money for $17 dollars. With tax, that comes to $19.38, and the bag, weighing 13 kilograms, contains a minimum of $300,000. The bag contains at least 60,000 bills, and they're probably not all fives. They used to burn old bills, but it is better for the environment to shred them. Glue it back together and.....you're rich!

With plenty of glue, you can get lots of money. It can be anywhere between $300,000 and $60 million. What do they do with coins? The mint melts them. The metal is used for making more coins. They are usually melted with error coins.
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Imaportant message for coin collectors: If you're looking for old coins, the search is over. Exchange bills for rolled-up coins at the bank. You can get 10 rolls of pennies, 2 rolls of nickels and 2 rolls of pennies, 1 roll of nickels and 6 rolls of pennies, or 1 roll of dimes for a five-dollar bill. With a ten-dollar bill your options are 20 rolls of pennies, 5 rolls of nickels, 4 rolls of pennies and 4 rolls of nickels, 8 rolls of pennies and 3 rolls of nickels, 12 rolls of pennies and 2 rolls of nickels, 16 rolls of pennies and one roll of nickels, 2 rolls of dimes, 1 roll of dimes and 10 rolls of pennies, or a roll of quarters. If you have a twenty, fifty, or hundred, there are many, many choices to choose from.

Coins of Australia

2006-04-19T11:55:00.000-07:00

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Here is a size comparison of all Australia's current coins. From left to right: Two Dollar coin, Dollar coin, 12-sided 50 cent piece, round 20, 10, and 5 cent pieces. The coins all look different in colour. None are real silver, but the 10-cent coin is significantly older. The unusual 1966 50-cent piece is round. It is believed to be rare, but 36 million were actually made. It is the only real silver coin. Today the silver in it is worth $4.85. The dollar coin was introduced in 1984, and the $2 coin in 1988.

Australia has many commemorative coins. They are usually the larger coins, like the dollar coin. There are a total of 55 Australian commemorative coins including the 2000 'millennium'
50-cent piece and the 1994 'Dollar decade' dollar. There are also collectable coins, such as the $200 coin of 1994. This coin features a Tasmanian devil.

Canadian coins

2006-04-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

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The image on top is Canada's current coins. In 1870, the first truly Canadian coins were officially introduced: 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, even though there was an issue of coins in 1858. A penny was added in 1876. Pennies were very big in those days, and one dollar could buy what $40 can buy now. People worked 12 hours a day (60 hours a week) for $1 a day. In 1920, the copper price went up and pennies were made much smaller, the same size as they are now. The penny in the image down below (actual size) is dated 1894. In 1968, the silver coins switched to being made of nickel. In 1987, the 'loonie' or gold-coloured dollar coin was introduced. The 'twoonie' or $2 coin was first minted in February 1996. With some coins, the centre could be poked right out. The centre may seem to be worth only a dollar, but it's very valuable.
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Hobbits and coin collecting

2006-04-18T12:02:00.000-07:00

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Hobbits have warm brown curly hair that is often used to make carpets. They are about 60 centimetres tall, have furry feet, and resemble people. Most hobbits eat dinner twice a day when they can. The doll pictured above looks much like a hobbit, but its feet are not furry. For breakfast, hobbits usually have bacon, tea and toast. Sometimes they have a plate of fried eggs as well. Some hobbits can eat as many as ten eggs, twelve pieces of bacon, and fourteen slices of toast in one morning! Hobbits usually eat ten to fifteen sandwiches for lunch.