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I'm not familiar with their general collection boxes (sounds like it might be a regional thing as the only time I see them is usually with kids on halloween) but collection / charity donation boxes in general usually end up in one of two dispositions: 1. If there's someone local to collect, usually they get collected up, with any foreign coins typically sold to a dealer (preferably one that also handles foreign exchange coins and so they can maximize value, and there are a number of those around). 2. If there isn't someone around to collect, sometimes the charity may simply ask the merchant to "cash out" the proceeds at a certain point in time and remit the collected funds to them. If the boxes are geared towards collecting foreign coins, then the first option would be most likely.

There are so many problems with that note I don't even know where to begin. If your friend at the bank says it's real, why didn't you just deposit the note at that bank and spend the money on something nice?

Is that an amphora to the lower right of the seated figure?

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Welcome! That definitely sounds like a fun endeavour.

Wow, and so you are - congrats in advance! I'll go with May 3rd.

Thank you for sharing!

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It's a halfcrown.

It's an interesting question, but the short answer is that "it depends" (on a number of other variables).

I'm going to say it's a counterfeit, and a modern one - the font used for the date is incorrect for the era in general.

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/new-bank-note-canadas-150th/ The Bank of Canada will be issuing a commemorative note in 2017 for the sesquicentennial of Canadian confederation. They are currently accepting feedback from the general public for suggestions. While the denomination has not been noted yet, I would think that $10 would be the most likely candidate.

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I don't have any info, but in general, anything thinly traded can be very hard to establish a value on, and even then, it's usually a rather wide range.

Thanks for sharing. If you don't have a copy, I'd recommend getting a copy of The Medal yearbook - it provides a general overview of all British Empire / Commonwealth military medals, orders, and the like.

WWI British (and Empire) "War Medal" - awarded to all soldiers. Value varies greatly, primarily depending on the person it was awarded to and the regiment. On this piece, the edge naming looks very unusual e.g. the lettering looks too crude to be official, suggesting that might have been re-done, in which case the value would drop to the minimum for these, which is about $40-50.

Welcome! You may wish to try posting your question in the medals section

While relatively scarce for a 4th century issue, overall, it's still relatively common. Given the average grade and the cleaning issue, I would expect it to likely have a retail value of about $10.

I'll also join the consensus in saying that this appears to be a regular Canadian quarter that's been subjected to an acid attack. I understand your thoughts about this being a hollowed out coin, but this is far from being one - if anything, you'd want it to be clean and presentable, and not something that "sticks out like a sore thumb"

Welcome! Your piece is a bronze folles of Maximinus II, struck circa 312 AD. It depicts Sol* holding a cornucopia, and the mintmark ANT tells us that it was struck at the Antioch mint. The brassy colour, as noted, appears to be the result of improper chemical cleaning - there are some bronze hints showing, though. Rotations can vary widely for ancient coins. *Sol, the Sun God, was a predominant religious figure in Rome from the 200s into the early 300s, until Constantine's open conversion to Christianity in 312 AD led to the rise of the monothestic God.