Wild Pig Pours: Easter Blessings to all my Hive friends and readers.

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen as he said. Come see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciple that he has risen from the dead,… Mathew 28:6,7

The wild commodity price of Nickel during the last six weeks prompted me to dig not my Father’s Canadian 5 Cent collection. There are the two Whitman folders, then the bags of assorted Nickels, and then the Nickel rolls that I have never opened.

Let’s open one. 😁

I’ve peaked into the end of the roll, so I know what it is but first, the Silver!

My Easter Silver Round

A product from another fine Silver Artisan Pourer, WildPig Pours. he has rebranded from the original California Wild Pig and has been on Instagram for years with a good reputation. I have purchased from him before.

Faith & Prayer Round #1 Textured Rope Bordered Cross Text; W.pig, 1, .999FS Diameter 34mm, Thickness 4mm Toned Finish Back is blank, Edge; Hammered style Minted 5/24/2021, #1 of an open mintage

But I got this Wild Pip Pour round from Nyssacat as a part of his 2021 Christmas package and I set it aside for this Easter. The actual weight is 31.75g and like most hand pouring silver artists, they like to make sure you get delivered the full ounce and a bit more.

The rope border outline suggests a ship theme, but the round’s rough shape reminds me of the great round stone that was rolled away from the entrance to Jesus’ tomb. Thus, ”He is risen, Indeed!”

So, what seems missing is the hole in this round to fasten a string to it as a necklace. That would be appropriate considering many coins are fashioned that way through the centuries. Just see @trumpman’s coin posts for his growing collection of Holed silver coins.

Now, back to that roll.

1967 Canada 5 Cents Rabbit CIBC Roll of 40 Nickels, hand wrapped in the 1960s.

From the variety of coin wraps, it seems that my father acquired these rolls from different banks; CIBC, Toronto Dominion, and an unknown bank perhaps a hand wrapped.

Up to 1967, commemorative coins were not common such that the typical Canadian public generally set them aside as a keepsake considering the 100 years of Confederation celebration hype. The 1967 coins quickly disappeared from circulation.

1967 was also a transition year. Silver coinage was no longer minted and replaced with cupro/nickel alloy, then zinc/steel becoming the fiat currency as we know it today. And with that, Gresham’s Law got into action and silver coinage began to disappear out of circulation too.

1967 Canada 5 Cents Rabbit Mintage of 36,876,574

This is not the Easter bunny but one coin of a six coin set, commemorating the 1967 100th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation. A gold coin and a special $1 Dollar bill were also issued.

When these were released into circulation the public found them interestingly novel and this coin, with the other new 1967 coins, ended up in collections and junk drawers. In my case, my father got five rolls of these and tucked them into an old suitcase where he kept his silver coins before coming into my possession following his passing.

1967 Canada 5 Cents Rabbit Reverse; Rabbit Hopping to the left Text; 5 CENTS, CANADA 1867 - 1967 Pure Nickel, Weight 4.54 g Diameter 2.21mm, Thickness 1.7mm
Obverse; Queen Elizabeth II facing rightText; ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA Edge; Plain

While the numismatic value may put this roll at $50, the Commodity value of Nickel now as of April 15th, 2022 around $33.22 per Kilo, my 4.54g Bunny Nickel of pure nickel is worth $0.15 USD or $0.20 CAD, or $8 CAD worth for the entire roll. The same nickel commodity value extending up to 1981 Beaver Nickels. 1982 to 1999 Beaver nickels up to $0.07 USD or $0.10 CAD

We can see that a Commodity valued coin can still function as money in a grid down situation performing a needed role providing change. After all, even under optimal bartering circumstances, the exchange of goods is not always perfect so having small change would be ideal.

With Inflation continuing to rage and supply lines hampered, I will be expecting some of you go through your coin jars, junk drawers, living room couches, and change pockets for some Nickel coins.
If you are not familiar with which year coins are the ones to look for, the Website Coinflation has the information handy for US, Canadian, and Mexican coinage.

Good luck wabbit hunting, and the Lord bless all of you.

With God, all things are possible. ~ Matthew 19:26 ✝️

Adding Silver and some nickel in my pirate coin styled stack.

Always adding Silver and Crypto to my Stack for the coming dark and stormy night!

The #piratesunday tag is the scurvy scheme of Captain @stokjockey for #silvergoldstackers pirates to proudly showcase their shiny booty and plunder for all to see. Landlubbers arrrh… welcomed to participate and be a Pirate at heart so open yer treasure chests an’ show us what booty yea got!

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Vintage 1977 Nippon Maru and the OPM82 Silver Compass Coin
2021 Ragnarök Metal’s Valkyrie & Silver Shield’s Nevermore
2021 Toned Silver High Relief Samurai Round by Ragnarok Metals.
Where’d all the silver go Fidel? 1934 Cuban Silver Peso

References

1. My own pictures shot with a Samsung SM-A530W P. Image under PixabayW. Wiki Commons 💀 Page Dividers by thekittygirl 🎃

Sources

Numista; 1967 Canada 5 Cents Rabbit
Numista; 1964 – 1981 Canada 5 cents Beaver
Numista; 1982 – 1989 Canada 5 Cents Beaver
Coinflation.com; Canada
Instagram; Wild Pig Pours
Website; WPCM Trading post

“Et lux in tenebris to serve laboro, sum sicarius” “I work in the shadows to serve the Light, I am an Assassin.”