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You can submit your own articles by <a href="contact.php">contacting us</a>.</p><div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-2024-grey-cup-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2012 - Grey Cup" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2012-grey-cup&id=1017">1 dollar 2012 - Grey Cup</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint has produced five million one-dollar circulation coins to celebrate the 100th Grey Cup. The coin, featuring the iconic Grey Cup, was used during the coin toss prior to each CFL庐 game in the lead-up to and during the 100th Grey Cup game in Toronto on November 25, 2012.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Saturday, November 9, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2024-nunangat-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2024 - Nunangat " align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2024-nunangat-&id=1028">2 dollars 2024 - Nunangat </a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint issued a $2 commemorative circulation coin as an invitation to all people living in Canada to celebrate Inuit Nunangat. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, this coin is also an invitation to learn more about the distinct ways of life and culture of Inuit thriving in this vast northern homeland.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, November 6, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1912-5-dollars-and-10-dollars-gold-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="1912, 1913 and 1914 $5 and $10 Gold coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1912,-1913-and-1914-$5-and-$10-gold-coins&id=1021">1912, 1913 and 1914 $5 and $10 Gold coins</a></h3> <p>The Canadian Branch of Britain's Royal Mint opened in Ottawa in January 1908 for the purpose of producing circulation Canada's circulation coinage, as well as to finally refine Canada's growing gold resources on domestic soil for conversion into Canadian dollar-denominated coins.</p><p>This part of the Mint's mandate was realized from 1912 to 1914, when $5 and $10 gold coins proudly displaying national symbols were produced in the same Ottawa facility where the Royal Canadian Mint continues to refine and produce world-class gold coins and investment products.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, October 8, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/hero-of-the-war-of-1812-thumb.jpg" alt="Heroes of the War of 1812" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=heroes-of-the-war-of-1812&id=1019">Heroes of the War of 1812</a></h3> <p>The War of 1812 paved the way for Confederation. It was the fight for Canada and a defining moment in our country's history that saw British regular forces, English and French-speaking militia, First Nations and M茅tis allies join together to defend the borders. Without their courage and sacrifice, Canada as we know it would not exist.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, October 1, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2024-100th-anniversary-of-the-royal-air-force-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2024 - 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2024-100th-anniversary-of-the-royal-canadian-air-force&id=1015">2 dollars 2024 - 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force</a></h3> <p>As the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marks 100 years as a distinct military institution defending Canada and preserving its freedoms, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a $2 circulation coin to highlight this milestone and recognize the service of all RCAF personnel. The coin, depicting aircraft that have played significant roles in supporting the RCAF over the last century, was unveiled on September 18, 2024 at a ceremony held at 17 Wing Winnipeg, at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, September 19, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2002-salt-lake-city-olympic-games-coins-voted-by-fans-thumb.jpg" alt="2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Coins Voted by Fans" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2002-salt-lake-city-olympic-games-coins-voted-by-fans&id=1007">2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Coins Voted by Fans</a></h3> <p>The men's hockey gold medal at Salt Lake City in 2002 was voted by fans as the No. 1 Canadian Olympic Winter Games Moment of all time, out of 10 moments, in an online contest hosted in 2009 by the Mint and Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. The top 3 moments are featured on 25-cent coins. Coming in at No. 2 was the Canadian women's hockey gold medal at Salt Lake City 2002, followed by Cindy Klassen at No. 3 and her five long track speed skating medals at Turin 2006.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, September 10, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/100-years-of-canadian-arctic-expedition-coins-of-2013-thumb.jpg" alt="100 years of Canadian Arctic Expedition - Coins of 2013" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=100-years-of-canadian-arctic-expedition-coins-of-2013&id=1005">100 years of Canadian Arctic Expedition - Coins of 2013</a></h3> <p>100 years after Canadian Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden dispatched explorers and researchers from Victoria, British Columbia, on a mission to map the Canada's Western Arctic and study its peoples, wildlife and geology, the Royal Canadian Mint released two circulated 25 cents coins. The coins were unveiled in Victoria and in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, August 22, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2008-ville-de-quebec-city-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2008 - Quebec City" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2008-quebec-city&id=1004">2 dollars 2008 - Quebec City</a></h3> <p>On May 7, 2008, the Royal Canadian Mint celebrated the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City by issuing a commemorative 2 dollars coin.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, August 6, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/coins-of-2011-canada-natural-historical-cultural-heritage.jpg" alt="Coins of 2011 - Canada's natural, historical and cultural heritage" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=coins-of-2011-canada's-natural,-historical-and-cultural-heritage&id=1001">Coins of 2011 - Canada's natural, historical and cultural heritage</a></h3> <p>In 2011, the Royal Canadian Mint celebrated Canada's natural, historical and cultural heritage on several commemorative coins. Among them, som were produced to circulate. All five of these special circulation coins were inspired by the theme of <em>our legendary nature</em>; a fixture of Canadian pride and identity.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, July 31, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-2024-l-m-montgomery-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2024 - L. M. Montgomery" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2024-l.-m.-montgomery&id=997">1 dollar 2024 - L. M. Montgomery</a></h3> <p>On the 150th anniversary of her birth, the Royal Canadian Mint released on June 26, 2024 a new $1 commemorative circulation coin honouring L. M. Montgomery. This coin pays tribute to Montgomery's talent and contributions to Canadian and world literature, as well as her role in popularizing Prince Edward Island and Canada through her <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> novel series and other works.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, June 27, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-new-queen-shoulder-of-1953-thumb.jpg" alt="The New Queen Shoulder of 1953" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-new-queen-shoulder-of-1953&id=995">The New Queen Shoulder of 1953</a></h3> <p>On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne upon the death of King George VI. While the 1952 Canadian coins were still struck with George VI, a new required design needed to be designed for 1953. Several countries faced the same issue: United Kingdom (London), Australia (Perth and Melbourne), South Africa (Pretoria) and other Commonwealth countries.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, June 13, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/copper-coins-brown-red-and-brown-red-diffenreces-thumb.jpg" alt="Copper coins - Brown, Red and Brown, Red - The differences" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=copper-coins-brown,-red-and-brown,-red-the-differences&id=980">Copper coins - Brown, Red and Brown, Red - The differences</a></h3> <p>Copper coins collectors often spend more when a piece shows <em>Red</em> surfaces. In most cases, <em>Red</em> coins are rarer than <em>Red and Brown</em> and <em>Brown</em> variant and are found in higher grades.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Saturday, April 13, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-1911-emperor-of-canadian-numismatics-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 1911 - The Emperor of Canadian Numismatics" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-1911-the-emperor-of-canadian-numismatics&id=978">1 dollar 1911 - The Emperor of Canadian Numismatics</a></h3> <p>Also called <em>The Emperor of Canadian Numismatics</em>, there are only two silver examples of this coin, designed by W.J. Blakemoreone, own by the National Currency Collection in Ottawa. Most publicized canadian coin of all times and even once listed in the Guinness Book of World Rarities as the world's most valuable coin. The institution is also the owner of the only lead example known.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, April 2, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/150th-anniversary-of-canada-2017-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="150th Anniversary of Canada - 2017 Canadian Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=150th-anniversary-of-canada-2017-canadian-coins&id=974">150th Anniversary of Canada - 2017 Canadian Coins</a></h3> <p>To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint launched circulation and special collection coins in 2017. The contest started on March 11, 2015, when the Mint invited the public to create new designs from five theme perspectives: <em>Our Wonders, Our Character, Our Achievements, Our Passions</em> and <em>Canada's Future</em> for the reverse of the 2017 circulating coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, February 23, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/5-cents-1942-1945-world-war-ii-thumb.jpg" alt="5 cents 1942 to 1945 - World War II, Victory, Tombac and Chrome Nickel Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=5-cents-1942-to-1945-world-war-ii,-victory,-tombac-and-chrome-nickel-coins&id=971">5 cents 1942 to 1945 - World War II, Victory, Tombac and Chrome Nickel Coins</a></h3> <p>During the Second World War, Canadian nickel was in great demand as a war material. This forced the temporary abandonment of its use in the coining of five-cent pieces. The first substitute material employed was a type of brass, called tombac. To aid in distinguishing them from the bronze one-cent coins, the new yellow five-cent pieces were given a dodecagonal or 12-sided, shape.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, February 15, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-1982-constitution-nickel-canadian-dollar-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 1982 - Constitution" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-1982-constitution&id=969">1 dollar 1982 - Constitution</a></h3> <p>In 1982, agreement was reached between Canada and Great Britain for the repatriation of the Dominion's Constitution. Elizabeth II formally presented the Constition to the Governement of Canada in Ottawa on April 17, 1982. It was signed by Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Minister of Justice, Jean Chr茅tien, and Andr茅 Ouellet, the Registrar General.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, January 12, 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/king-charles-iii-unveiling-thumb.jpg" alt="King Charles III Effigy Unveiling for New Canadian Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=king-charles-iii-effigy-unveiling-for-new-canadian-coins&id=960">King Charles III Effigy Unveiling for New Canadian Coins</a></h3> <p>A ceremony at the Mint's Winnipeg manufacturing facility took place to unveil the effigy His Majesty King Charles III that will appear on the obverse of all Canadian coins. The first strike of the new circulation coin bearing the new image was also made.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, November 14, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/top-10/top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-auctions-2023-thumb.jpg" alt="Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2023" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-sold-at-auction-in-2023&id=952">Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2023</a></h3> <p>Here's the Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2023 so far.<br><br></p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, November 12, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/25-cents-1999-and-2000-millennium-coins.jpg" alt="25 cents 1999 and 2000 Millennium Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=25-cents-1999-and-2000-millennium-coins&id=956">25 cents 1999 and 2000 Millennium Coins</a></h3> <p>For the upcoming 21st century, the Royal Canadian Mint planned to issue special circulation coins to be released each month. The reverse designs, to replace the caribou, were selected from over 33,000 designs submitted by Canadians for the <em>Create a Centsation!</em> coin design contest.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, October 19, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/5-cents-1951-nickel-refinery-thumb.jpg" alt="5 cents 1951 - Nickel refinery" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=5-cents-1951-nickel-refinery&id=954">5 cents 1951 - Nickel refinery</a></h3> <p>To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the discovery and naming of the element nickel by Swedish chemist A.F. Cronstedt, it was decided to produce a special circulating 5-cent coin. During World War I, Canada had becme the world's largest producer of nickel with over 90% of global producation (95% exported).</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, October 17, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2023-jean-paul-riopelle-colour-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2023 - Jean-Paul Riopelle" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2023-jean-paul-riopelle&id=951">2 dollars 2023 - Jean-Paul Riopelle</a></h3> <p>On the 100th anniversary of the birth of visual artist Jean Paul Riopelle, the Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new $2 circulation coin. Limited to a mintage of three million coins, of which two million will be coloured.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, October 5, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-1996-from-banknote-to-coin-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 1996 - From Banknote to Coin" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-1996-from-banknote-to-coin&id=948">2 dollars 1996 - From Banknote to Coin</a></h3> <p>The bimetallic new coin went into circulation on February 19, 1996 with more than 315 millions of pieces. This savings is due to the 20-year lifespan for the coin versus a one-year lifespan for the two dollar note. It had been almost 10 years since the paper Canadian dollar made the transition to coin. The loonie began circulating in 1987. As of now, only one monarch, Elizabeth II, is featured for this denomination.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, September 26, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-2023-elsie-macgill-queen-of-hurricanes-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2023 - Elsie MacGill, Queen of Hurricanes" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2023-elsie-macgill,-queen-of-hurricanes&id=944">1 dollar 2023 - Elsie MacGill, Queen of Hurricanes</a></h3> <p>She worked at Canadian Car and Foundry (CanCar) during World War II and was the person chosen to build the Hawker Hurricane fighter plane for the Royal Air Force. The factory grew from around 500 people to 4,500 at the end of the war, half of them women. The Hurricane earned her the nickname <em>Queen of the Hurricanes</em>.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, August 1, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/silver-gold-coloured-1-cent-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="Silver and gold coloured 1 cent coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=silver-and-gold-coloured-1-cent-coins&id=936">Silver and gold coloured 1 cent coins</a></h3> <p>The process to give 1 cent coin a silver or gold colour is easy enough that there are many of them out there. Even if they are amusing to look at, these fabrications remain trivial.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, July 24, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2023-national-indigenous-peoples-day-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2023 - National Indigenous Peoples Day" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2023-national-indigenous-peoples-day&id=931">2 dollars 2023 - National Indigenous Peoples Day</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled, on June 20 at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, a 2 dollars circulation coin celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day. National Aboriginal Day, now National Indigenous Peoples Day, was announced in 1996. National Indigenous Peoples Day is part of the Celebrate Canada program, which also includes Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27 and Canada Day on July 1.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, June 20, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/25-cents-1873-1973-mountie-canadian-coin-thumb.jpg" alt="25 cents 1873-1973 Mountie Canadian Coin" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=25-cents-1873-1973-mountie-canadian-coin&id=929">25 cents 1873-1973 Mountie Canadian Coin</a></h3> <p>A one-year-only commemorative <em>Mountie</em> reverse design for the 25 cents 1973 was chosen to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the <em>North-West Mounted Police</em> later called the <em>Royal Canadian Mounted Police</em>.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, June 5, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1967-canadian-coins-designs.jpg" alt="1967 Canadian coins designs" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1967-canadian-coins-designs&id=926">1967 Canadian coins designs</a></h3> <p>A $2,500.00 First Prize was offered for the winning designs in each of the 6 coinage denominations (1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents and 1 dollar). These coins were issued in 1967 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Confederation (1867-1967).</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, May 17, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/king-charles-iii-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="King Charles III on Canadian coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=king-charles-iii-on-canadian-coins&id=922">King Charles III on Canadian coins</a></h3> <p>King Charles III was officially crowned in a coronation ceremony on May 7. This is the first coronation to take place in 70 years, since that of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. During the coronation events, the federal government announced that image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada's coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, May 8, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/list-of-very-high-graded-certified-circulating-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="List of Very High Graded Certified Circulating Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=list-of-very-high-graded-certified-circulating-coins&id=897">List of Very High Graded Certified Circulating Coins</a></h3> <p>Grading coins or notes is a subjective area. Even if there is some degree of consensus, opinions vary from person to another and from a grading company to another. Furthermore, grades are defined differently in some countries.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, March 10, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/buy-the-holder-not-the-coin-thumb.jpg" alt="Buy the Holder, Not the Coin!" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=buy-the-holder,-not-the-coin!&id=898">Buy the Holder, Not the Coin!</a></h3> <p>In early February 1986, PCGS used slabs with perf edges insert, and alignment pins, for a very short time of the first few days of PCGS operations. In 1992, the company introduced premium <em>The Regency Holder</em>. Because the small number of these holders in existence, coins in them are always sold for a premium.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, March 5, 2023</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/lowball-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="Lowball Canadian Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=lowball-canadian-coins&id=892">Lowball Canadian Coins</a></h3> <p>There are as many ways to collect as there are collectors. Contrary to the general norm of getting the best-preserved coin in existence, some people seek out and hoard coins with as much wear as possible. First made popular in the United States, this type of coin is nicknamed lowball.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, December 13, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2022-honouring-queen-elizabeth-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2022 - Honouring Queen Elizabeth II" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2022-honouring-queen-elizabeth-ii&id=889">2 dollars 2022 - Honouring Queen Elizabeth II</a></h3> <p>For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II dutifully and gracefully served as Canada's head of state. And, until her passing on September 8, 2022, she was the only sovereign many Canadians had ever known.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Royal Canadian Mint</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, December 7, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/cameo-on-certified-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="Cameo on Canadian coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=cameo-on-canadian-coins&id=882">Cameo on Canadian coins</a></h3> <p>Cameo defines a frosted visual appearance of the design of a coin with a polished appearance of the field, mostly for specimen, proof-like and proof finishes. This visual eye appeal adds to the value of a coin.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, December 6, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-auctions-2022-thumb.jpg" alt="Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2022" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-sold-at-auction-in-2022&id=697">Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2022</a></h3> <p>Here's the Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2022 so far.<br><br></p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, November 14, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-2022-alexander-graham-bell-colour-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2022 - Alexander Graham Bell" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2022-alexander-graham-bell&id=875">1 dollar 2022 - Alexander Graham Bell</a></h3> <p>On the 175th anniversary of his birth, Alexander Graham Bell is being recognized for his numerous breakthrough inventions, and the legacy of innovation he fostered over the many years he spent working and living in Canada.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Royal Canadian Mint</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, October 20, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2022-summit-series-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2022 - 1972 Summit Series" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2022-1972-summit-series&id=704">2 dollars 2022 - 1972 Summit Series</a></h3> <p>Fifty years to the day since the last game was played in an epic clash between hockey superpowers, the Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a $2 circulation coin celebrating the triumph of Team Canada over the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics team (Team USSR) in the 1972 Summit Series. </p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Royal Canadian Mint</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, September 29, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/queen-elizabeth-ii-numismatic-timeline-thumb.jpg" alt="Queen Elizabeth II on Canadian Coins and Banknotes" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=queen-elizabeth-ii-on-canadian-coins-and-banknotes&id=701">Queen Elizabeth II on Canadian Coins and Banknotes</a></h3> <p>Queen Elizabeth II, longest-serving monarch, has died on September 8, 2022, at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Here's a list of major changes in coins and banknotes related to the Queen Elizabeth II portrait.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, September 11, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-cent-1936-dot-fake-vs-real-thumb.jpg" alt="1 cent 1936 Dot - Fake vs Real" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-cent-1936-dot-fake-vs-real&id=699">1 cent 1936 Dot - Fake vs Real</a></h3> <p>Amongst the most famous rarities in Canadian numismatics, struck in 1937 prior to the creation of coinage dies for George VI, but never released for circulation, the 1936-dated Dot cent has seen its reputation grow exponentially since its discovery.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, September 11, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-2022-oscar-peterson-loonie-coin-canada-colour-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2022 - Oscar Peterson" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2022-oscar-peterson&id=696">1 dollar 2022 - Oscar Peterson</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint is honouring one of the greatest musicians the world has ever seen by issuing a new $1 commemorative circulation celebrating the life and artistic legacy of Canada's own Oscar Peterson.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Royal Canadian Mint</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, August 11, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-million-dollar-canadian-gold-coin-thumb.jpg" alt="The million dollar Canadian gold coin" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-million-dollar-canadian-gold-coin&id=692">The million dollar Canadian gold coin</a></h3> <p>In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint produced the world's first million dollar coin. The 100 kg, 99999 pure gold bullion coin with a $1 million face value was originally conceived as a unique showpiece to promote the Mint's new line of 99999 pure 1 oz Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, June 7, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/unusual-canadian-coins-errors-thumb.jpg" alt="Unusual Canadian coins errors and oddities" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=unusual-canadian-coins-errors-and-oddities&id=688">Unusual Canadian coins errors and oddities</a></h3> <p>Even if some of the following coins were probably man-made at the Mint out of the regular production process, these oddities are often stunning and very intriguing. It's unlikely that anyone have a chance to find something similar in change or by coin roll hunting.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, May 4, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/a-simple-guide-to-coins-certification-logo-thumb.jpg" alt="A simple guide to coins certification: third-party grading companies" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=a-simple-guide-to-coins-certification:-third-party-grading-companies&id=685">A simple guide to coins certification: third-party grading companies</a></h3> <p>Coin grading and certification companies have taken the industry since a couple of decades. New ones are created each year, but only large-scale companies certifying Canadian coins are reported in the following list. This guide is designed to assist collectors to choose a certification service that fits their needs.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, March 30, 2022</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-auctions-2021-thumb.jpg" alt="Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2021" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-sold-at-auction-in-2021&id=677">Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2021</a></h3> <p>The sale of one of the 1936 Dot cent marked the end of this substantial year in Canadian numismatic now that the shows are starting to take place again in person. Collectors also had the chance to acquire some of the highest known 25 cents coins with the Marlborough Collection of George V Quarters sale.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, November 23, 2021</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/10-cents-2021-bluenose-thumb.jpg" alt="10 cents 2021 - Coloured Bluenose" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=10-cents-2021-coloured-bluenose&id=676">10 cents 2021 - Coloured Bluenose</a></h3> <p>To celeberate the 100th anniversary of the Bluenose, the Mint has re-designed and launched a new 10 cents with a new design by Nova Scotia marine artist Yves Bérubé. To add to this occasion, the Mint also launched Canada's first-ever coloured dimes, featuring a touch of blue that brings to life Bluenose. All other 10-cent coins manufactured this year with the classic schooner reverse design are also being doubled-dated <em>1921-2021</em>.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, October 27, 2021</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-dollar-2021-klondike-gold-rush-thumb.jpg" alt="1 dollar 2021 - The Klondike Gold Rush" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-dollar-2021-the-klondike-gold-rush&id=674">1 dollar 2021 - The Klondike Gold Rush</a></h3> <p>Royal Canadian Mint announced this week a circulating $1 coin that commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. The moment is captured on the $1 coin that is twice featured here–as a struck version, and as a selectively coloured one.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, September 24, 2021</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-2021-insuline-insulin-canada-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars 2021 - Discovery of insulin" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-2021-discovery-of-insulin&id=658">2 dollars 2021 - Discovery of insulin</a></h3> <p>The Royal Canadian Mint issued a new $2 circulation coin celebrating the fact that, 100 years ago, four researchers achieved a Canadian medical breakthrough. In 1921, the collaboration of Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip and John Macleod led to the isolation and purification of insulin and offered a life-saving treatment to people whose lives would previously have been cut short by diabetes.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Coinsandcanada</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, July 13, 2021</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-cent-2006-composition-and-varieties-thumb.jpg" alt="1 cent 2006 - Composition and varieties" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=1-cent-2006-composition-and-varieties&id=598">1 cent 2006 - Composition and varieties</a></h3> <p>Due to the rising price of copper, the Royal Canadian Mint started to change the composition of Canadian 1-cent coins. In 1999 and 2000, several coins were issued, mostly in sets, for testing in vending machines. From a copper to steel, a new production method, called multi-ply plating, combined with the new composition, were use for Canadian coinage, and for several foreign coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, March 4, 2021</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-unique-canadian-1936-dot-speciment-set-thumb.jpg" alt="The unique Canadian 1936 Dot specimen set" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-unique-canadian-1936-dot-specimen-set&id=540">The unique Canadian 1936 Dot specimen set</a></h3> <p>In 1936, a tiny dot was placed on each of the reverse dies; on the 1 cent piece the dot appeared under the date, while on the 10 and 25 cents pieces it was placed under the bow on the wreath. Despite the critical shortages that had led to the emergency production of the <em>dot</em> coins, it appears that only 25 cents pieces were put into circulation. Consequently, the 1 and 10 cents are rarer.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, November 20, 2020</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-auctions-2020-thumb.jpg" alt="Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2020" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-sold-at-auction-in-2020&id=534">Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2020</a></h3> <p><a href="coins-articles.php?article=top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-sold-at-auction-in-2019&id=482" title="Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019">Last year</a> was historical due to the amount of high-end coins that sold at auctions. This year is historical for another reason: COVID-19. Because of the restrictions and limitations on social gatherings around the country, most auctions were online exclusively, without any attendance at physical shows. Nevertheless, the rising prices for precious metals attracted and animated the Canadian coins market. Here's the Top 10 most valuable Canadian coins sold at auction in 2020 <em>so far</em>.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, October 14, 2020</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/commemorative-2-dollars-2020-bill-read-circulating-canadian-coin-thumb.jpg" alt="Bill Reid commemorative circulating 2 dollars 2020" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=bill-reid-commemorative-circulating-2-dollars-2020&id=527">Bill Reid commemorative circulating 2 dollars 2020</a></h3> <p>On July 28, 2020, Royal Canadian Mint launched two new circulation 2-dollar coins (including a red and black colored one) to commemorate Bill Reid contributions to contemporary Indigenous art. The bold image of a grizzly bear, a favourite character of Reid's paintings, carvings and jewelry, fills the reverse side of the commemorative coin.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, July 28, 2020</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/how-to-sell-your-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="How to sell your coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=how-to-sell-your-coins&id=523">How to sell your coins</a></h3> <p>You have inherited of a collection, you no longer collect, you need money for essential life expenses, you want to sell a part of your collection to buy other numismatic products... Whatever the reason, this 3-steps guide was created to help you sell your coins and get the most out of them.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, July 23, 2020</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/circulation-pl-pr-sp-la-difference-25-cents-2020-thumb.jpg" alt="PL, SP, PR, BU: Determine the right finish on coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=pl,-sp,-pr,-bu:-determine-the-right-finish-on-coins&id=507">PL, SP, PR, BU: Determine the right finish on coins</a></h3> <p>Circulation, Proof-like (PL), Specimen (SP), Proof (PR or PF), BU, NBU, Matte, Reverse Proof. Find several finishes used by the Royal Canadian Mint to produce circulation and collector coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>CAC</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, February 28, 2020</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-auctions-2019-thumb.jpg" alt="Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=top-10-most-valuable-canadian-coins-sold-at-auction-in-2019&id=482">Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019</a></h3> <p>Mostly because of the George Hans Cook Collection of Canadian Coinage auction, the most complete collection of Canadian coins ever assembled, some of the greatest and rarest canadian coins changed hands this year. Here's the Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019 <em>so far</em>.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, November 27, 2019</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/struck-on-a-ballcone-burnishing-beads-thumb.jpg" alt="Struck on a Ballcone burnishing beads?" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=struck-on-a-ballcone-burnishing-beads?&id=883">Struck on a Ballcone burnishing beads?</a></h3> <p>These coins appear to be struck on Stainless Steel Ballcones. They weigh 1.11 grams, are magnetic and enlarged 5x in the image above. Burnishing is a process that involves tumbling the planchets in a large drum with small steel ballcones.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, September 3, 2019</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/dessus-dessous-couleur-monnaie-canada-thumb.jpg" alt="Knurling on 2004 to 2022 circulating Canadian coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=knurling-on-2004-to-2022-circulating-canadian-coins&id=461">Knurling on 2004 to 2022 circulating Canadian coins</a></h3> <p>Since 2004, Royal Canadian Mint issued 19 circulating coins with different colored design for several denomations. This article illustrates my observations as a collector who wanted to know more about <em>who it's made</em>. It isn't meant to be technical or scientific. By looking at the coins, which the color has been removed, we can see the changes that were made over the years.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>castor</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, January 29, 2019</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/thumb-encased-coins.jpg" alt="Canadian encased coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canadian-encased-coins&id=450">Canadian encased coins</a></h3> <p>Encased coins are coins that have been inserted into a holder that changes the character of the coin from money to an advertising or souvenir device. The concept was really popularized at the Pan American Exposition in 1901 and was used extensively throughout the the 20th century for advertising.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Gaetan C.</em></span> | <span class="note">Wednesday, October 10, 2018</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/art-rotations-degres-heures.jpg" alt="List of hours, degrees and percentages" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=list-of-hours,-degrees-and-percentages&id=429">List of hours, degrees and percentages</a></h3> <p>To identify the percentage, degree and time on the obverse or reverse of circulating canadian coins based on their effigy.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>castor</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, May 2, 2017</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1-cent-1991-tin-plated.jpg" alt="This is not an error" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=this-is-not-an-error&id=427">This is not an error</a></h3> <p>Here are some relatively common examples of coins with marks that aren't genuine errors and varieties.</p><br><br> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, April 18, 2017</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/1921.jpg" alt="5 cents and 50 cents 1921 - Sales history" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=5-cents-and-50-cents-1921-sales-history&id=426">5 cents and 50 cents 1921 - Sales history</a></h3> <p>Sales history of the 5 cents 1921 and the 50 cents 1921.<br><br></p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, March 16, 2017</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/foreign-coins-struck-by-the-royal-canadian-mint-thumb.jpg" alt="Foreign Coins Struck by the Royal Canadian Mint" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=foreign-coins-struck-by-the-royal-canadian-mint&id=714">Foreign Coins Struck by the Royal Canadian Mint</a></h3> <p>Since its opening in 1908, the Royal Canadian Mint has produced coinage and planchets for 89 countries (90 counting Canada). Mintage's prior to 1980 are directly from RCM yearly reports. Some mintage figures here may be confusing as they are shared between two or more Mints.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, March 9, 2014</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/2-dollars-varieties-thumb.jpg" alt="2 dollars planchet varieties" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=2-dollars-planchet-varieties&id=935">2 dollars planchet varieties</a></h3> <p>Types that occur due to variations (errors) that occur during the creation of the planchet (or components of the planchet).</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>thecanadiannumismatist</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, March 9, 2014</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/phasing-out-the-penny-thumb.jpg" alt="Phasing out the Penny" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=phasing-out-the-penny&id=707">Phasing out the Penny</a></h3> <p>In Economic Action Plan 2012, the Government announced it would phase out the penny from Canada's coinage system. The decision to phase out the penny was due to its excessive and rising cost of production relative to face value, the increased accumulation of pennies by Canadians in their households, environmental considerations, and the significant handling costs the penny imposes on retailers, financial institutions and the economy in general.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Royal Canadian Mint</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, February 4, 2013</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/empty.jpg" alt="Coin Production" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=coin-production&id=706">Coin Production</a></h3> <p>Our Ottawa headquarters and Winnipeg manufacturing plant form one of the world's most sophisticated minting operations, equipped with incredibly advanced coin production technologies.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Royal Canadian Mint</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, May 3, 2012</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/atlantic-provinces-numismatic-association-collection-short-articles-beginners.jpg" alt="Collection of Short Articles for Beginners - APNA" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=collection-of-short-articles-for-beginners-apna&id=582">Collection of Short Articles for Beginners - APNA</a></h3> <p>Here's a list of short articles for novices to beginners previously published on the Atlantic Provinces Numismatic Association website from 2006 to 2011 and presented here for educational purpose.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Atlantic Provinces Numismatic Association</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, November 8, 2011</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/5-reasons-to-buy-and-collect-certified-graded-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="5 Reasons to Buy and Collect Certified and Graded Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=5-reasons-to-buy-and-collect-certified-and-graded-coins&id=549">5 Reasons to Buy and Collect Certified and Graded Coins</a></h3> <p>Why should a coin collector and investor buy and collect professionally graded and certified coins? Commonly called "slabs", they are housed in a protective plastic holder. There are many companies - over a dozen are less than 2 years old - which will put your coin in a slab after Certifying that it is Authentic, and assigning a Grade to the coin.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Atlantic Provinces Numismatic Association</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, November 8, 2011</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/gold-silver-maple-leafs-new-packaging-thumb.jpg" alt="Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=gold-and-silver-maple-leafs-get-new-packaging&id=581">Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging</a></h3> <p>Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging makeovers, changes clearly mandated by investor disfavor with packaging that the Royal Canadian Mint has used since the coins were introduced. Gold Maple Leafs debuted in 1979, Silver Maple Leafs in 1988. The changes appear to be good moves, which should increase sales of Silver Maple Leafs and help keep Gold Maple Leafs the preferred pure (.9999 fine) gold bullion coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Atlantic Provinces Numismatic Association</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, November 8, 2011</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/die-production-usage.jpg" alt="Dies production and statistics" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=dies-production-and-statistics&id=532">Dies production and statistics</a></h3> <p>Only Royal Canadian Mint reports from 1935 to 1962, with the exception of 1936, contain information regarding the life and usage of dies. In 1935, the average number of coins struck per die was 69,224 while in 1962 it rose to 186,230. A significant increase of 300% in 27 years.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, April 19, 2011</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/how-planchets-are-made-at-the-rcm-thumb.jpg" alt="How planchets are made at the RCM" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=how-planchets-are-made-at-the-rcm&id=894">How planchets are made at the RCM</a></h3> <p>The process of creating planchets involves several operational sections in the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM).</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, February 14, 2010</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-creation-of-canadian-dies-thumb.jpg" alt="The Creation of Canadian Dies" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-creation-of-canadian-dies&id=895">The Creation of Canadian Dies</a></h3> <p> The design of a die usually begins as a concept or a theme. Before the design is chosen, a suitable sketch may be obtained in several ways. The most direct way is to generate the sketch <em>in house.</em></p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, February 14, 2010</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/strike-varieties-patrick-glassford.jpg" alt="Strike Varieties" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=strike-varieties&id=919">Strike Varieties</a></h3> <p>The following content comes from Patrick Glassford website which no longer exist. To keep this information available to the public and for a perpetuity reason, we reproduced it here. </p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, February 14, 2010</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/grading-canadian-coins/grading-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="Grading Canadian Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=grading-canadian-coins&id=537">Grading Canadian Coins</a></h3> <p>Coins are usually described by their country of origin, type, denomination, date, mint mark, variety and condition. With all but the last of these, there is rarely any ambiguity. However, with their state of preservation or condition, there often are differing opinions, so a standard system of grading coins has evolved which allows us to more clearly determine and communicate their relative quality.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Michael Walsh - Canadian Coinoisseur</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, July 20, 2009</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/what-is-money-thumb.jpg" alt="What is money?" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=what-is-money?&id=654">What is money?</a></h3> <p>When we think of money, we typically think of bank notes and coins. But today, the bulk of money consists of deposits in financial institutions, which exist merely as signals in computer memories. As civilizations evolve, they search for more efficient means of exchange. Consequently, money has changed from objects with considerable intrinsic value to the purely symbolic, its value hinging solely on the reputation of the issuer.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-national-currency-collection-thumb.jpg" alt="The National Currency Collection" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-national-currency-collection&id=656">The National Currency Collection</a></h3> <p>When we think of money, we typically think of bank notes and coins. But today, the bulk of money consists of deposits in financial institutions, which exist merely as signals in computer memories. As civilizations evolve, they search for more efficient means of exchange. Consequently, money has changed from objects with considerable intrinsic value to the purely symbolic, its value hinging solely on the reputation of the issuer.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/money-talks-thumb.jpg" alt="Money Talks" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=money-talks&id=659">Money Talks</a></h3> <p>Objects used as money by diverse cultures throughout history reveal a great deal about what these societies valued, both literally and figuratively. They also provide clues about the sophistication and state of their economies and their politics, as well as their art and religion. In primitive societies, money was practical in nature.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/money-troubles-thumb.jpg" alt="Money Troubles" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=money-troubles&id=661">Money Troubles</a></h3> <p>People seek to acquire money not for itself but to exchange it for desired goods and services, now or in the future. Consequently, they must be confident that the object being used as money is widely accepted by others and that it will retain its purchasing power over time. While having more money can benefit an individual, too much money in circulation relative to the supply of goods and services will lead to rising prices inflation.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-sinews-of-war-thumb.jpg" alt="The Sinews of War" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-sinews-of-war&id=663">The Sinews of War</a></h3> <p>War exacts a terrible toll on society. Along with untold human suffering and loss of life, the economic cost in terms of damaged property and lost opportunities can be incalculable, even for the victor. When a society calls up its soldiers, it also mobilizes its economy, with resources diverted from peacetime to wartime production. To finance this transformation and the costs of waging war, a country's monetary and financial system is brought into play.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/from-cash-to-cybermoney-thumb.jpg" alt="From Cash to Cybermoney" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=from-cash-to-cybermoney&id=665">From Cash to Cybermoney</a></h3> <p>Financial innovation is permitting people to access the money they hold in the form of deposits in new ways. Fifty years ago, besides cash, cheques were the most common form of payment used by consumers and businesses. Today, retail payment instruments include credit and debit cards and stored-valued cards.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-hobby-of-kings-thumb.jpg" alt="The Hobby of Kings" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-hobby-of-kings&id=667">The Hobby of Kings</a></h3> <p>Although Roman emperors reputedly collected coins, modern collecting traces its origins to the great Renaissance poet and author Petrarch, in the 14th century. Subsequently, European royalty and popes, fascinated by all things classical, became avid collectors of coins; hence the nickname, <em>hobby of kings</em>.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Bank of Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/beads-to-bytes-thumb.jpg" alt="Beads to Bytes - Canada's National Currency Collection" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=beads-to-bytes-canada's-national-currency-collection&id=670">Beads to Bytes - Canada's National Currency Collection</a></h3> <p>Money has always been a source of endless fascination. Few can do without it, and the quest to acquire it, through both fair means and foul, has preoccupied people throughout history. It has been said that <em>the love of money is the root of all evil</em>, but in reality no modern civilization could function without it. Money is the lubricant of commerce, linking buyers and sellers, borrowers and lenders.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Banque du Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, December 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/grading-canadian-coins/grading-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="Michael Walsh Torex Auctions results" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=michael-walsh-torex-auctions-results&id=596">Michael Walsh Torex Auctions results</a></h3> <p>The following content comes from the Canadian Coinoisseur website, which not longer exist since 2014, by Michael Walsh. To keep this information available to the public and for a perpetuity reason, we reproduced it here. Through newsletter, Walsh published some Torex Auctions results between 2000 and 2010. Here are some of these newsletter.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Michael Walsh - Canadian Coinoisseur</em></span> | <span class="note">Saturday, November 1, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/img_s_die_clash_1_cent.jpg" alt="Die clash possibilities" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=die-clash-possibilities&id=105">Die clash possibilities</a></h3> <p>To help you to identify die clash on canadian coins, here's a list of images that show you obverses and reverses die clash possibilities.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>castor</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, October 9, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/img_s_vancouver_2010.jpg" alt="Vancouver 2010 - Olympic Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=vancouver-2010-olympic-coins&id=91">Vancouver 2010 - Olympic Coins</a></h3> <p>Find out all coins of the three year program of circulation and collector coins in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, September 12, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/img_s_5_cents_1964_xwl.jpg" alt="5 cents 1964 - Extra Water Line" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=5-cents-1964-extra-water-line&id=90">5 cents 1964 - Extra Water Line</a></h3> <p>Even if there are a lot of errors and varieties on the 5 cents 1964, like the <strong>whistling queen</strong>, the most popular is and will always be the <strong>Extra Water Line (XWL)</strong> in front of the beaver.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Lightw4re</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, September 8, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/img_s_dollar_terry_fox.jpg" alt="Terry Fox Dollar Varieties" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=terry-fox-dollar-varieties&id=87">Terry Fox Dollar Varieties</a></h3> <p>Find the varieties of the Terry Fox 2005 dollar with images of several zones on this coin. Here's the list of varieties : Normal (grass), without trees, half grass, no grass./p> <p><span class="note">By <em>La Loutre</em></span> | <span class="note">Saturday, August 30, 2008</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/j-o-p-dollars-thumb.jpg" alt="J. O. P. Dollars" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=j.-o.-p.-dollars&id=712">J. O. P. Dollars</a></h3> <p>One of the strangest episodes in Canadian numismatic history centres about these coins. For twenty years they remained a mystery, and what is stranger still, there was no particular reason why they should have been any mystery at all.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, January 14, 2007</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-1871-prince-edward-island-cent.jpg" alt="The 1871 Prince Edward Island Cent" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-1871-prince-edward-island-cent&id=432">The 1871 Prince Edward Island Cent</a></h3> <p>The province of Prince Edward Island decided to adopt the Decimal Currency system from the Sterling in 1871. The Royal Mint in London, England was contacted to contract for the coinage of the P.E.I. cent. The Mint told the P.E.I. Treasury that domestic requirements would be too great to leave time for the P.E.I. contract before shipping closed the first of December.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Prince Edward Island Numismatic Association</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, April 5, 2005</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-millennium-planchet-die-strike-projet-thumb.jpg" alt="The Millennium Planchet - Die - Strike Project" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-millennium-planchet-die-strike-project&id=891">The Millennium Planchet - Die - Strike Project</a></h3> <p>The challenge undertaken by the Royal Canadian Mint to produce twenty-four different circulating Twenty-Five Cent coins in a two year period provides a special opportunity for numismatists to focus in on the problems faced by modern mints, associated with the design of a die and the life span of those dies when they are put to use.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, November 2, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/design-in-canadian-coins-thumb.jpg" alt="Design in Canadian Coins - 1935 to 1967" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=design-in-canadian-coins-1935-to-1967&id=877">Design in Canadian Coins - 1935 to 1967</a></h3> <p>The following content comes from Patrick Glassford website which no longer exist. To keep this information available to the public and for a perpetuity reason, we reproduced it here.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, July 4, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/design-in-canadian-coins-1996-thumb.jpg" alt="Coinage Designs of 1996" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=coinage-designs-of-1996&id=878">Coinage Designs of 1996</a></h3> <p>The following content comes from Patrick Glassford website which no longer exist. To keep this information available to the public and for a perpetuity reason, we reproduced it here.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, July 4, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee.jpg" alt="Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=currency-museum-of-the-bank-of-canada&id=290">Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada</a></h3> <p>The National Currency Collection contains some 100,000 items consisting of coins, tokens and paper money in the custody of, or owned by, the Bank of Canada. It includes a relatively complete collection of the coins, tokens and of paper money that have been used or are now being used in Canada. The purpose of the collection is to portray the development of money through the ages with particular emphasis on the history of Canada's currency.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee.jpg" alt="Pre-European Contact" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=pre-european-contact&id=291">Pre-European Contact</a></h3> <p>Before the arrival of the Europeans in the early 16th century, Canada was inhabited by its First Nations. They did not use currency but traded in goods and services on a barter basis. Certain objects, however, were regarded as having special economic and social value.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee.jpg" alt="Early European Contact and the Fur Trade" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=early-european-contact-and-the-fur-trade&id=292">Early European Contact and the Fur Trade</a></h3> <p>Among the First Nations of the east, wampum was most often used to measure wealth and for gift-giving. The wampum belt you see on the screen is made of small cylindrical shells strung together. In addition to being used as a means of payment, wampum belts also had ceremonial uses, such as the marking of peace treaties, the summoning of the various nations to war, or the recording of important events in the history of the people.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-argent-indien-a.jpg" alt="Trade Silver - The Beaver" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=trade-silver-the-beaver&id=293">Trade Silver - The Beaver</a></h3> <p>The North American First Nations for many years made ornaments of bone, shell and stone. The coming of the Europeans introduced them to ornaments made of brass, copper and silver. The early French fur traders soon learned that the Aboriginals were more than willing to exchange their furs for metal ornaments, especially silver.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-15-sols-1670-a.jpg" alt="The Shortage of Coins" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-shortage-of-coins&id=299">The Shortage of Coins</a></h3> <p>The colonists living in New France from the mid-1660s on used barter to exchange goods but also used metal coins, such as this 15-sol French coin dated 1670. However, there was never enough hard currency to go around.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-colonies-1722-a.jpg" alt="The Coin Shortage Continues" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-coin-shortage-continues&id=303">The Coin Shortage Continues</a></h3> <p>By 1720, the King of France decided to ban the practice of issuing playing card money. The colony's inhabitants were forced to make do with coinage supplied from France, such as the 30-deniers coin known as a <em>mousquetaire</em> because its cross resembled that adorning the capes of the famous musketeers.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-9-deniers-1721-a.jpg" alt="France, Louis XV, 9 deniers, 1721-22" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=france,-louis-xv,-9-deniers,-1721-22&id=306">France, Louis XV, 9 deniers, 1721-22</a></h3> <p>There was a chronic shortage of currency in New France throughout the French Regime; coins brought out from the mother country returned almost immediately to France. Governor after governor pleaded with the French king to provide distinctive coins that would remain in the colony because they would be unacceptable in France.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-9-deniers-1722h-a.jpg" alt="France: Nine-Deniers, Copper, 1722 H" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=france:-nine-deniers,-copper,-1722-h&id=307">France: Nine-Deniers, Copper, 1722 H</a></h3> <p>The copper coin illustrated is one of a colonial issue that the Company of the Indies, a private French trading company, imported into New France under the authorization of Louis XV. The colonists, however, were reluctant to use the new coinage because of their previous experience with depreciation of copper coins.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-sou-cuivre-1719-a.jpg" alt="France, Louis XV, copper sol, 1719" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=france,-louis-xv,-copper-sol,-1719&id=308">France, Louis XV, copper sol, 1719</a></h3> <p>Copper coins were not widely used in New France for a large part of its 150-year history. The reason for this apparent anomaly was a distrust of copper coinage that developed early in the commercial life of the colony.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-livre-1720-a.jpg" alt="France, Louis XV, 1 livre, 1720BB" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=france,-louis-xv,-1-livre,-1720bb&id=309">France, Louis XV, 1 livre, 1720BB</a></h3> <p>John Law was a Scottish banker who emigrated to France and became financial adviser to Louis XV. He eventually gave King Louis ample reason to wish that the Scot had never left his native land. Law recommended the establishment of La Banque Royale which became commonly known as La Banque de Law.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-2-sols-1741-a.jpg" alt="France, Louis XV, double sol (sou marqué), 1741B" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=france,-louis-xv,-double-sol-(sou-marque),-1741b&id=310">France, Louis XV, double sol (sou marqué), 1741B</a></h3> <p>During the French regime in Canada the need for higher denominations of currency was filled by paper money. The lowest denomination of this paper money, however, was 7 sols 6 deniers.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-ipe-disque-a.jpg" alt="The Spanish-American Dollar" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-spanish-american-dollar&id=314">The Spanish-American Dollar</a></h3> <p>The British colonial period did not mean an end to the shortage of coinage. The economy was still extremely dependent on the fur trade, and any coins arriving from England immediately found their way back.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-ipe-dollar-1813-a.jpg" alt="Prince Edward Island, <em>holey dollar</em>, 1804" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=prince-edward-island,-<em>holey-dollar</em>,-1804&id=318">Prince Edward Island, <em>holey dollar</em>, 1804</a></h3> <p>Upon his arrival in P.E.I. in 1813, Charles Douglass Smith, the island's newly appointed lieutenant-governor, discovered that there was a serious shortage of circulating coin. Although Spanish coins, mainly the dollars or 8-reale pieces, occasionally found their way to the island in trade, they rarely remained in circulation because they were used to pay for imported goods.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1858-a.jpg" alt="The Move to the Decimal System" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-move-to-the-decimal-system&id=353">The Move to the Decimal System</a></h3> <p>During the 1850s, trade burgeoned between the United States and the colonies of British North America. The British colonies, led by the Province of Canada, became convinced that they needed to replace the sterling system, which had been used since 1760, with the decimal system used in the United States.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-cent-1859-a.jpg" alt="Province of Canada, Victoria, one cent, 1858-1859" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=province-of-canada,-victoria,-one-cent,-1858-1859&id=354">Province of Canada, Victoria, one cent, 1858-1859</a></h3> <p>All of the British North American colonies originally had currency systems based on pounds, shillings and pence, though foreign coins circulated widely. By the 1850s, however, growing trade with the United States and the widespread use of U.S. and certain Spanish-American coins led the colonies to seek adoption of decimal currency systems with dollar, cent and mil units.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-20-cents-1858-a.jpg" alt="Province of Canada, Victoria, 20 cents 1858" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=province-of-canada,-victoria,-20-cents-1858&id=356">Province of Canada, Victoria, 20 cents 1858</a></h3> <p>The Province of Canada, which existed as a political entity from 1841 to 1867 and consisted of what are now Ontario and Quebec, was the first part of British North America to adopt the familiar decimal system of currency by an act passed in 1857.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-cent-bronze-1861-a.jpg" alt="New Brunswick, one-half cent, 1861" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=new-brunswick,-one-half-cent,-1861&id=357">New Brunswick, one-half cent, 1861</a></h3> <p>Perhaps the most curious of all the decimal coins of the British North American provinces is the New Brunswick half cent. It was never ordered, nor indeed even required, by the colony! In 1859-60 both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia adopted a decimal currency system. The Nova Scotia government, however, wished to keep British silver in circulation as well.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-10-cents-1864-a.jpg" alt="New Brunswick, Victoria, 10 cents, 1864" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=new-brunswick,-victoria,-10-cents,-1864&id=358">New Brunswick, Victoria, 10 cents, 1864</a></h3> <p>The decimal coinage issued by the Province of Canada in 1858 brought some semblance of order to the chaotic scramble for small change that was usual in the colonies. Since people had been using English and American coins as well as local tokens in their everyday transactions, the new currency was welcome.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-cent-1871-a.jpg" alt="Prince Edward Island, one cent, 1871" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=prince-edward-island,-one-cent,-1871&id=359">Prince Edward Island, one cent, 1871</a></h3> <p>Prince Edward Island was the last of the British North American colonies to adopt a decimal system of currency. 'Going decimal' in 1871, the island chose a dollar equal in value to the United States one-dollar gold piece, in line with the decimal currency system introduced earlier in the Provinces of Canada and New Brunswick and adopted by the Dominion of Canada in 1867. </p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-cent-1872-a.jpg" alt="Newfoundland, one cent, 1872H" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=newfoundland,-one-cent,-1872h&id=360">Newfoundland, one cent, 1872H</a></h3> <p>Newfoundland, a separate British colony, was allowed to issue its own coinage beginning in 1865. The lowest denomination issued was the one cent, which was one inch in diameter and made of bronze. The design of this coin was the subject of some discussion between colonial and home office authorities.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-cent-1938-a.jpg" alt="Newfoundland, one cent, 1938" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=newfoundland,-one-cent,-1938&id=361">Newfoundland, one cent, 1938</a></h3> <p>Newfoundland had had its own currency since 1865 and over the years the people became very attached to their large one-cent pieces, an inch in diameter, and to their "fish scales," as the small silver five-cent pieces were locally known.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1947-a.jpg" alt="Newfoundland, five cents, 1947C" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=newfoundland,-five-cents,-1947c&id=362">Newfoundland, five cents, 1947C</a></h3> <p>John Cabot is given credit for the discovery of Newfoundland in 1497, although many believe that the Vikings were there hundreds of years earlier. By 1583 the English had firmly established their rule over the island, and Newfoundland remained a British colony until 1949, when it entered Confederation as the tenth province of Canada.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-2-dollars-1870-a.jpg" alt="Newfoundland, two dollars, 1870" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=newfoundland,-two-dollars,-1870&id=363">Newfoundland, two dollars, 1870</a></h3> <p>Like all other British North American colonies, Newfoundland adopted, in the mid-19th century, a decimal currency consisting of dollars-cents-mils. However, in introducing the new currency in 1865, Newfoundland, unlike other colonies, chose to include a gold coin among the denominations it was issuing.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-20-dollars-1862-a.jpg" alt="British Columbia, 20 dollars, 1862" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=british-columbia,-20-dollars,-1862&id=364">British Columbia, 20 dollars, 1862</a></h3> <p>In the late 1850s, gold was discovered in the Fraser River and Cariboo districts of British Columbia. The gold rush that followed brought a large influx of new inhabitants, changing the colony virtually overnight from a small settlement based on trading to a rapidly expanding one. The almost complete lack of a circulating medium occasioned great inconvenience.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1870-a.jpg" alt="Canada's First Coinage" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada's-first-coinage&id=366">Canada's First Coinage</a></h3> <p>With the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, the central government assumed responsibility for money and banking, as mandated under section 91 of the British North America Act, and it undertook to standardize the fledgling country's currency.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-cent-1897-a.jpg" alt="Canada, one cent, Palmers Pond wreck (January 26, 1897)" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-one-cent,-palmers-pond-wreck-(january-26,-1897)&id=367">Canada, one cent, Palmers Pond wreck (January 26, 1897)</a></h3> <p>Coins have often been used, officially and unofficially, to commemorate important events. This counterstamped one-cent piece is an example of an unofficial use to mark an event of local significance. On January 26, 1897, a CPR train on its way from Halifax to Saint John was a few minutes late leaving Sackville. It was scheduled to arrive in Moncton at noon.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1936-a.jpg" alt="Canada, 10 cents, 1936 dot" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-10-cents,-1936-dot&id=371">Canada, 10 cents, 1936 dot</a></h3> <p>In Canadian coinage, some of the more interesting varieties - differences within a given coin issue - occurred in connection with the abdication of King Edward VIII.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-50-cents-1921-a.jpg" alt="Canada, 50 cents, 1921" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-50-cents,-1921&id=372">Canada, 50 cents, 1921</a></h3> <p>Canada's 1921 fifty-cent piece is a very rare coin; fewer than 200 are believed to exist. This is a direct result of the great variation in demand for fifty-cent pieces since their introduction in Canada in 1870. At times the coins were very popular; at other times, as in recent years, they were seldom seen in circulation.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-10-dollars-1912-a.jpg" alt="Canada, 10 dollars (gold), 1912" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-10-dollars-(gold),-1912&id=373">Canada, 10 dollars (gold), 1912</a></h3> <p>During the first 40 years of its existence, the Dominion of Canada had no gold coinage of its own although various foreign gold coins, notably British sovereigns and several United States denominations, were used.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-10-dollars-1928-a.jpg" alt="Canada, 10 dollars (bronze pattern), 1928" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-10-dollars-(bronze-pattern),-1928&id=374">Canada, 10 dollars (bronze pattern), 1928</a></h3> <p>In 1927 the Dominion authorities requested that the Royal Mint in London prepare new reverse dies for Canada's gold coinage. A new coat of arms had been approved for the Dominion in 1921, and it was felt that if, in the future, Canada should decide to issue another series of gold coins, everything would be in readiness.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1922-a.jpg" alt="Canada, five cents, 1922" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-five-cents,-1922&id=375">Canada, five cents, 1922</a></h3> <p>Canada is justly proud of her role as a world leader in nickel production. The value of nickel as a coinage metal has been recognized for many years; not only is it attractive but it is also tough enough to withstand the wear and tear of commercial use for long periods.The use of nickel for Canadian coins dates back to 1922, when the first large five-cent piece was introduced.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-dollar-1935-a.jpg" alt="The First Attempt to Canadianize Coinage" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-first-attempt-to-canadianize-coinage&id=376">The First Attempt to Canadianize Coinage</a></h3> <p>The depiction of a canoe on the 1935 silver dollar marked the first attempt to "Canadianize" the designs on the country's coinage. In 1937 a completely new set of coins was issued with designs highlighting themes drawn from Canadian wildlife and flora. These designs, including the famous beaver on the 5-cent coin, grace our coins to this day. </p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1953-a.jpg" alt="Canada, five cents, 1953" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-five-cents,-1953&id=377">Canada, five cents, 1953</a></h3> <p>In 1951, during the Korean War, Canada was faced with a shortage of nickel, which had traditionally been used in producing the five-cent piece. To deal with this problem, the Royal Canadian Mint reverted to a solution which had been found during the Second World War. It struck five-cent pieces in steel and plated them with chromium.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-50-cents-1947-a.jpg" alt="Canada, 50 cents, 1947ML" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-50-cents,-1947ml&id=378">Canada, 50 cents, 1947ML</a></h3> <p>The coin illustrated is part of the Canadian series designed after the death of King George V. The reigning monarch, George V1, appears on the obverse of all the coins, and the fifty-cent piece features the Canadian coat of arms on its reverse.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1942-a.jpg" alt="World War II" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=world-war-ii&id=380">World War II</a></h3> <p>As in World War I, the metallic composition of coinage had to be altered during World War II. Owing to the increased demand for nickel from the war-related industries, the government decided to mint the 5-cent coin from tombac, an alloy of zinc and copper with a colour similar to that of a penny.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-5-cents-1943-a.jpg" alt="Canada, five cents (tombac), 1943" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-five-cents-(tombac),-1943&id=381">Canada, five cents (tombac), 1943</a></h3> <p>During the Second World War, Canadian nickel was in great demand as a war material. This forced the temporary abandonment of its use in the coining of five-cent pieces. The first substitute material employed was a type of brass, called tombac. To aid in distinguishing them from the bronze one-cent coins, the new yellow five-cent pieces were given a dodecagonal or 12-sided, shape.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-dollar-1967-a.jpg" alt="Changes in Coin Design" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=changes-in-coin-design&id=382">Changes in Coin Design</a></h3> <p>More than simply the design and composition of Canadian coins have changed over the years. The images of the king or queen have had to change to reflect new circumstances. The portrait of the king or queen has always appeared on our coinage. In 1953, Elizabeth II, the new head of state, made her first appearance on Canadian coins and in 1954, on bank notes. </p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-25-cents-1908-a.jpg" alt="Canada, Edward VII , 25 cents, 1908" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-edward-vii-,-25-cents,-1908&id=383">Canada, Edward VII , 25 cents, 1908</a></h3> <p>Monarchs or heads of state have been a common motif on western coins since ancient times. Five sovereigns have appeared on Canadian coins since Confederation. The second, Edward VII, is portrayed on the silver 25-cent piece of 1908 pictured.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-25-cents-1911-a.jpg" alt="Canada, George V, 25 cents, 1911" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-george-v,-25-cents,-1911&id=384">Canada, George V, 25 cents, 1911</a></h3> <p>With the accession of George V to the British throne in 1910, it became necessary for the Royal Mint in London to produce a set of master tools for the obverse of the new Canadian coins. For the first time the regal portrait for the coins was produced by an artist outside the Mint.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-dollar-1990-a.jpg" alt="Canada, Elizabeth II, one dollar, 1990" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-elizabeth-ii,-one-dollar,-1990&id=385">Canada, Elizabeth II, one dollar, 1990</a></h3> <p>The one-dollar coin featured bears the third portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to appear on Canadian coins. This portrait, introduced in 1990, represents a significant milestone in the history of Canadian coinage, as it is the first portrait of the reigning monarch to be designed by a Canadian.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-dollar-1939-a.jpg" alt="Canada, one dollar, 1939" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-one-dollar,-1939&id=386">Canada, one dollar, 1939</a></h3> <p>This coin, the second commemorative silver dollar struck in Canada, was minted to celebrate the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. The reverse of the coin depicts the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. The Latin legend FIDE SUORUM REGNAT (He reigns by the faith of his people) appears above.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-dollar-1949-a.jpg" alt="Canada, one dollar, 1949" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-one-dollar,-1949&id=387">Canada, one dollar, 1949</a></h3> <p>Although it is now a fairly common practice, the use of our coinage to commemorate a special event was relatively rare prior to the 1960s. The principal coin used for commemorative purposes has been the dollar. One of the most attractive of these coins is the one issued nearly thirty years ago to mark the entry of Newfoundland into Confederation.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-1-dollar-1958-a.jpg" alt="Canada, one dollar, 1958" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-one-dollar,-1958&id=388">Canada, one dollar, 1958</a></h3> <p>This silver dollar, with its bold design of mountains behind a totem pole typical of Pacific coast Native Canadians, marks the centennial of British Columbia's establishment as a Crown Colony. In the early 1840s what is now British Columbia was part of the Oregon country and was controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/musee-20-dollars-gold-1967.jpg" alt="Canada, 20 dollars (gold), 1967" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada,-20-dollars-(gold),-1967&id=389">Canada, 20 dollars (gold), 1967</a></h3> <p>Very few gold coins have been struck in Canada, even though gold was widely used throughout the world as a medium of exchange until the early years of this century. Canada issued $5 and $10 gold pieces in 1912, 1913 and 1914 and British sovereigns were struck at The Royal Mint in Ottawa from 1908 to 1919.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Library and Archives Canada</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, March 29, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/german-prefab-type-varieties-thumb.jpg" alt="German Prefab Type Varieties" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=german-prefab-type-varieties&id=874">German Prefab Type Varieties</a></h3> <p>Types that occur due to variations (errors) that occur during the creation of the Planchet or the Striking of coinage, concerning the German Prefab Type Planchet.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>Patrick Glassford</em></span> | <span class="note">Saturday, February 14, 2004</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/cna-convention-a-great-success.jpg" alt="CNA Convention a great success" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=cna-convention-a-great-success&id=597">CNA Convention a great success</a></h3> <p>This year's Canadian Numismatic Association annual convention held in Vancouver, Canada in mid-July, was a great success. Altough organizers were hampered in promoting the show due to a newspaper strike, collectors attended from all over canada (particularly the province of British Columbia), as well as quite a large number of collectors from the United States and even from Australia.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>George Manz</em></span> | <span class="note">Sunday, September 1, 2002</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-famous-heaton-mint-thumb.jpg" alt="The famous Heaton Mint" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-famous-heaton-mint&id=486">The famous Heaton Mint</a></h3> <p>The story of the Heaton Mint begins in 1850, when Ralph Heaton II purchased Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint equipment. Boulton was a industrialist who set up the Soho Manufactory in Birmingham, England, later teaming up with James Watt to produce the most advanced version of the steam engine, one that would literally herald the advent of the industrial revolution.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>George Manz</em></span> | <span class="note">Monday, July 1, 2002</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/the-top-10-canadian-sleepers-for-2002-thumb.jpg" alt="The top 10 Canadian sleepers for 2002" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-top-10-canadian-sleepers-for-2002&id=487">The top 10 Canadian sleepers for 2002</a></h3> <p>Let's get this straight. This is an article for coin collectors, not for coin speculators. It's about the Canadian coins I believe are <em>sleepers</em> for the prices that are presently being charged. I'm not suggesting that you should run out and purchase any of the coins that I've listed below. Just because I think the following coins are undervalued, doesn't mean you should follow my advice. Decide for yourselves.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>George Manz</em></span> | <span class="note">Friday, February 1, 2002</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/canada-s-unofficial-coins.jpg" alt="Canada's unofficial coin" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=canada's-unofficial-coin&id=479">Canada's unofficial coin</a></h3> <p>Before Canadian confederation in 1867, the only <em>official</em> Canadian coins were the Province of Canada's decimal coins of 1858 and 1859. Those dated 1858 included bronze large cents, as well as silver five cents, 10 cents and 20 cents. Large bronze cents were also struck in 1859. But while both large cents were minted by the Royal Mint, they were struck on blanks produced by Ralph Heaton and Sons of Birmingham.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>George Manz</em></span> | <span class="note">Tuesday, May 1, 2001</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/a-coinage-of-its-own-province-of-canada-large-cents.jpg" alt="A coinage of its own: The Province of Canada's Large Cents 1858-59" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=a-coinage-of-its-own:-the-province-of-canada's-large-cents-1858-59&id=478">A coinage of its own: The Province of Canada's Large Cents 1858-59</a></h3> <p>After the Province of Canada was formed in 1841 through the union of the colonies of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, the new government decided to mint coins for the new Province because coins were scarce. But it took many years to persuade the British government that it was in the best interests of both Canada and Britain.</p> <p><span class="note">By <em>George Manz</em></span> | <span class="note">Thursday, March 1, 2001</span></p> </div> <div class="article"> <img src="https://www.numicanada.com/medias/articles/v-for-victory-thumb.jpg" alt="The V for Victory" align="right" style="padding:0 0 0 10px;" /><h3><a href="coins-articles.php?article=the-v-for-victory&id=488">The V for Victory</a></h3> <p>I want to call them nickels. By I can't. That's because the Royal Canadian Mint issued three V for Victory 5-cent coins that weren't made of nickel from 1943 to 1945. I'm certain most collectors who have even a small Canadian coin collection have these coins. 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