Tag: Canadian Coins
Mike Byers Mint Error News – Unique Off-Metal 1974 Canada $5 Olympic Commemorative Coin
By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......
Unique 1974 Canada $5 Olympic Commemorative Off-Metal Mint Error
Struck on Experimental Silver Planchet
Intended for Uniface Essay Trial...
Mike Byers Mint Error News – Unique Canadian Quarter Set Overstruck by 1978 Canadian...
By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......
Unique Set of Canadian Quarters
Overstruck by 1978 Canadian Cent Dies
Certified by PCGS
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This is an amazing...
Mike Byers Mint Error News – 1977 Canada Silver Jubilee $100 Coin on 50...
By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......
1977 Canada Silver Jubilee $100
Struck on 8.1 gram 50c Planchet
(Regular Issue Struck In Gold)
PCGS PR 67 Deep...
CoinWeek Awards Best Coin Designs of 2023
By CoinWeek .....
CoinWeek's editors reviewed over 200 legal tender coins produced in 2023 by top public and private mints
Three coins stood out
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Ten Attractive and Inexpensive World Coins to Get Your Collection Started
Collectors on a budget will find world coins an interesting area to pursue
Al Doyle lists 10 world coin areas that should excite...
How World War II Created Strange and Unusual Coins
By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek .....
World War II affected coins almost everywhere around the world.
In the United States, the most dramatic effect that the...
Royal Canadian Mint Introduces Single Mine Gold Maple Leaf Coin
By CoinWeek ......
To demonstrate industry leadership in transparency and refining, the Royal Canadian Mint has sourced its newest gold bullion coin completely from a...
Royal Canadian Mint Ghost Ship Coin Wins Most Innovative Award
The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted that its 2022 5 oz. Pure Silver Coin – Canadian Ghost Ship has won the Coin of the...
Canada Honors Engineer Elsie Macgill With $1 Circulation Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new $1 commemorative circulation coin honoring Elsie MacGill, an exceptional Canadian who broke barriers as an engineer...
Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day With $2 Commemorative Coin
On the eve of the Summer Solstice, a day of great significance for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people across Canada, the Royal Canadian...
Canadian Coins in June 4 Heritage Spotlight Auction
The continued growth of the world and ancient coin market has inspired Heritage Auctions to develop their new multi-consignor, thematic Showcase auctions. These Spotlight...
Collecting the Canadian $2 Coin
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
The date? February 19, 1996. The location? Ben’s Deli in Montreal. The plot line? The official launch of Canada’s...
Royal Canadian Mint’s $2 Coin Honoring Elizabeth II Named Best New Circulating Coin by...
Two-dollar circulation coin with innovative black nickel plating earns Mint another Excellence in Currency Award
The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted that its bi-metallic $2...
Royal Canadian Mint Raises Over $1 Million for Ukraine Relief
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Royal Canadian Mint made the decision to donate all net cash proceeds from the sale...
Royal Canadian Mint Unveils Coins Marking Charles III Coronation
As Canadians celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the first formal investiture of a new monarch in seven decades, the Royal...
Royal Canadian Mint Commemorative Coin Honors Black Canadian Volunteers of No. 2 Construction Battalion
No. 2 Construction Battalion, the first and only all-Black battalion-sized unit in Canadian military history, is being remembered on the 2023 issue of the...
Royal Canadian Mint Announces Numismatic Collection Honoring Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
The life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who served as Canada’s monarch and head of state for 70 years, is being remembered on...
Royal Canadian Mint: Transitional Effigy on 2023 Proof Silver Dollar
2023-dated collector and bullion coins to feature transitional effigy until permanent obverse is chosen for all Canadian coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has dedicated its...
The Coin Analyst’s 2022 Gift Guide for Modern World Coin Collectors
By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek .....
It’s that time of the year again – time to look back on some highlights from the dizzying...
Royal Canadian Mint Issues $2 Circulation Coin With Black Nickel Finish in Memory of...
As 2022 draws to a close, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a $2 circulation coin featuring a black outer ring to honor Her...
Royal Canadian Mint Issues $1 Circulating Coin Commemorating Alexander Graham Bell
Stories of great achievement often find their way on Royal Canadian Mint coins and on the 175th anniversary of his birth, Alexander Graham Bell...
Royal Canadian Mint Issues $2 Coin Celebrating Canada’s 1972 Hockey Triumph
Fifty years since the last game was played in an epic clash between hockey superpowers, the Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a $2 circulation...
Royal Canadian Mint Honors Victims and Survivors of Residential, Day and Boarding Schools
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Royal Canadian Mint have together unveiled a deeply symbolic keepsake that acknowledges the truths behind...
Canada Honors Jazz Pianist Oscar Peterson on New $1 Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint is honoring one of the greatest musicians the world has ever seen by issuing a new $1 commemorative circulation coin...
New Royal Canadian Mint Coins Honors the Red River Métis
The Red River Métis tradition of sharing and preserving knowledge by passing it on from one generation to the next through art and storytelling...
Royal Canadian Mint Launches Klondike-Themed Gold Bullion Coin at PDAC 2022
The Klondike Gold Rush, a turning point in Canadian mining history, and the prospecting methods used to find gold first discovered in Yukon’s famed...
Latest Collector Coins From Royal Canadian Mint Honor Classic Designs
Ten years ago, the Mint's Winnipeg facility struck the last Canadian penny. And now, the Royal Canadian Mint is releasing a 1 oz. silver...
The Ultimate, One-of-a-Kind Coin From the Royal Canadian Mint, Surpasses $1.2 Million
The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted that The Ultimate, a one-of-a-kind one-kilo pure platinum coin, adorned with hundreds of pink diamonds from the famed...
Royal Canadian Mint Opulence Coin Collection Features Pink Diamonds
On May 4, the Royal Canadian Mint launched the Opulence Collection, exclusive numismatic masterpieces of exceptional craftsmanship featuring some of the world’s rarest precious...
A Brief Primer on the Gold Maple Leaf
By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....
Approved in 1978 by an act of the Canadian Parliament, the Royal Canadian Mint issued the world-famous gold Maple...