The Royal Canadian Mint has announced their first collector coin of the year, the 2012 Proof Silver Dollar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The coin is designed by military artist Ardell Bourgeois of British Columbia and features a British Sergeant, a Voltigeur Canadian, and an Iroquois warrior united in defense of […]
Nickel To Be Removed from High-Value Canadian Coins
The Canadian government will introduce a composition change for their $1 and $2 coins, known respectively as the ‘loonie’ and ‘toonie’, in the March-April 2012 timeframe in order to save money in their production and distribution, as well as make them more difficult to counterfeit. The change was announced in the 2011 federal budget, but […]
The Canadian “Loonie” Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary
The Royal Canadian Mint have issued a special collector’s version of their circulating dollar coin, affectionately known as the “Loonie” due to the loon duck which is depicted on the reverse. The 11-sided golden colored coin with a diameter fitting in between the 50 and 25 cent coins was released into general circulation in 1987 […]
Royal Canadian Mint Unveils Highway of Heroes Silver Coin
On October 31, 2011 the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the Highway of Heroes Silver Commemorative Coin. The Highway of Heroes is the name given to the 172-kilometer stretch of Highway 401 traveled by a convoy of vehicles carrying a fallen soldier’s body and their family from Canadian Forces Base in Trenton to the coroner’s office […]
Novia Scotia Coat of Arms Featured on Latest Canadian Gold Crown
The Royal Canadian Mint have launched (27th October) their latest Gold crown within the Bi-annual “Coat of Arms” series. The eighth issue, this double Gold Crown features Canada’s oldest coat of arms, that of Nova Scotia. One of the Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia was granted its own coat of Arms by H.M. King Charles in […]
2011 Hunter’s Moon $5 Silver and Niobium Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the second selectively anodized silver and niobium coin honoring the seasonal moon phases of the Algonquin people. The design features The Full Hunter’s Moon. The Algonquins used the moon to track time, assigning a name to each full moon. The coin series features the buck, hunter, wolf, and pink […]
Royal Canadian Mint Issues Five Ounce $500 Gold Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint have issued (6th October) an extraordinary tribute to Canada’s first gold coins with the mintage of a five ounce gold coin with a face value of 500 Dollars, the first time for this denomination. Struck at Canada’s Mint in 1912, (originally the facilities in Ottawa were an extension of the UK’s […]
One-Half Ounce 2011 Silver Maple Leaf Forever Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint have introduced a new half ounce silver coin which is the first in a new annual series. The design is based on the now sold out one-kilo Silver Maple Leaf Forever Coin, but in an effort to provide a more affordable option, the current release contains one half ounce of silver. […]
Royal Canadian Mint Unveils 2012 Cougar Silver Bullion Coins
On August 17th, 2011, The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) announced that it will be releasing a new one-ounce 99.99% pure silver bullion coin. The 2012-dated “Cougar” silver bullion coin, with a $5 face value, is the third in a series of six coins celebrating Canada’s Wildlife; only one million coins will be minted. The obverse […]
Royal Canadian Mint’s Tribute to the Elusive 1911 Silver Dollar
The Royal Canadian Mint have issued (14th July) a reproduction of the 1911 Silver Dollar for the 100th anniversary of this elusive early dollar and one key date to the dollar series. Minted as a trial coin at the Royal Mint in London, only three examples (two in silver, one in lead) are known to […]
