Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins

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One of the most highly profitable aspects of the Royal Canadian Mint’s enterprise is in its Numismatic product line. ^[1] One could argue that the first Numismatic coin from RCM was the 1935 dollar to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King George V. This was meant for circulation but it was the first Canadian coin which commemorated a special event. The decision to issue this coin was made in October 1934 by then-Prime Minister R.B. Bennett. ^[2] There were economic and patriotic incentives for the release of a silver dollar. The belief was that the silver mining industry would receive a boost. The interest would be generated from a circular advertising its intention to produce the coin. In future years, this piece would have a more emotional meaning for many Canadians because it was also the first coin to have the Voyageur motif on its reverse.

Contents 1 Olympic coins 2 The Birth of Luxury Coins 3 Expansion and Innovation 4 The Millennium 5 Chinese Lunar New Year Coin Series 6 Commemorative Silver Dollar Series 6.1 1935-1980 6.2 1981-1999 6.3 2000-2007 6.4 Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars 7 Numismatic One, Three and Five Cents 8 Numismatic Ten Cents 9 Numismatic 25-cent Pieces 9.1 1998-2004 9.2 2005-present 9.2.1 Canada Day 9.2.2 Holiday Coin Set 9.2.3 NHL Coins 10 Numismatic Fifty-Cent Collections 10.1 Discovering Nature Series 1995-2000 10.2 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint 10.3 Canadian Sports Series 1998-2000 10.4 Canadian Festivals Series 2001-2003 10.5 Canadian Folklore and Legends Series 2001-2002 10.6 Canadian Floral Collection 2002-Present 10.7 Coat of Arms of Canada 2004 10.8 1/25 Ounce Gold 2004-present 10.9 Butterfly Collection 2004-2006 10.10 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II 2005 10.11 Legends of Hockey 2005 11 Numismatic One, Two and Three Dollars 12 Numismatic Five and Eight Dollars 13 Ten Dollars 14 Twenty Dollars 14.1 Aviation Collection 14.2 Land, Sea and Rail Transportation Series 2000-2003 14.3 Natural Wonders 2003-2005 14.4 Lighthouse Collection 2004-2005 14.5 National Parks 2005-present 14.6 Tall Ships Collection 2005-present 14.7 Architectural Collection 2006-present 15 Thirty Dollars 16 Seventy-Five Dollars 17 100 Dollar Gold 18 150 Dollar Gold 19 200 Dollar Gold 19.1 Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions 19.2 Canadian Art and Artists 19.3 Canadian Commerce 20 250 and 300 Dollar Gold 21 350 Dollar Gold 22 Palladium coins 23 Platinum coins 24 Collector Cards 25 Definition of Finishes 26 Mint Marks 27 References 28 External links

[edit] Olympic coins

Please see Royal Canadian Mint Olympic Coins for coin specifications

Most numismatists agree that the first true numismatic collection was the Olympic Five and Ten Dollar coins for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Starting in 1973, the RCM issued four coin sets (two five dollar coins and two ten dollar coins). At the behest of the Federal Government, led by then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, it was agreed that these coins would help finance while commemorate the 1976 Summer Olympics. The plan was to have thirty coins, twenty-eight silver coins with face values of $5 and $10, and two gold coins. Due to the incredibly high mintage (over 20 million coins were produced), these coins have no investment value whatsoever. Most of these coins today are usually sold for their silver content.

After the Olympic coin venture, the numismatic line expanded to include $100 Gold coins. These were premium coins that sold for higher than face value. The common issue price from 1977 to 1979 ranged from $140 to $180. The cases for these coins tended to be brown or black leatherette cases with maroon or blue inserts, and a Certificate of Authenticity. Of all these coins, the only one that had any significant increase in value on the secondary market was the 2002 Alberta Strikes Oil coin.

Heading into the 1980s, the Olympics would return to Canada. The city of Calgary would host the 1988 Winter Olympics. Starting in 1985, the Federal Government, under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, issued a ten coin set to help finance and commemorate the Olympic games. These coins were issued in Proof quality only, and were sold with the partnership of the Royal Bank of Canada. Part of the agreement with Royal Bank was that these coins could be redeemed for their face value. Unlike the Montreal coins, mintage was limited to 5,000,000 coins and this would mark the first time that any silver coin had edge lettering on it. Said lettering was 'XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES - JEUX D'OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER.'

On February 23, 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint held a press conference in Calgary, Alberta to announce the release of the Vancouver Olympic commemorative coins. The newest denomination for the Vancouver Olympic coins is twenty-five dollars. ^[3] The twenty-five dollar coins are the first Modern Olympic coins ever to have a hologram on the reverse.

[edit] The Birth of Luxury Coins

Expansion in the numismatic line was a key element of the 1990s. The first significant sign was the birth of the Two Hundred Dollar Gold coins. Starting in 1990, this coin was sold for a higher price than its face value. The first coin commemorated the Silver Jubilee of Canada's flag and sold for $395.00. The superstar of this collection would be the Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions coins. These coins were minted from 1997 to 2000. The Haida coin has been an award winning coin for the RCM taking the Best Coin Award at the 1997 Singapore International Coin Show. ^[4]

This was only the beginning for the RCM. The advent of the Two Hundred Dollar Gold series was quickly joined by a Platinum series. These high quality collector coins solidifed the RCM's entry into the luxury coin market. A four coin set with face values of $30, $75, $150, and $300 respectively were complemented by the high quality artwork that adorned these luxury items. Famed artists such as Robert Bateman and Glen Loates contributed to these collections with polar bear and bird designs. The issue price for these collections was around $1,990 and the casing was a walnut or burgundy (for 1994) case with a black suede four hole insert and a Certificate of Authenticity.

[edit] Expansion and Innovation

A long overdue project was launched in 1995 when fifty cent coins became part of the numismatic line. For decades, fifty cent coins were part of the standard sets but were never really marketed as their own numismatic product. Truly a favourite among collectors, the Discovering Nature Series marked the first numismatic coins with a face value of fifty cents. Marketed as a 32 coin set with one set released on an annual basis, the decade would close with another fifty cent series. A coin set to honour Canadian sports first was released.

The decade also saw the birth of several new coin series which used innovative techniques that had never been before. These techniques were the use of a gold cameo in the coin. The first set that was part of this great innovation was the Aviation Collection, which debuted in 1990. The Canadian aviation heroes were commemorated on a twenty coin set. A RCM first was the fact that every coin in the collection consisted of a 24 karat gold covered oval cameo portrait of the aviation hero. The coin itself featured a different plane ranging from the Gypsy Moth to the legendary Avro Arrow. These were proof coins while the case of issue was an aluminum case in the shape of a wing.

A new coin series which not only increased awareness in the RCM but acknowledged Canada's cultural differences was launced near the end of the decade. The Chinese Lunar New Year Collection debuted in 1998 with the Year of the Tiger coin. The centre featured the fierce Tiger in a gold plated cameo while the rim found the Tiger surrounded by all twelve animal zodiacs. All the images from this collection are courtesy of artist Harvey Chan. With a face value of $15, this set will see its end in 2009 with the Year of the Ox.

[edit] The Millennium

The euphoria surrounding the year 2000 led to the birth of the Millennium 25-cent coin program. The numismatic line included proof quality coins sold individually or as a complete set. This level of excess would come to signify the coming decade. The number of numismatic releases would increase on an annual basis starting in 2003. Numismatic three cents, five cents, and ten cents would be introduced, along with numismatic three dollars and eight dollars. Luxury coins would not be immune to the dramatic increases that ensued. Coins with face values of 250, 300 and 350 dollars would be introduced by 2006.

A new trend for the RCM would emerge with the design of the numismatic three cent coin. The three cent coin was packaged in a coin and stamp set as part of a joint venture with Canada Post. This partnership would lead to another ten coin and stamp sets in the decade. An additional trend that emerged was the RCM's commitment to military and Olympic coins as well.

From Vimy Ridge to D-Day to a new release of the Victory Nickel with a commemorative booklet, the 5-cent piece became very monumental in acknowledging the contributions of Canada's military in the 20th Century. With the advent of the Lucky Loonie, the good luck charm that brought Olympic gold to Canada's hockey teams in 2002, the RCM paid tribute to that accomplishment with its Going for the Gold set in 2002 featuring a double-dated Loon coin packaged with MacLean's magazine and Olympic stamps. This would be followed by the Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie coins in 2004 and 2006.

The decade would also be marked by very dramatic price increases. Items that could be classified as “staples” in the numismatic offering, such as the Silver Dollar (Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated), the Hundred Dollar Gold, and the Two Hundred Gold, had not experienced significant price increases for several years.

The Silver Dollar from 2000 was priced at $29.95 (Proof) and $19.95 (BU) but in 2006, these two items were now priced at $39.95 and $31.95. At the beginning of the 1990’s, the silver dollar was priced at $22.95 for the proof version, and $16.75 for the brilliant version.

More dramatic was the pricing of the One Hundred and Two Hundred Dollar gold. The beginning of the millennium saw the One Hundred Dollar Gold at $259.95 but its price increased to $359.95 by 2006. In 1990, the price of such a coin would have been $245.00. Due to the increase in the value of gold, the two hundred dollar gold experienced an even larger spike in the pricing. Starting in 2000 at $414.95, the price would rise to $564.95. In 1990, the price was only $395.00.

[edit] Chinese Lunar New Year Coin Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	Year of the Tiger	Harvey Chan	68,888	$68.88
1999	Year of the Rabbit	Harvey Chan	77,791	$72.88
2000	Year of the Dragon	Harvey Chan	88,634	$72.88
2001	Year of the Snake	Harvey Chan	60,754	$78.88
2002	Year of the Horse	Harvey Chan	59,395	$78.88
2003	Year of the Goat	Harvey Chan	53,714	$78.88
2004	Year of the Monkey	Harvey Chan	46,182	$83.88
2005	Year of the Rooster	Harvey Chan	44,691	$83.88
2006	Year of the Dog	Harvey Chan	N/A	$88.88
2007	Year of the Boar	Harvey Chan	48,888	$88.88

[edit] Commemorative Silver Dollar Series

[edit] 1935-1980

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1935	Voyageur Dollar	Emanuel Hahn	428,707	$1.00
1939	Royal Visit	Emanuel Hahn	1,363,816	$1.00
1949	Newfoundland Entry Into Confederation	Thomas Shingles	672,218	$1.00
1958	Cariboo Gold Rush	Stephan Trenka	3,039,630	$1.00
1964	Confederation Meetings Commemorative	Dinko Vodanovic	7,296,832	$1.00
1967	Canadian Centennial	Alex Colville and Myron Cook	6,767,496	$1.00
1971	B.C. Centennial	Patrick Brindley	585,217	$3.00
1973	RCMP Centennial	Paul Cedarberg	904,723	$3.00
1974	Winnipeg Centennial	Paul Pederson	628,183	$3.50
1975	Calgary Stampede Centennial	D.D. Paterson	833,095	$3.50
1976	Library of Parliament Centennial	Patrick Brindley and Walter Ott	483,722	$4.00
1977	Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II	Raymond Lee	744,848	$4.25
1978	Commonwealth Games	Raymond Taylor	640,000	$4.50
1979	Griffon Tricentennial	Walter Schluep	688,671	$5.50
1980	Arctic Territories Centennial	D.D. Paterson	389,564	$22.00

[edit] 1981-1999

NOTE: 1981 was the first year that the RCM issued two different qualities of silver dollars. One version was the Proof, which composed of a frosted relief against a parallel lined background. The second version was the Brilliant Uncirculated. The finish is classified as a brilliant relief on a brilliant background.

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage (Proof)	Issue Price (Proof)	Mintage (BU)	Issue Price (BU)
1981	Canadian Pacific Railway Centennial	Christopher Gorey	353,742	$18.00	148,647	$14.00
1982	Regina Centennial	Huntley Brown	577,959	$15.25	144,989	$10.95
1983	World University Games	Carola Tietz	340,068	$16.15	159,450	$10.95
1984	Toronto Sesquicentennial	D.J. Craig	571,079	$17.50	133,563	$11.40
1985	National Parks Centennial	Karel Rohlicek	537,297	$17.50	162,873	$12.00
1986	Vancouver Centennial	Elliott John Morrison	496,418	$18.00	124,574	$12.25
1987	John Davis 300th Anniversary	Christopher Gorey	405,688	$19.00	118,722	$14.00
1988	Saint-Maurice Ironworks	R.R. Carmichael	259,230	$20.00	106,702	$15.00
1989	Mackenzie River Bicentennial	John Mardon	272,319	$21.75	110,650	$16.25
1990	Henry Kelsey Tricentennial	D.J. Craig	222,983	$22.95	85,763	$16.75
1991	Frontenac	D.J. Craig	222,892	$22.95	82,642	$16.75
1992	Kingston to York Stagecoach	Karsten Smith	187,612	$23.95	78,160	17.50
1993	Stanley Cup Centennial	Stewart Sherwood	294,214	$23.95	88,150	$17.50
1994	RCMP Northern Dog Team	Ian D. Sparkes	178,485	$24.50	65,295	$17.95
1995	325th Anniv. Hudson's Bay Company	Vincent McIndoe	166,259	$24.50	61,819	$17.95
1996	John McIntosh, McIntosh Apple	Roger Hill	133,779	$29.95	58,834	$19.95
1997	25th Anniversary of Canada/Russia Summit Series	Walter Burden	184,965	$29.95	155,252	$19.95
1997	10th Anniversary of Loon Dollar	Jean-Luc Grondin	24,995	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
1998	125th Anniversary of RCMP	Adeline Halvorson	130,795	$29.95	81,376	$19.95
1999	225th Anniversary of the Voyage of Juan Perez	D.J. Craig	126,435	$29.95	67,655	$19.95
1999	International Year of Older Persons	S. Armstrong-Hodgins	24,976	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A

[edit] 2000-2007

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage (Proof)	Issue Price (Proof)	Mintage (BU)	Issue Price (BU)
2000	Voyage of Discovery	D.F. Warkentin	121,575	$29.95	62,975	$19.95
2001	50th Anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	89,390	$30.95	53,668	$20.95
2001	90th Anniversary of the Striking of Canada's 1911 Silver Dollar	W.H.J. Blakemore	24,996	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2002	Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	29,688	$33.95	64,410	$24.95
2002	The Queen Mother	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	9,994	$49.95	No BU exists	N/A
2003	Discovery of Cobalt	John Mardon	88,536	$36.95	51,130	$28.95
2003	50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (First Effigy of Queen)	Emanuel Hahn	21,400	N/A	No BU exists	N/A
2003	50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Fourth Effigy of Queen)	Emanuel Hahn	29,586	$51.95	No BU exists	N/A
2004	400th Anniversary, First French Settlement in North America	R.R. Carmichael	81,335	$36.95	41,934	$28.95
2004	400th Anniversary First French Settlement in North America, Privy Marked (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	R.R. Carmichael	8,315	$99.95	N/A	N/A
2004	The Poppy	Cosme Saffioti	24,527	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2005	40th Anniversary, Flag of Canada	William Woodruff	N/A	$34.95	N/A	$24.95
2006	Victoria Cross	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$34.95	N/A	$26.95
2006	Medal of Bravery	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$54.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2007	Thayendanegea Joseph Brant	RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw	65,000	42.95	35,000	34.95

[edit] Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars

NOTE: These Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars were packaged with the corresponding Proof Sets for the year.

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	40th Anniversary, Canada's Flag	William Woodruff	N/A	$84.95
2006	Victoria Cross	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$84.95
2007	Thayendanegea Joseph Brant	RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw	N/A	$89.95

[edit] Numismatic One, Three and Five Cents

One Cent

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Matte Finish.	Ago Aarand	24,893	$99.00
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Mirror Finish.	Ago Aarand	18,376	$99.00
2004	2003 Annual Report Collectible	G.E. Kruger-Gray	10,000	$24.95

Three Cents

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2001	Sesquicentennial of Canada's First Postage Stamp	Based on an image by Sir Sanford Fleming	59,573	$39.95

Five Cents

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Matte Finish.	Ago Aarand	24,893	$99.00
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Mirror Finish.	Ago Aarand	18,376	$99.00
2000	Les Voltigeurs de Québec	RCM Staff	34,024	$16.95
2001	125th Anniversary, Royal Military College	Gerald T. Locklin	25,834	$16.95
2002	85th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge	S.A. Allward	22,646	$16.95
2004	60th Anniversary of D-Day	Thomas Shingles	20,000	$29.95
2005	60th Anniversary of End of World War II	Thomas Shingles	N/A	$29.95
2005	Annual Report Coin (Selectively Gold Plated)	Thomas Shingles	12,000	$24.95

[edit] Numismatic Ten Cents

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1997	500th Anniversary, John Cabot	Donald H. Curley	49,848	$10.95
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Matte Finish.	Ago Aarand	24,893	$99.00
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Mirror Finish.	Ago Aarand	18,376	$99.00
2000	100th Anniversary, Credit Unions, Alphonse Desjardins	Jean-Guy Lebel	69,791	$14.95
2001	International Year of the Volunteers	RCM Design	40,634	$14.95
2004	100th Anniversary of Canadian Open	Cosme Saffioti	31,744	$39.95

[edit] Numismatic 25-cent Pieces

[edit] 1998-2004

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set.	Ago Aarand	$99.00	24,893	Coins were Matte Finish.
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set.	Ago Aarand	$99.00	18,376	Coins were Mirror Finish.
1999	Millennium Proof Coins	Various	171,659	$14.95 each, $149.95 for 12 coin set	Also sold as a twelve coin set
2000	Millennium Proof Coins	Various	N/A	$14.95 each, $149.95 for 12 coin set	Also sold as a twelve and twenty-four (1999 included) coin set
2000	Millennium Coloured Coin "Pride"	Donald F. Warkentin	49,719	$8.95	1st Millennium Coloured Coin by RCM
2004	Gold Plated Poppy	Cosme Saffioti	15,000	24.95	Released in 2005, Part of 2004 Annual Report

[edit] 2005-present

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2005	Liberation of the Netherlands	N/A	N/A	49.95	Part of joint set with Netherlands
2005	Poppy Coin	N/A	N/A	12.95	Part of Bookmark and Commemorative Lapel Pin
2006	80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II	Cosme Saffioti	25,000	19.95	First Oversized 25-cent Coin
2006	Bonhomme Carnaval	N/A	N/A	19.95	Part of Québec Winter Carnival Set
2007	Balloons	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Birthday Gift Set
2007	Fireworks	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Congratulations Gift Set
2007	Flowers	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Wedding Gift Set
2007	Maple Leaf	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Oh! Canada Gift Set
2007	Rattle	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Baby Gift Set

[edit] Canada Day

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2000	Millennium Coloured Coin "Canada Day"	Laura Paxton	26,106	$8.95	1st Canada Day Coin
2001	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Silke Ware	96,352	$9.95	N/A
2002	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Judith Chartier	49,901	$9.95	See Note 1
2003	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Jade Pearen	63,511	$9.95	N/A
2004	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Cosme Saffioti	44,759	$9.95	N/A
2004	Canada Day Multi-Ply Plated Steel	Nick Wooster	29,762	24.95	Part of Canada Day Bundle. (See Note 2)
2005	Canada Day Coin	Stan Witten	N/A	9.95	The Beaver on the coin is also called "Bucky the Beaver".
2006	Canada Day Coin (Coloured featuring two children holding a Canadian flag)	N/A	N/A	9.95	Packaged with Four Crayola Crayons

NOTE 1: Regarding the 2002 Canada Day coin, a variant was issued in circulation without any colour. It was presented to new Canadians at their citizenship ceremony during "Celebrate Canada Day" week.^[5] These coins were distributed between July and September 2002 with a final mintage of 30,627,000.

NOTE 2: This coin was from the Canada Day Bundle, available with fanny pack, water bottle, and T-Shirt)

[edit] Holiday Coin Set

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2004	Santa Claus	N/A	60,965	19.95	Part of 2004 Holiday Gift Set
2005	Christmas stocking	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Holiday Gift Set
2006	Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Holiday Gift Set

[edit] NHL Coins

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2006	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set
2006	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Ottawa Senators Gift Set
2006	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set
2007	Calgary Flames	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Calgary Flames Gift Set
2007	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set
2007	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set
2007	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Ottawa Senators Gift Set
2007	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set
2007	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set

[edit] Numismatic Fifty-Cent Collections

[edit] Discovering Nature Series 1995-2000

Year	Theme	Artist	Finish	Issue Price (For Two Coin Set)	Total Mintage	Designs
1995	Birds of Canada	Jean-Luc Grondin	Proof	$29.95	172,377	Atlantic Puffins, Whooping Crane, Gray Jays, and White Tailed Ptarmigans
1996	Little Wild Ones	Dwayne Harty	Proof	$29.95	206,552	Moose Calf, Wood Ducklings, Cougar Kittens, and Black Bear Cubs
1997	Canada’s Best Friends	Arnold A. Nagy	Proof	$59.95	184,536	Newfoundland, Nova Scotia Duck Toting Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Canadian Eskimo Dog
1998	Canada’s Ocean Giants	Pierre Leduc	Proof	$59.95	133,310	Killer Whale, Humpback Whale, Beluga Whale, Blue Whale
1999	Cats of Canada	John Crosby	Proof	$59.95	83,423	Tonkinese, Lynx, Cymric, Cougar
2000	Canada’s Birds of Prey	Jean-Luc Grondin and Pierre Leduc	Proof	$59.95	123,628	Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great Horned Owl, Red-Tailed Hawk

[edit] 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint

Year	Theme	Artist	Issue Price	Mintage
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Matte Finish.	Ago Aarand	$99.00	24,893
1998	Part of 90th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint set. Coins were Mirror Finish.	Ago Aarand	$99.00	18,376

[edit] Canadian Sports Series 1998-2000

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Coin No 4	Artist	Finish	Issue Price (For Four Coin Set)	Total Mintage
1998	First Amateur Figure Skating Championships 1888	First Cdn Ski Running and Jump Championships 1898	First Overseas Cdn Soccer Tour of 1888	Gilles Villeneuve, Grand Prix of Canada Victory, 1978	Friedrich G. Peter	Proof	$59.95	56,428
1999	First Cdn Open Golf Championship, 1904	First International Yacht Race, US vs. Canada, 1874	First Grey Cup, 1904	Invention of Basketball by James A. Naismith, 1891	Donald H. Curley	Proof	$59.95	52,115
2000	First Recorded Hockey Game, 1875	Introduction of Curling to North America, 1760	First Steeplechase Race, 1840	Birth of the 5-Pin Bowling League, 1910	Brian Hughes	Proof	$59.95	50,091

[edit] Canadian Festivals Series 2001-2003

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Coin No 4	Coin No 5	Artist	Finish	Issue Price for each coin	Total Mintage
2001	Québec Winter Carnival	Toonik Tyme (Nunavut)	Folk Festival (Newfoundland)	Festival of Fathers (PEI)	N/A	Sylvie Daigneault, John Mardon, David Craig, Brenda Whiteway	Proof	$21.95	58,123
2002	Annapolis Valley Blossom (Nova Scotia)	Stratford Festival (Ontario)	Folkarama (Manitoba)	Calgary Stampede, (Alberta)	Squamish Days, (BC)	Sylvie Daigneault, John Mardon, David Craig, Brenda Whiteway	Proof	$21.95	61,900
2003	Yukon Festival	Back to Batoche (Manitoba)	Great Northern Arts Festival (Inuvik)	Festival Acadien de Caraquet (New Brunswick)	N/A	Ken Anderson, David Hannan, Dawn Oman, Hudson Design Group	Proof	$21.95	26,451

[edit] Canadian Folklore and Legends Series 2001-2002

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Artist	Finish	Issue Price for each coin	Total Mintage
2001	The Sled	The Maiden’s Cave	Les Petits Sauteux	Valentina Holtz-Entin, Peter Kiss, Miyuki Tanobe	Proof	$24.95	28,979
2002	The Pig That Wouldn’t Get Over The Stile	Shoemaker in Heaven	Le Vaisseau Fantome	Laura Jolicoeur, Francine Gravel, Colette Boivin	Proof	$24.95	19,789

[edit] Canadian Floral Collection 2002-Present

Year	Theme	Artist	Finish	Issue Price	Total Mintage
2002	Golden Tulip	Anthony Testa	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$24.95	19,986
2003	Golden Daffodil	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	36,293
2004	Golden Easter Lily	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	23,486
2005	Golden Rose	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	23,000
2006	Golden Daisy	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	23,000

[edit] Coat of Arms of Canada 2004

Year	Theme	Finish	Issue Price	Total Mintage
2004	Evolution of Queen’s Effigy	Proof	$79.95	11,707

[edit] 1/25 Ounce Gold 2004-present

Year	Butterfly	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish
2004	Moose	N/A	N/A	$69.95	Proof
2005	Voyageur	N/A	N/A	$69.95	Proof
2006	Cowboy	N/A	N/A	$69.95	Proof

[edit] Butterfly Collection 2004-2006

Year	Butterfly	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish
2004	Tiger Swallowtail	Jianping Yan	19,910	$39.95	Hologram
2004	Clouded Sulphur	Susan Taylor	15,281	$39.95	Selective Gold Plating
2005	Monarch	Susan Taylor	20,000	$39.95	Colourized, Orange and Black
2005	Great Spangled Fritillary	Jianping Yan	20,000	$39.95	Hologram
2006	Short-Tailed Swallowtail	Susan Taylor	20,000	$39.95	Proof (with coloured butterfly)
2006	Silvery Blue	Jianping Yan	20,000	$39.95	Hologram

[edit] 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II 2005

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Coin No 4	Coin No 5	Coin No 6	Artist	Finish	Issue Price (for Six Coin Set)	Total Mintage
2005	Battle of Britain	Battle of the Atlantic	Raid on Dieppe	Conquest of Sicily	Liberation of the Netherlands	Battle of the Scheldt	Peter Mossman	Specimen	$149.95	20,000

[edit] Legends of Hockey 2005

Year	Team	Legends	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish
2005	Montreal Canadiens	Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Jacques Plante, Maurice Richard	25,000	$99.95	Specimen
2005	Toronto Maple Leafs	Johnny Bower, Tim Horton, Dave Keon, Darryl Sittler	25,000	$99.95	Specimen

NOTE: All legends sets consisted of four coins with images provided courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:^[6]

[edit] Numismatic One, Two and Three Dollars

One Dollar

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2002	15th Anniversary Loonie	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	67,672	$39.95	exclusive to 2002 Specimen Set
2002	Centre Ice Coin	R.R. Carmichael	25,000	N/A	See Note 1
2004	Elusive Loon	N/A	25,105	$25.22	part of Coin and Stamp set
2004	Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary	Susan Taylor	N/A	$39.95	exclusive to 2004 Specimen Set
2004	Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie	R.R. Carmichael, RCM Staff	19,941	$39.95.	to commemorate 2004 Athens Olympics
2005	40th Anniversary of Canada's Flag	William Woodruff	5,000	$99.95	Enameled Red
2005	Tufted Puffin	N/A	N/A	$39.95	exclusive to 2005 Specimen Set
2006	Baby Lullabies	N/A	N/A	$29.95	(featuring a Teddy Bear, part of Baby Lullabies and CD Gift Set)
2006	Gold Louis (See Note 2)	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	10,000	$102.95	The motto on the reverse of the coin is "CHRS REGN VINC IMP" ("Christ reigns, defeats and commands")
2006	Medal of Bravery	RCM Engravers	5,000	$109.95	Enamel Red
2006	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	$34.95	part of Holiday Carols and CD Set
2006	Snowy Owl	Glen Loates	20,000	$39.95	exclusive to 2006 Specimen Set
2006	Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie	Jean-Luc Grondin	N/A	$39.95	to commemorate 2006 Torino Olympics
2007	Building Blocks	N/A	N/A	34.95	From Baby Keepsake Tins
2007	Gold Plated Rattle	N/A	N/A	89.95	From Baby Premium Coin Set
2007	Rattle	N/A	N/A	34.95	From Baby Lullabies CD set
2007	Trumpeter Swan	Kerri Burnett	40,000	45.95	From Specimen Set

NOTE 1: This coin was to commemorate Canada’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Victory in Men’s and Women’s Hockey at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. It was part of the Going for the Gold Set, which included Olympic stamps and MacLean's magazine. Another feature of the coin was that it was a double dated coin featuring the years 1987 (to recognize the first year of production) and 2002.

Two Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	Proud Polar Bear (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	N/A	25,208	$29.22
2006	22K Gold 10th Anniversary Two Dollar Coin	Brent Townsend	3,000	$399.95

Three Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Sterling Silver Square Beaver Coin	Cosme Saffioti	20,000	$45.95

[edit] Numismatic Five and Eight Dollars

Five Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	Norman Bethune (part of joint coin set with China)	Harry Chan	65,831	$98.00
1998	Viking Settlement (part of joint coin set with Norway)	Donald Curley	28,450	N/A
2001	First Wireless Transmission (part of joint coin set with British Royal Mint)	Cosme Saffioti	15,011	$99.95
2002	90th Anniversary of $5 Coin Gold	W.H.J. Blakemore	1998	$749.95 (for two coin set)
2003	FIFA 2006 World Cup of Soccer (See Note 1)	Utszula Walerzak	19,519	$39.95
2004	100th Anniversary of Canadian Open Golf Tournament (was part of Canadian Open Commemorative Frame)	Cosme Saffioti	15,623	$49.99
2004	Majestic Moose (had year 2004 on obverse but was released in 2003, part of Coin and Stamp Set)	David Preston-Smith	25,553	$39.95
2005	60th Anniversary, End of World War II (ORIGINAL ISSUE)	Peter Mossman	25,000	$39.95
2005	60th Anniversary, End of World War II (VARIANT - See Note 2)	Peter Mossman	10,000	245 British Pounds
2005	Alberta Centennial	Michelle Grant	20,000	$49.95
2005	Atlantic Walrus and Calf (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Pierre Leduc	25,555	$49.55
2005	Saskatchewan Centennial	Paulette Sapergia	20,000	$49.95
2005	White Tailed Deer and Fawn (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Xerxes Irani	25,555	$49.55
2006	Breast Cancer Enamelled	Christie Paquet	15,000	$59.95
2006	Peregrine Falcon (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Dwayne Harty	25,555	$49.55
2006	Sable Island Horse (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Paul Illsley	25,555	$49.55
2006	Snowbirds (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	Jianping Yan	25,555	$59.95

NOTE 1: Coin is double-dated. Obverse has 2003 on it to signify year of release. Reverse has 2006 to commemorate year of event.

NOTE 2: Made for British Royal Mint as part of six-coin set from six countries commemorating end of World War II. Reverse was exactly the same as original issue but had privy mark of two maple leaves

Eight Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	Great Grizzly (Part of Coin and Stamp Set)	N/A	25,883	$48.88
2005	Chinese Railway Workers (Two Coin Set)	RCM Staff	20,000	$120.00

[edit] Ten Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2002	90th Anniversary of $10 Coin Gold	W.H.J. Blakemore	1998	$749.95 (for two coin set)
2005	Year of the Veteran	Elaine Gobel	20,000	$49.95
2005	Pope John Paul II	Susan Taylor	N/A	$49.95
2006	Fortress of Louisbourg	Susan Taylor	N/A	$49.95

[edit] Twenty Dollars

Year	Plane	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1967	Gold Confederation Coin (part of $40 Specimen Set)	Myron Cook	334,288	$40.00 (for set)

[edit] Aviation Collection

The collection consists of two series of coins. Both series compose of 10 coins each, respectively. Two coins were issued a year for ten years, starting in 1990. All coins were of proof quality, and each coin featured a gold oval cameo with the image of one of Canada’s aviation heroes.

Series One (1990-1994)

Year	Plane	Aviation Hero	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1990	Avro Anson and the North American Harvard	Robert Leckie	R.R. Carmichael and Geoff Bennett	41,844	$55.50
1990	Avro Lancaster	J.E. Fauquier	R.R. Carmichael	43,596	$55.50
1991	AEA Silver Dart	F.W. Baldwin and John A.D. McCurdy	George Velinger	35,202	$55.50
1991	de Havilland Beaver	Phillip C. Garratt	Peter Mossman	36,197	$55.50
1992	Curtiss JN-4 (Canuck)	Sir Frank Wilton Baillie	George Velinger	33,105	$55.50
1992	de Havilland Gypsy Moth	Murton A. Seymour	John Mardon	32,537	$55.50
1993	Fairchild 71c	James A. Richardson	R.R. Carmichael	32,199	$55.50
1993	Lockheed 14 Super Electra	Zebulon Lewis Leigh	R.R. Carmichael	32,550	$55.50
1994	Curtiss HS-2L	Stuart Graham	John Mardon	31,242	$55.50
1994	Canadian Vickers Vedette	Wilfred T. Reid	R.R. Carmichael	30,880	$55.50

Series Two (1995-1999)

Year	Plane	Aviation Hero	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1995	Fleet 80 Canuck	J. Omer (Bob) Noury	Robert Bradford	17,438	$57.95
1995	DHC-1 Chipmunk	J. Omer (Bob) Noury	W.C. Russell Brannock	17,722	$57.95
1996	Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck	Janusz Żurakowski	Jim Bruce	18,508	$57.95
1996	Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow	Jim Chamberlin	Jim Bruce	27,163	$57.95
1997	Canadair F-86 Sabre	Fern Villeneuve	Ross Buckland	16,440	$57.95
1997	Canadair CT-114 Tutor	Fern Villeneuve	Edward Higgins	18,414	$57.95
1998	Canadair CP-107 Argus	William S. Longhurst	Peter Mossman	14,711	$57.95
1998	Canadair CL-215 Waterbomber	Paul Gagnon	Peter Mossman	15,237	$57.95
1999	de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter	George A. Neal	Neil Aird	14,173	$57.95
1999	de Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8	Robert H. (Bob) Fowler	Neil Aird	14,138	$57.95

• NOTE: The 1998 coins were offered in a special gift box with two cardboard models of the Argus and the Waterbomber.

[edit] Land, Sea and Rail Transportation Series 2000-2003

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	Steam Buggy	John Mardon	44,367	$59.95
2000	The Bluenose	J. Franklin Wright	Included in Steam Buggy	$59.95
2000	The Toronto	John Mardon	Included in Steam Buggy	$59.95
2001	The Russell “Light Four”	John Mardon	41,828	$59.95
2001	The Marco Polo	J. Franklin Wright	Included in The Russell	$59.95
2001	The Scotia	Don Curley	Included in The Russell	$59.95
2002	The Gray-Dort	John Mardon	35,944	$59.95
2002	The William Lawrence	Bonnie Ross	Included in The Gray-Dort	$59.95
2002	D-10 Locomotive	Dan Fell	Included in The Gray-Dort	$59.95
2003	HMCS Bras D’Or	Don Curley	31,997	$59.95
2003	C.N.R. FA-1 Diesel Electric	John Mardon	Included in HMCS Bras D’Or	$59.95
2003	Bricklin SV-1	Brian Hughes	Included in HMCS Bras D’Or	$59.95

[edit] Natural Wonders 2003-2005

Year	Design	Issue	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2003	Niagara Falls	Hologram	Gary Corcoran	29,967	$79.95
2003	Rocky Mountains	Hologram	José Osio	28,793	$69.95
2004	Iceberg	Hologram	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	24,879	$69.95
2004	Northern Lights	Double Image Hologram	Gary Corcoran	34,135	$79.95
2004	Hopewell Rocks	Selectively Gold Plated	Stan Witten	16,918	$69.95
2005	Diamonds	Double Image Hologram	José Osio	35,000	$69.95

[edit] Lighthouse Collection 2004-2005

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	Sambro Island Lighthouse	N/A	N/A	$69.95
2005	Toronto Island Lighthouse	Brian Hughes	20,000	$69.95

[edit] National Parks 2005-present

Year	Park	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Pacific Rim (B.C.)	Susanna Blunt	20,000	$69.95
2005	Mingan (Québec)	Pierre Leduc	20,000	$69.95
2006	Georgian Bay (Ontario)	Tony Bianco	20,000	$69.95
2006	Nahanni (NWT)	Virginia Boulay	15,000	$69.95
2006	Jasper (Alberta)	Michelle Grant	15,000	$69.95

[edit] Tall Ships Collection 2005-present

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Three-Masted Ship	Bonnie Ross	20,000	$69.95
2006	The Ketch	John M. Horton	16,000	$69.95

[edit] Architectural Collection 2006-present

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica	Jianping Yan	15,000	$69.95
2006	CN Tower	Jianping Yan	15,000	$69.95
2006	Pengrowth Saddledome	Jianping Yan	15,000	$69.95

[edit] Thirty Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Welcome Figure Totem Pole	Richard Hunt, Ph. D.	20,000	$79.95
2006	Beaumont Hamel	RCM Engravers	15,000	$79.95
2006	Dog Sled	Arnold Nogy	15,000	$89.95
2006	National War Memorial	RCM Engravers	15,000	$79.95
2006	Canada’s First Spacewalk, Col. Chris Hadfield	Cecily Mok	20,000	$79.95

[edit] Seventy-Five Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Pope John Paul II	Susan Taylor	N/A	$499.00

[edit] 100 Dollar Gold

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1976	Olympic Commemorative	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	650,000	$105.00
1976	Olympic Commemorative (22k)	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	350,000	$150.00
1977	Silver Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II	Raymond Lee	180,396	$140.00
1978	Canadian Unity Coin	Roger Savage	200,000	$150.00
1979	International Year of Child	Carola Tietz	250,000	$185.00
1980	Arctic Territories	Arnaldo Marchetti	130,000	$430.00
1981	O Canada Commemorative	Roger Savage	100,950	$300.00
1982	Patriation of Constitution	Friedrich Peter	121,706	$290.00
1983	Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Landing (See Note 1)	John Jaciw	83,128	$310.00
1984	Jacques Cartier Voyage of Discovery	Carola Tietz	67,662	$325.00
1985	National Parks Centenary	Hector Greville	58,520	$325.00
1986	International Year of Peace	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	76,255	$325.00
1987	XV Olympic Winter Games	Friedrich Peter	145,175	$255.00
1988	The Bowhead Whale	Robert R. Carmichael	52,239	$255.00
1989	Sainte-Marie	David J. Craig	63,881	$245.00
1990	International Literacy Year	John Mardon	49,940	$245.00
1991	Empress of India	Karsten Smith	33,966	$245.00
1992	City of Montreal, 350th Anniversary	Stewart Sherwood	28,190	$239.85
1993	Era of the Horseless Carriage	John Mardon	25,971	$239.85
1994	The Home Front	Paraskeva Clark	17,603	$249.95
1995	Founding of Louisbourg	Lewis Parker	16,916	$249.95
1996	First Major Gold Discovery in the Klondike	John Mantha	650,000	$259.95
1997	150th Anniversary, Alexander Graham Bell	Donald H. Curley	14,030	$259.95
1998	75th Anniv., Nobel Prize for Discovery of Insulin	Robert R. Carmichael	11,220	$259.95
1999	50th Anniv, Newfoundland’s Confederation with Canada	J. Gale-Vaillancourt	10,242	$259.95
2000	150th Anniv., Search for Northwest Passage	John Mardon	10,547	$259.95
2001	125th Anniv., Library of Parliament	Robert R. Carmichael	8,080	$259.95
2002	Commemorating Canada’s Oil Industry (See Note 2)	John Mardon	9,994	$259.95
2003	100th Anniversary of Marquis Wheat	Thom Nelson	9,993	$259.95
2004	St. Lawrence Seaway Construction	Susan Taylor	7,123	$259.95
2005	130th Anniversary of Supreme Court of Canada	Suzanne Duranceau	9,000	$329.95
2006	75th Anniversary, Longest International Hockey Series	Tony Bianco	9,000	$329.95
2007	140th Anniversary of the Dominion of Canada	Bonnie Ross	5,000	$369.95

NOTE 1: The word CANADA appears on the edge for the first time in Canadian coinage.

NOTE 2: This was the first $100 Gold Coin to feature colouring on it. A sea of “black gold” was featured to commemorate the discovery of the Leduc Oil Field on February 13, 1947.

[edit] 150 Dollar Gold

Chinese Lunar New Year

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	Year of the Dragon	Harvey Chan	8,874	$388.88
2001	Year of the Snake	Harvey Chan	6,571	$388.88
2002	Year of the Horse	Harvey Chan	6,843	$388.88
2003	Year of the Sheep	Harvey Chan	3,927	$398.88
2004	Year of the Monkey	Harvey Chan	3,318	$398.88
2005	Year of the Rooster	Harvey Chan	4,888	$398.88
2006	Year of the Dog	Harvey Chan	4,888	$448.88
2007	Year of the Pig	Harvey Chan	4,888	$498.95

[edit] 200 Dollar Gold

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1990	Canada Flag Silver Jubilee	Stewart Sherwood	20,980	$395.00
1991	A National Passion (Hockey)	Stewart Sherwood	10,215	$425.00
1992	Niagara Falls	John Mardon	9,465	$389.65
1993	Royal Canadian Mounted Police	Stewart Sherwood	10,807	$389.65
1994	Anne of Green Gables	Pheobe Gilman	10,655	$399.95
1995	The Sugar Bush	J.D. Mantha	9,579	$399.95
1996	Transcontinental Landscape	Suzanne Duranceau	8,047	$414.95

[edit] Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1997	Haida “Raven Bringing Light to the World”	Robert Davidson	11,610	$414.95
1998	The Legend of the White Buffalo	Alex Janvier	7,149	$414.95
1999	Mikmaq Butterfly	Alan Syliboy	6,510	$414.95
2000	Mother and Child	Germaine Arnaktauyok	7,410	$414.95

[edit] Canadian Art and Artists

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2001	The Habitant Farm	Cornelius Kreighoff	5,406	$414.95
2002	The Jack Pine	Tom Thompson	5,754	$414.95
2003	Houses	Lionel Lemoine Fitzgerald	4,118	$414.95
2004	Fragments	Alfred Pellan	3,699	$414.95

[edit] Canadian Commerce

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Fur Traders	John Mardon	4,500	$489.95
2006	Timber Trade	John Mardon	4,500	$489.95
2007	Fishing Trade	John Mardon	4,000	$579.95

[edit] 250 and 300 Dollar Gold

250 Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Dog Sled Team	Arnold Nogy	900	$1089.95

300 Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2002	Triple Cameo of Queen	Sheldon Beveridge	999	$1095.95
2003	Great Seal of Canada	RCM Staff	998	$1099.95
2004	Quadruple Cameo of Queen	Christie Paquet	999	$1099.95
2005	120th Anniversary of Standard Time	Bonnie Ross	1,200 (See Note)	$999.95
2005	Totem Pole Welcome Figure	Richard Hunt, Ph. D.	1,000	$1,099.95
2006	80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II	Cosme Saffioti	1,000	$1,520.95
2006	Canadarm2, Colonel Chris Hadfield	Cecily Mok	1,000	$1,089.95
2006	Swarovski Crystal Snowflake	Konrad Wachelko	1,000	$1,520.95

NOTE: In order to represent each of Canada’s time zones, the RCM issued six variants of the coin. The variants represented a total mintage of 1,200 coins.

The Shinplaster

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	The 1870 Shinplaster	R.R. Carmichael	1,250	$1,295.95
2006	The 1900 Shinplaster	RCM Engravers	1,250	$1,295.95
2007	Shinplaster (1923)	Robert Ralph-Carmichael	1,250	$1,490.95

[edit] 350 Dollar Gold

Provincial Flowers

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	90th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint	Pierre Leduc	1,999	$999.99
1999	The Golden Slipper (Flower of Prince Edward Island)	Henry Purdy	1,990	$999.99
2000	The Pacific Dogwood (Flower of British Columbia)	Caren Heine	1,971	$999.99
2001	The Mayflower (Flower of Nova Scotia)	Bonnie Ross	1,988	$999.99
2002	The Wild Rose (Flower of Alberta)	Dr. A. K. Hellum	2,001	$1,099.99
2003	The White Trillium (Flower of Ontario)	Pamela Stagg	1,865	$1,099.99
2004	The Firewood (Flower of Yukon)	Catherine Ann Deer	1,836	$1,099.99
2005	The Western Red Lily (Flower of Saskatchewan)	Chris Jordison	2,005	$1,295.95
2006	Iris Versicolor (Flower of Québec)	Susan Taylor	2,006	$1,489.95

[edit] Palladium coins

Big and Little Bear Constellations

Year	Theme	Artist	Finish	Issue Price	Total Mintage	Face Value
2006	Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter	Colin Mayne	Specimen	$849.95	1,200	Fifty Dollars

[edit] Platinum coins

Canadian Wildlife Series

Year	Theme	Face Values	Artist	Issue Price	Mintage	Finish
1990	Polar Bears	$30, $75, $150, $300	Robert Bateman	$1,990.00	2,629	Proof
1991	Snowy Owls	$30, $75, $150, $300	Glen Loates	$1,990.00	1,164	Proof
1992	Cougars	$30, $75, $150, $300	George McLean	$1,955.00	1,081	Proof
1993	Arctic Foxes	$30, $75, $150, $300	Claude D’Angelo	$1,955.00	1,033	Proof
1994	Sea Otters	$30, $75, $150, $300	Ron S. Parker.	$1,995.00	766	Proof

Endangered Wildlife Series

Year	Theme	Face Values	Artist	Issue Price	Mintage	Finish
1995	Canadian Lynx	$30, $75, $150, $300	Michael Dumas	$1,950.00	682	Proof
1996	Peregrine Falcon	$30, $75, $150, $300	Dwayne Harty	$2,095.95	675	Proof
1997	Wood Bison	$30, $75, $150, $300	Chris Bacon	$1,950.00	413	Proof
1998	Grey Wolf	$30, $75, $150, $300	Kerr Burnett	$2,095.00	661	Proof
1999	Muskox	$30, $75, $150, $300	Mark Hobson	$2,095.95	495	Proof
2000	Pronghorn	$30, $75, $150, $300	Mark Hobson	$2,095.95	599	Proof
2001	Harlequin Duck	$30, $75, $150, $300	Cosme Saffioti, Susan Taylor	$2,395.95	448	Proof
2002	Great Blue Heron	$30, $75, $150, $300	John-Luc Grondin	$2,495.95	344	Proof
2003	Atlantic Walrus	$30, $75, $150, $300	John-Luc Grondin	$2,995.95	365	Proof
2004	Grizzly Bear	$30, $75, $150, $300	N/A	$2,995.95	376	Proof

[edit] Collector Cards

The first Collector Card that was issued was to commemorate the creation of a new effigy for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 and a redemption was offered in Chatelaine magazine. In 2004, to commemorate the Acadie 25-cent coin. One card was included with every phone order after the launch of the commemorative coin. With the release of the Lucky Loonie, a third Collector Card was created. To procure a card, customers had to go on the RCM website and place a request online. A total of 13 cards were created with many selling on eBay.

2003

• Queen’s Effigy

2004

• Acadie
• Lucky Loonie they think
• Poppy

2005

• Alberta Centennial
• Saskatchewan Centennial
• Terry Fox
• Victory Nickel
• Year of the Veteran

2006

• 10th Anniversary Toonie
• Lucky Loonie
• Medal of Bravery
• Pink Ribbon Cancer Coin

[edit] Definition of Finishes

• Bullion: Brilliant relief against a parallel lined background.
• Proof: Frosted relief against a mirror background
• Specimen: Brilliant relief on a satin background.

[edit] Mint Marks

• A – Used on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot A.

• B – Used on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot B.

• C - Placed on sovereigns produced at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, between 1908 and 1919.

• Dot – In December of 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in favour of his brother, who would become King George VI. The problem was that the Royal Mint was designing the effigy of King Edward VIII and now a new effigy would need to be created. The 1, 10 and 25 cent pieces in 1937 would be struck from dies with a 1936 date on the reverse. To distinguish that these coins were issued in 1937, a Dot Mint Mark was placed on the 1936 dies, and could be found beneath the year. These coins fulfilled demand for coins until new coinage tools with the effigy of King George VI were ready. While the 10 and 25 cent coins are more common, the 1 cent coins are rare, with about a half-dozen known to exist.

• H – Used to identify coins that were struck for Canada by the Birmingham Mint, also known as the Heaton Mint, until 1907.

• Maple Leaf – All coins with a Maple Leaf Mint Mark were struck in 1948 due to an emergency with coin toolage. The granting of India’s independence resulted in the removal of IND:IMP (meaning Emperor of India) from King George VI’s effigy. Due to the demand for circulation coins in 1948, coins for 1948 could not be struck until the new tools were received. The new tools would have the IND:IMP removed from them. In the meanwhile, coins were produced in 1948 with a year of 1947 on them. A small Maple Leaf Mint Mark was struck beside 1947 on the reverse of all coins to signify the year of production.

• P – From 2001-2006, most one cent, five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, and fifty cents issued for circulation were struck with a P Mint Mark to represent the Royal Canadian Mint’s plating process.

• RCM Logo – At the CNA Convention in July 2006, the RCM unveiled its new Mint Mark to be used on all circulation and numismatic coinage. The agenda behind the implementation of this new Mint Mark was to help increase the RCM’s image as a brand. The aim of the logo is to educate coin users and coin collectors, respectively, that the RCM is minting Canada’s coins. The first Circulation Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the 10th Anniversary Two-Dollar coin. The first Numismatic Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the Snowbirds Coin and Stamp Set.^[7]

• T/É - In an effort to push the standard of quality higher, the RCM started to experiment with a gold bullion coin that would have a purity of 99.999%. The result was a Gold Maple Leaf Test Bullion coin with the Mint Mark of T/É (to signify Test/Épreuve). The date on the obverse of the coin was 2007 and it had a mintage of 500.

• Teddy Bear - When the RCM released its Baby Lullabies and CD Set, a sterling silver one dollar coin was included in the set. The one dollar coin included a mint mark of a teddy bear.

• W - Used occasionally on specimen sets produced in Winnipeg, starting in 1998.

• W/P - Used on the Special Edition Uncirculated Set of 2003. The W mint mark stated that the coin was produced in Winnipeg and the P states that the coins are plated.

[edit] References

• Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, 2006, W.K. Cross

[edit] External links

• Royal Canadian Mint's Official Website
• Royal Canadian Mint Act
• Canadian Numismatic Association
• Numismatic Network Canada
• Canadian Coin News

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