Volume 51#04

June 4 – June 17, 2013

A wide range of Canadian numismatic material -- from modern Royal Canadian Mint issues and vintage banknotes to Canadian Tire money and collector favourites -- will be featured as the Ontario Numismatic Association convention opens May 29 in Ottawa. The two-day event includes a dealer bourse, educational symposiums, youth activities and the official Alliance Coin & Banknote auction.

Hadfield puts polymer $5 in orbit, new $10 on track

The setting was appropriate, since the note features images of Canadarm2 and Dextre, Canadian robotic innovations used to build and maintain the station. “I try to inspire young Canadians to aim high,” Hadfield said. “This new $5 bill should do the same. By giving prominence to Canadian achievements in space, this banknote reminds us that not even the sky is the limit.” Continue reading →

Features

Army Bill, holey dollar part of upcoming Bell auction

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Regulars

Focus on Canadian paper money

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Are you buying or selling?

Page 32

Check out the shows in your area

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Editorial

Foreign strategy may alienate some collectors

At this time the vast majority of collectors spending money on Mint issues are Canadians, and what’s more, more than 75 cents of out every dollar the Mint makes in numismatic issues comes from this country. That means that Canadians, as a group, easily spend more than $100 million a year on collector coins. That’s not counting collector purchases of bullion issues, or the value of circulating coins culled by numismatists each year. That’s a huge market, with a very large profit margin.

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