The total estimated value of the late June Canadian “Legacy” sale in Toronto exceeds $4.25 million, according to the auctioneers.
The total estimated value of the late June Canadian “Legacy” sale in Toronto exceeds $4.25 million, according to the auctioneers. Continue reading →
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Big Nickel, Sudbury’s most famous landmark, now part of the Dynamic Earth science museum.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Big Nickel, Sudbury’s most famous landmark, now part of the Dynamic Earth science museum. Continue reading →
I have to admit I am really happy the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a coin commemorating Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading →
I was reminded recently that there are always fresh ways to collect. Continue reading →
Brett Irick, left, and Robb McPherson cut the cake at the welcome reception on the first day of the ONA convention.
For many of those participating in the three-day convention, the location was familiar, since the host club, the Windsor Coin Club (WCC), has hosted two RCNA conventions at the same place in recent years. Continue reading →
Today, if you have non-circulating legal tender you have a few choices: hope your local bank values your business well enough to take them; use them to buy product at an RCM boutique; or, try to pass them off on local businesses in the course of your normal business. Continue reading →
Reading over the Royal Canadian Mint’s (RCM) 2013 report reminded me of just how much the business of making coins has changed in just a few years. Continue reading →
The final gold coins in the Bank of Canada’s reserves are being put up for sale. The Royal Canadian Mint has been consigned what it refers to as “a rare collection of Canada’s first gold coins, produced by the Mint from 1912 to 1914.” The coins take the form of almost a quarter-million Canadian $5... Continue reading →