Category Archives: Top Story

A 1921 50-cent coin – known affectionally as the “King of Canadian Coins” – will hit the auction block this September, and it’s expected to bring upwards of $65,000. Described by auctioneers as “Canada’s most desired coin,” this 96-year-old example will be offered as Lot 709 of the upcoming sale hosted by New Brunswick’s Geoffrey Bell Auctions.... Continue reading →

When Paul Johnson approached Yvon Marquis to be the guest speaker at the 2017 RCNA convention, Marquis agreed, but Johnson cautioned him that it shouldn’t be a speech based on numismatics alone, since many of the attendees would be non-collectors. “So I wondered, what could be the topic of this speech?” said Marquis. Now, if... Continue reading →

The Royal Canadian Mint continues to open new windows on the story of Canada with its newest offering of collector coins, which are now available for purchase. The Mint has released another exciting coin innovation with its first-ever use of filigree on the 2017 $30 Fine silver coin, “Gate to Enchanted Garden.” Made of white... Continue reading →

The 49th edition of the prestigious  J. Douglas Ferguson Award for distinguished service to Canadian numismatics was awarded to Paul Petch at the annual Royal Canadian Numismatic Association’s convention banquet held in Boucherville, Que.  on July 22. The award was established in 1969 and sponsored by Douglas Ferguson who, at the time, was Honorary President... Continue reading →

Despite having only a quarter of the artifacts compared to the former Currency Museum, the newly redesigned Bank of Canada Museum offers a complete story about Canada’s economy and everyone’s role within it. The new museum and its reimagined focus allows the bank to showcase a greater variety of material from the National Currency Collection,... Continue reading →

The Bank of Canada Museum – formerly known as the Currency Museum – has re-opened its doors after a four-year closure and a “complete re-imagining.” Aside from containing artifacts from the National Currency Collection, the two museums are “really quite different,” according to Paul Berry, the museum’s chief curator. “The Bank of Canada Museum is... Continue reading →

Morris Kosowan, owner of Classic Cash in Alberta, said his favourite banknote series – the one he has “a passion for” – is the Bank of Canada’s first series, the 1935 Series. “I love the ’35s because they only had a two-year issue, and they survived the Depression,” he said. “Anybody who put a dollar... Continue reading →

After a 16-year absence from “la belle province,” the annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA) is slated to return to Québec this summer. On July 18-23, the RCNA’s annual extravaganza will be hosted in Boucherville, Qué., which is just east of Montréal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Organized... Continue reading →

A set of low serial number banknotes, each with the same “000005” ending, is continuing to garner widespread attention leading up to this year’s Toronto Coin Expo Sales. Discussion about the upcoming sales have reached as far away as Europe, according to Brian Bell, of New Brunswick’s Geoffrey Bell Auctions, the official Coin Expo auctioneer.... Continue reading →

The 55th annual Ontario Numismatic Association Convention is history now. And if you were in attendance, you will know that in order to have taken in all that it had to offer, you would have had to go at a break-neck pace. In fact, it would have been nearly impossible to attend all of the... Continue reading →