Volume 51#16

November 19 – December 2, 2013

The reverse of the 1953 Malaya & British Borneo $1000 banknote showcases intricate design elements and vibrant colours reflective of the era. (Photo courtesy of Noonans)

Mint offers sleigh full of Christmas coins

The traditional Canadian Christmas gift set, announced months ago by the Royal Canadian Mint, has been joined by a further five issues: a base metal lenticular coin and four silver offerings. Lenticular technology allows more than one image to be printed on a lens attached to the coin, so that the image changes when tilted. Continue reading →

Features

Mint adds to record haul of nominations

Page 32

Regulars

Are you buying or selling?

Page 26

Check out the shows in your area

Page 25

Focus on Canadian paper money

Page 20

Editorial

Cent barely missed, but 25 cents can keep hobby thriving

In my opinion the most promising way to attract new collectors is with the 25-cent series. Granted, the wonderful pure nickel commemoratives of 1992, 2000, and 2001 have already been mostly gobbled up by the Mint’s alloy-recovery program, but the multi-plated family has more than 40 commemorative issues alone, some are in colour, and that’s not getting into dual dates and mint marks.

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