The Bank of Canada’s National Currency Collection (NCC), now in its 66th year, continues to expand its holdings with fascinating acquisitions that reflect the depth and diversity of numismatic history. Home to over 130,000 artifacts, the NCC forms the core of the Bank of Canada Museum in downtown Ottawa and represents nearly 4,000 years of currency and payment-related history from around the world. Continue reading →
The latest transfer from the RCMP’s National Anti-Counterfeiting Bureau includes these unusual – and in some cases bizarre – fabrications made to resemble a two-dollar coin. (Photo courtesy of the NCC)
