Prairie banknotes return home

A $5 note from the Weyburn Security Bank, dated Jan. 3, 1911, features a train entering a city and is graded VF-35PPQ by Legacy. Only 28 examples are known to exist.

Three rare Saskatchewan banknotes – each issued on the very day the Weyburn Security Bank opened in 1911 – have made their way back home in a remarkable story of local heritage, private collecting, and institutional pride. The $5, $10, and $20 notes, once lost to history, are now reunited with their original parent company... Continue reading →

A toonie for seven cents: The business of counterfeits

Canada Border Services Agency officers discovered tens of thousands of “Double Dollar” counterfeit $2 coins in Québec in 2023 after a known counterfeiter attempted to import them from China.

A recent investigation into counterfeit toonies has revealed a troubling influx of fakes into Canada’s coinage system. In this second instalment of Jesse Robitaille’s series, numismatist Mike Marshall sheds light on a shipment of 10,000 counterfeit $2 coins intercepted by border officers in Québec – a discovery that may just be the tip of the... Continue reading →

Canadian Coin News

Canada

Canadian Coin News is Canada's premier source of information about coins, notes and medals.

Although we cover the entire world of numismatics, the majority of our readers are Canadian, and we concentrate on the unique circumstances surrounding collecting in our native land.

Send Us Your Event

Running an event? Send it to us and we will display it on Canadian Coin News!

Submit Event →

Subscribe To 26 Issues

Subscribe today to receive Canada's premier coin publication. Canadian Coin News is available in both paper and digital forms.

Subscribe Now

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.