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Auction results don’t always reflect Trends
I was recently reminded of how much in numismatics is more science than art. At a recent auction, I saw two apparently identical lots appear on the block. Now when I stay identical, they were essentially the same coin and year, with the same grade. They both sold, but one sold for close to double... Continue reading →
Circulating coin recalls costliest conflicts
The iconic Canadian photograph Wait for me, Daddy will form the basis of a new Canadian $2 to be issued later this year.
The government has approved a new circulating $2 coin, as well as two new, significantly greater, denominations of non-circulating legal tender coins. An order in council, issued July 2, has authorized coins with the values of $1,000 and $1,250, and the issue of a $2 coin, using the famous image Wait For Me, Daddy, taken... Continue reading →
Ancient coins better have their papers
The assumption is made that any coin without a provenance going back more than 40 years is assumed to be recently stolen. The bur-den is on the owner to prove the coin was legitimately acquired, not on authorities to prove the coins were stolen. Continue reading →
Glowing dino puts Canada among Coin of the Year finalists
Named Most Innovative Coin, Canada’s 25-cent coin depicting Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai shows the dinosaur’s skeleton when examined in darkness.
Named the Most Innovative Coin, the 25-cent dinosaur piece shows an image of a Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai – similar to a triceratops – under regular light. In the dark, the skeleton of the animal stands out with a soft green glow. Continue reading →
Convention a chance to meet with collectors
The location means that it will be a large bourse, close to 50 tables of dealers. I guarantee that this is one show where there really is something for everyone. Continue reading →
RCM offers two more silver coins for face value
A typical Canadian summer scene dominates the latest $20 for $20.
The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has expanded its offerings of face value coins with a new $20 for $20 and a new $100 for $100 offerings. Continue reading →
Old faces with new missions
Anything that gets members of the public looking at coins as something more than spending money has to be good for the hobby. Continue reading →
New circulating coins have Northern touch
In Cape Dorset, Nunavut, artist Tim Pitsiulak holds a reproduction of the new 25-cent circulation coin he designed for the Royal Canadian Mint, celebrating life in the North.
The Royal Canadian Mint has revamped some non-circulating legal tender designs to bring out two circulating 25-cent commemorative coins, each one with two finishes, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Continue reading →
Numismatic market takes many twists and turns
The market for modern Mint products has proven to be much stronger than most of us expected, and the Mint is able to make money, and have sellouts, with impressive regularity. Continue reading →