From pennies to platinum: metals surge
The Canadian cent’s 154-year run, from its debut in 1858 to its retirement in 2013, coincided with dramatic shifts in copper composition, mirroring global market forces shaping the metal’s value today.
Copper has long been a familiar metal to coin collectors, but in recent months it has taken on a very different profile. In the latest issue of Canadian Coin News (Vol. 63, No. 24), we examine how copper has surged to record highs amid tightening global supply and soaring demand from industries that barely existed... Continue reading →