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May 3, 2024
5 cents 1965 to 1989 - Price guide and values
The composition of the 5 cents piece changed in 1982 for production cost issues. The nickel was replaced by cupro-nickel.
May 3, 2024
20 cents 1865 to 1912 Newfoundland
The 20 cents was a popular coin in Newfoundland, but ended early because it was often confused with the Canadian 25 cents coin.
April 30, 2024
Wellington - Colonial tokens of Canada
In 1813, Wellington led an offensive against the French line of communications and routed the army of King Joseph Bonaparte in the Battle of Vitoria, for which he was promoted to field marshal on 21 June. The tokens were made in England and some of them circulated in Canada.
April 29, 2024
Halifax Coin Club First Medal
A small group of coin collectors met in the Fellowship Room of the Y.M.C.A. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A period of discussion ensued and it was agreed that a formal club should be organized with the purpose of the club being to promote and encourage the collection and study of coins, medals, tokens and paper money, and to cultivate fraternal relations among collectors. Thus, the 3rd of December 1958 saw the beginning of the Halifax Coin Club.
April 26, 2024
Bank of Canada values and prices of 1967 banknotes
In honour of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, a modified version of the 1954 $1 note was issued, bearing the date 1967. The centennial logo was added to the front of the note and a view of Canada's original Parliament Buildings, destroyed by fire in 1916, was substituted for the prairie landscape that appeared on the original 1954 $1 note.
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