NUMISMATIC COLLATERAL Its, I Have Seen Paintings by a Number Royal Canadian Mint
CANADIAN Bonded by mystery Inside: COIN NEWS Confederate note may just be a fake. Volume 52 • Number 05 June 17 - 30, 2014 $3.50 Recent years show some low mintage coins Lucky loonie mintage most cases the drop was sub- stantial. plunges to record low The higher value coins saw in 2013 a slight change in composition during the year to accommo- By Bret Evans date the RCM’s new plating review of mintage figures plant, while at the same time for 2013 suggests that new micro-engraving features someA modern coins may prove were added including edge let- difficult to find. tering the $2 coin. While collectors often await The number of original pat- the mintage figures in the tern $2 coins produced in 2012 Royal Canadian Mint’s (RCM) was a mere 1,531,000, down annual report, this year, Cana- from 22,488,000 the year be- dian Coin News looked at the fore, and the lowest reported figures over the past 10 years, in the last decade. It was also and found that 2013 could be a the last year for that composi- year to watch in some denomi- tion. The new type $2 may be a nations. Of particular interest tough find with the 2013 date, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, left, and the Shelly Glover, minister of Canadian are the higher value $1 and $2 just 12,390,000 were produced, Heritage and Official Languages, unveil the new silver coin celebrating the 75th coins, produced before the compared to 82,862,000 new- anniversary of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
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