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www.canadiancoinnews.ca An essential resource for the CANADIAN advanced and beginning collector Canadian Pages COIN NEWS TRENDS: Five Cents 30-35 Volume 57 • Number 26 March 31 - April 13, 2020 $5.50 RCM launches Fraternal exonumia from Canada’s coming of age largest-ever By Jesse Robitaille “1867-1967” plus a Canadian Medals and tokens issued by reference are all that’s needed Canadian fraternities for the to justify collecting. ‘Gold Maple’ country’s 100th anniversary are But what to collect is ulti- but one small facet of centen- mately a personal decision left ‘Big Maple’ thieves nial collecting. to each collector, according to The far-reaching collecting Brian Thomson, president of sentenced in Berlin area focuses on material featur- the Canadian Centennial Col- lector’s Club (CCCC). By Jesse Robitaille ing Canada’s centennial logo, A 10-kilogram ‘Gold Maple Leaf’ bullion coin – the largest which uses 11 equilateral tri- “One could collect sports- he Royal Canadian Mint’s ever struck by the Royal Canadian Mint – was on display at angles to form a maple leaf rep- themed centennial medal- largest-ever Gold Maple PDAC 2020, a mineral exploration and mining convention resenting all 10 provinces and lions, centennial municipal LeafT (GML) – an annual bullion held in Toronto this March. the lone territory in 1967. For trade tokens, centennial coin coin issued since 1979 – was re- some collectors, the dual dates Continued on page 36 cently struck in high relief at 99.999 per cent pure collector Maple Leaf” and with a face the Crown corporation's Ot- edition of the Gold Maple Leaf value of $1 million. tawa facility. Brian Thomson, coin as an exclusive expression At the time of their creation, The 10-kilogram coin was on president of the of one of the world's most ad- they were the largest gold coins display at the Mint's booth at Canadian Centennial mired and coveted gold coins.” in the world (a spot since over- PDAC 2020, billed as “the Collector’s Club, The coin’s design captures taken by the Royal Australian world’s premier mineral explo- was born in 1967 the details of the one-ounce Mint, which struck a one-tonne ration and mining convention,” and has been gold bullion piece it celebrates gold coin in 2011). in Toronto this March. collecting Canadian – a maple leaf-shaped security By 2017, the market value of "For more than 40 years, the centennial material mark, an array of radial lines each Big Maple had risen $4 Mint's Gold Maple Leaf has led for nearly three on the obverse and reverse plus million. the global precious metal in- decades. the trademark Walter Ott-de- Continued on page 14 dustry by setting new stan- signed sugar maple leaf in a dards for the purity and secu- matte proof finish. rity of gold bullion coins," The coin’s obverse features said Marie Lemay, Mint presi- ‘Raised’ notes remain popular the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II dent and CEO. "We are proud created by portrait artist Su- to have created a 10-kilogram, sanna Blunt in 2003. with counterfeiters, collectors No more than 10 of these By Jesse Robitaille increased. Partly genuine, Hampshire, who added coun- Publications Registration Mail No. 09137 Agreement No. 40069699 Mail No. 09137 Agreement Publications Registration made-in-Canada masterpieces While modern “raised” they were historically made terfeit $50 and $100 notes reg- are available to collectors of banknotes cause headaches by altering a note’s denomina- ularly circulate in Canada. rare and exclusive coins. for law enforcement, business tion with a die according to “They’re taking genuine “Their price is based on a owners and the general pub- the 1865 book, A Treatise on $50 or $100 banknotes and combination of the gold market lic, historic examples remain Counterfeit, Altered, and Spuri- making a copy. Then they take rate at the time of purchase, sought after by today’s paper- ous Bank Notes. Today, unscru- a $5 note and cut out the win- plus a premium for manufac- money collectors. pulous individuals simply use dows and hologram to splice turing and a very low mint- Like other fraudulent notes, tape or glue. into their copy. They finish it age,” reads a statement issued including spurious, altered “You’d think with all these off with spray resin, and it by the Mint, which is the only and outright counterfeit ex- anti-counterfeiting devices, feels like polymer.” one in the world to craft coins amples, raised notes are the bad guys would steer clear In the last two months of in 99.999 per cent gold (also those with their original de- of it, but not so,” said U.S. col- 2019, police on the west coast known as “Five Nines”). nominations surreptitiously lector Bob Fritsch, of New received reports of these fakes Customers interested in the Continued on page 14 10-kilogram GML can contact the Mint directly at 1-800-267- A recently passed ‘raised’ 1871. banknote uses a copy of a $100 note combined with ‘BIG MAPLE LEAF’ the windows and hologram STRUCK IN 2007 from a genuine note of a In 2007, the Mint struck a se- lower denomination, in this ries of six 100-kilogram gold case $10. coins, each known as a “Big 1 DECEMBER COINS FREE POSTAGE ON ALL NON-BULLION ORDERS 1711 Corydon Ave., Tel: (204) 489-9112 FROM THIS AD OVER $500 18872 2019 ‘First Candian in Space - Space Shuttle’ Tri-Metal 25-Cent Coin ...........$39.95 (SEE TERMS BELOW) 18871 2020 Gold ‘W (Winnipeg) Mint Mark Gold Maple Leaf’ Winnipeg, Manitoba, FAX: (204) 489-9118 $50 Gold Coin 1oz .9999 Fine ..................................................................$2799.95 18870 2020 Silver ‘W (Winnipeg) Mint Mark Silver Maple Leaf’ Canada R3N 0J9 TERMS OF SALE $5 Silver Coin 1oz .9999 Fine .......................................................................$94.95 ORDERS WITHIN CANADA ORDERS WITHIN THE USA WCDA RCNA (Life) 1. Customer satisfaction with a 14 day return 11. Taxes (GST, PST, HST): on non-bullion. 18868 2020 ‘January - Birthstones’ Crystalized Proof $5 Silver Coin M.C.C. ANA (Life) All orders shipped to the following 1/4oz .9999 Fine ...........................................................................................$54.95 1-800-565-2646 1-888-565-2646 2. All prices are in Canadian dollars. Canadian Provinces are subject to the 18867 2019 ‘Christmas Tree - Celebrating Canadian Fun and Festivities’ 3. Payment by cheques, money orders, bank following tax rates (where applicable) - draft, Visa, M.C. Please provide all raised Colorized Proof $3 Silver Coin 1/4oz .9999 Fine ...........................................$49.95 Effective July 1, 2013: information, expiry date & phone number. MB: 5% GST; 8% PST 4. 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