Canadian 2014 $100 Grizzly Silver Coin for Face Value
September 22, 2013 by Rhonda Kay · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint expanded their Wildlife in Motion theme with the release of the 2014 $100 Grizzly Silver Coin. Featuring a grizzly bear with a freshly caught fish, this collectible $100 face-value silver coin is offered for $100, much like the Mint’s popular $20 for $20 series of silver coins.
2012 $20 Canadian Coast Guard 50th Anniversary Silver Coin
July 23, 2012 by Rhonda Kay · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint recently unveiled a $20 silver coin to honor the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Coast Guard. The event took place at the Government Wharf in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on July 13, 2012. Designed on the 99.99% fine silver coin’s reverse is a depiction of the flagship icebreaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent […]
Canadian Highway of Heroes Silver Commemorative Coin Available
November 7, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued the 2011 Highway of Heroes Silver Commemorative Coin which celebrates a grassroots movement responsible for honoring Canada’s fallen servicemen and servicewomen known as the Highway of Heroes. A $20 surcharge on the sale of each commemorative coin will be forwarded to the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial and the Military Families Fund. Each […]
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrated with Canadian Silver Coins
October 19, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint (www.mint.ca) will commemorate the upcoming celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee with the release of two new proof silver coins honoring the special occasion. Both the $20 Royal Cypher Diamond Jubilee Silver Coin and the $20 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Diamond Jubilee Silver Coin mark the special event with […]
Canadian 2011 $20 Silver Canoe Commemorative Coin at Face Value
October 4, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · 3 Comments
The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) continues its highly successful program of offering a $20 coin at face value with the release of the $20 Silver Canoe Commemorative Coin. If the previous strike of the series is any indicator, collectors will have to move fast to order before it sells out. This series debuted earlier this […]
2012 Cougar Silver Coin Third in Canadian Wildlife Series
August 23, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · 6 Comments
The Royal Canadian Mint (http://www.mint.ca/) announced details for the 2012 Cougar silver bullion coin, the newest strike to be released as part of its Canadian Wildlife bullion coin series. As with the other issues in the series, the coin will feature a maximum mintage of 1,000,000 and will be composed of one-ounce of .9999 fine […]
Canadian $20 D-10 Locomotive Silver Coin Available
June 23, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint is closing out its Great Canadian Locomotive Series with the release of the $20 D-10 Locomotive Silver Coin. This strike marks the final of four in the series to be issued by the Mint recalling the golden age of Canadian rail. Shown on the reverse of the silver coin is a design […]