A new $20 silver coin commemorating the Black Loyalists who landed in Nova Scotia as a result of the American Revolution. The Canadian Press A new, $20 silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to coincide with the start of Black History month commemorates the Black Loyalists who landed …
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A special edition coin featuring Louis Riel is seen in this undated handout photo. HO/The Canadian Press The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new coin featuring a portrait of Louis Riel, an important Metis leader and the founder of Manitoba. The coin was launched on the 175th anniversary of …
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The colourful image on the coin shows three fishermen aboard a boat, staring and gesturing as the ghostly image of a flying saucer appears to crash into a choppy sea. HO/The Canadian Press The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 …
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The 1911 silver dollar, a very rare coin, will be on display this weekend in Mississauga at a coin expo. Handout Rare currency expert Alfredo Cimino has never seen the 1911 silver dollar, but he’s heard of it. Everyone in the business has. Nicknamed the Emperor or Holy Grail of …
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Special five-kilogram silver coins produced by the Royal Canadian Mint show the famous schooner the Bluenose with the sky behind it tinted pink, blue and many shades in between. A new technique called ‘plasmonic colouring’ uses pulses of laser light to alter the surface of metals to give them bright …
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