Coin collectors in the United States rejoice: If we’re looking for a modern coin collection, why not take a numismatic trip to Canada, a nation whose coins are filled with images of nature, wildlife and the country’s varied history?
Chances are, if you live near the U.S./Canada border or in a country that Canadians frequent, then you’ve probably seen a coin (or two hundred) from Canada. Perhaps for the first time collectors observe that US and Canadian coins are denominationally valued similarly to US coins. For as America has coins of one, five, ten, twenty-five, fifty cents and one dollar, so also Canada. (Canada, however, has a two-dollar coin.) Even the national coins of one, five, ten and twenty-five cents are marked similarly, so it is not difficult to escape Canadian currency into US circulation. Also, as with the US mint, the Royal Canadian Mint is striking commemorative-coins”>commemorative-coins, most of which are very beautiful In addition, like the US mint, the Canadian royalties are striking coins that are in mint condition where the prices of gold and silver are, so they don’t make half coins or bad investments(!).
The obverse (head side) of all current, Canadian circulating coins bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverses of the circulating coins depict natural beauty and wild scenes. On the obverse side (tail side) of one of the coin’s centers it shows the image of a maple leaf. The reverse of the five-center coin bears the image of a beaver. A penny shows the schooner’s tail side amid a great force of water. The back of the twenty-five coins gives space to the Reindeer. The reverse of a fifty-piece coin bearing the royal honors of Canada with the coat of arms of the nation. The reverse of the dollar coin is the house icon, and the reverse of the two dollar coin . As you might have guessed, Canadian coins should be high on the lists, especially for those who appreciate nature. With the exception of the half dollar in circulation, each of today’s Canadian pennies that regularly plays a role in commerce pays homage to the vast and beautiful land and creatures that inhabit Canada.
While Americans may have some difficulty in obtaining Canadian or US currency. collectors can’t necessarily invest a large part of their budget to acquire foreign coins, there are probably few US collectors who ever really get away from the idea of collecting at least a few coins from the north. After all, Canadian coins are not only beautiful, they are owned by the Royal Canadian Mint, which has produced crisp, sharp and solid coins for generations. A great way to acquire Canadian coins is through the purchase of “proof-like” sets—annual packages of coins from the Royal Canadian Mint that include pennies of a given year’s circulation. Current proof-like sets can be purchased directly from the Royal Canadian Mint, and earlier sets can be found offered by many US dealers and online and in physical stores< /a>. Many proofs such as these can be had from the 1970s for less than $10.00.
American collectors can also find a revival in Canadian coins for another reason: unlike American coins, which usually have portraits of the president . have remained unchanged for decades (although Jefferson’s and Washington’s portraits on the nickel and quarter, respectively, have seen updates in the past decade), Queen Elizabeth II has as much grace on Canadian coins as she does in person. In fact, during her fifty-five-year reign, she had no fewer than four different portraits in circulation on Canadian coins, each successive design showing her maturing from a young woman to a matriarch.
While you may or may not find yourself addicted to collecting canadian coins, few people who perceive the beautiful designs of coins, nature; A wild, or generous collector of coins could ever consider their collection truly complete without at least a few examples of the more decorative coins of the land to our north.
Resource:
Royal Canadian Mint. http://www.mint.ca/royalcanadianmintpublic/
