2009 Modern Canada Silver Kilo Coin
May 18, 2009 by Darrin Lee Unser · 2 Comments
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the 2009 Modern Canada Fine Silver Kilo Coin as the third offering in a series that began in 2007 with the "Early Canada" design, and was followed in 2008 with the "Towards Confederation" coin.
2009 King George VI Sterling Silver Coin
May 6, 2009 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
The fourth coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Vignettes of Royalty Collection has been released, and features the likeness of King George VI.
Tyrannosaurus Rex $4 Silver Proof Canadian Coin Released
April 27, 2009 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint has released the third coin in its Dinosaur Collection, the Tyrannosaurus Rex $4 Silver Proof Coin. The reverse of this unique coin features a skeleton with the massive jaws of the dinosaur, all created with a selective aging technique to appear as a real stone fossil.
2009 Montreal Canadiens® Centennial Silver Dollar Sells Out
April 14, 2009 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
Marking 100 years since the founding of a legendary hockey team, the Royal Canadian Mint’s issue of the commemorative Montreal Canadiens Centennial Silver Dollar sold out within a month’s time.
Lunar Ox Cameo Coin from Royal Canadian Mint
March 2, 2009 by Silver Coins Today · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint’s lunar 12-coin series ends this year with the newly released 2009 $15 Lunar Ox Cameo coin. The series began in 1998 and concludes with an exceptionally original design featuring a gold plated octagonal center core surround by a thick outer ring of silver.
Canada Celebrates Centennial Flight of Silver Dart with 2009 Silver Dollar
February 24, 2009 by Silver Coins Today · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint’s 2009 Silver Dollar was in the spotlight Monday as a part of National Aviation Day in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The coin is a reminder of Canada’s first flight of the Silver Dart, which occurred 100 years ago on Feb. 23, 1909 over a frozen lake in Nova Scotia. The mint designed [...]
2009 Silver Dollars Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada
January 13, 2009 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
The newest 2009 silver dollar coins from the Royal Canadian Mint celebrate the centennial of Canada’s first flight and its historic leadership in aviation.
2009 Canadian $20 Silver Proof Coin Honors Coal Mining Trade
January 11, 2009 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint on Friday launched a series of new 2009 collector coins, including its second silver issue in the Historical Commerce Collection honoring the Coal Mining Trade.
Canadian $25 Figure Skating Silver Hologram Coin Released
November 18, 2008 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint on Tuesday honored figure skating by depicting the sport with the launch of a 25-cent circulating coin and a proof $25 silver hologram coin. Each is one in a series of coins to commemorate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.