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In Canada, a dime is a coin worth ten cents. It has been the physically smallest Canadian coin since 1922; it is smaller even than the country's penny, despite its higher face value. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the 10-cent piece, but in practice, the term dime predominates in English-speaking ...
The $1 coin (the "loonie") was released in 1987. The $1 banknote remained in issue and in circulation alongside the one-dollar coin for the next two years, until it was withdrawn in 1989. The coin was to be the voyageur-design silver (then nickel) dollar coins that had previously been in limited circulation. The dies were lost or stolen in ...
The advent of the two-hundred dollar gold series was quickly joined by a platinum series. These high-quality collector coins solidified the RCM's entry into the luxury coin market. A four-coin set with face values of $30, $75, $150, and $300 respectively were complemented by the high-quality artwork that adorned these luxury items.
In Canada, coin roll hunters obtain rolls of nickels, and sometimes dimes and quarters. Dimes and quarters didn't have high mint numbers until silver was discontinued in the middle of 1968. After 1968, coins were minted in very high numbers, making silver coins uncommon, plus the introduction of silver-rejecting bank machines took many silver coin
Dimes make dollars, they say -- but some dimes are worth more than a few dollars. As Gainesville Coins detailed, there are U.S. dimes that have sold for more than seven figures in the past. Find ...
For the 2017 Canada 150 series, the Royal Canadian Mint held a contest titled My Canada, My Inspiration [12] to determine the reverse designs of the five circulating coins. The 50-cent coin would contain the Canadian Coat of Arms on the reverse, with the Canada 150 logo, designed by Ariana Cuvin, on the obverse, replacing Queen Elizabeth II. [13]
In 2016, one of these rare dimes sold at auction for $1,997,50. 1873-CC MS65 No Arrows Liberty Seated Dime Another no arrows dime worth a pretty penny is the 1873-CC MS65 No Arrows Liberty Seated ...
The agenda behind the implementation of this new mint mark was to help increase the RCM’s image as a brand. The aim of the logo is to educate coin users and coin collectors, respectively, that the RCM is minting Canada’s coins. The first Circulation Coin to have this new mint mark is the 10th Anniversary Two-Dollar coin.