Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (2000s)

One of the most highly profitable aspects of the Royal Canadian Mint’s enterprise is in its Numismatic product line.^[1] The euphoria surrounding the year 2000 led to the birth of the Millennium 25-cent coin program. The numismatic line included proof quality coins sold individually or as a complete set. This level of excess would come to signify the coming decade. The number of numismatic releases would increase on an annual basis starting in 2003. Numismatic three cents, five cents, and ten cents would be introduced, along with numismatic three dollars and eight dollars. Luxury coins would not be immune to the dramatic increases that ensued. Coins with face values of 250, 300 and 350 dollars would be introduced by 2006.

A new trend for the RCM would emerge with the design of the numismatic three cent coin. The three cent coin was packaged in a coin and stamp set as part of a joint venture with Canada Post. This partnership would lead to another ten coin and stamp sets in the decade. An additional trend that emerged was the RCM's commitment to military and Olympic coins as well.

From Vimy Ridge to D-Day to a new release of the Victory Nickel with a commemorative booklet, the 5-cent piece became very monumental in acknowledging the contributions of Canada's military in the 20th Century. With the advent of the Lucky Loonie, the good luck charm that brought Olympic gold to Canada's hockey teams in 2002, the RCM paid tribute to that accomplishment with its Going for the Gold set in 2002 featuring a double-dated Loon coin packaged with MacLean's magazine and Olympic stamps. This would be followed by the Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie coins in 2004 and 2006.

The decade would also be marked by very dramatic price increases. Items that could be classified as “staples” in the numismatic offering, such as the Silver Dollar (Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated), the Hundred Dollar Gold, and the Two Hundred Gold, had not experienced significant price increases for several years.

The Silver Dollar from 2000 was priced at $29.95 (Proof) and $19.95 (BU) but in 2006, these two items were now priced at $39.95 and $31.95. At the beginning of the 1990s, the silver dollar was priced at $22.95 for the proof version, and $16.75 for the brilliant version.

More dramatic was the pricing of the One Hundred and Two Hundred Dollar gold. The beginning of the millennium saw the One Hundred Dollar Gold at $259.95 but its price increased to $359.95 by 2006. In 1990, the price of such a coin would have been $245.00. Due to the increase in the value of gold, the two hundred dollar gold experienced an even larger spike in the pricing. Starting in 2000 at $414.95, the price would rise to $564.95. In 1990, the price was only $395.00.

During the decade, there were various technological achievements. The first RCM gold coin to be directly laser etched was the $100 Gold Leduc Oil Fields coin from 2002.^[2] The technique would be later used for the 2003 $100 Gold Marquis Wheat coin and the 2004 $20 Iceberg coin. In 2001, the RCM achieved innovation with the 2001 Marconi $5 silver coin. It was the first RCM coin to utilize with a direct lasered finish.^[3] One of the technological breakthroughs for the RCM involved the 2006 Canadian Achievement Series silver coin featuring Colonel Chris Hadfield. It was the first Canadian coin to be completely sculpted using computer software.^[4]

The Northern Lights $20 Silver Coin was the first RCM hologram coin to feature a hologram without a raised border and, therefore, no delineation.^[5] The hologram merges with the engraved relief of the mountains. In 2006, the $30 Canadarm coin was the first Canadian coin to be completely sculpted using computer software.^[6] Technically, it was a complex design to render, due to the depiction of the closed glass visor and the complicated features of the Canadarm.

• Please see Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (20th century) for any numismatic coins made before 2000
• Please see Canadian Silver Maple Leaf for any Coloured or Hologram Maple Leaf coins
• Please see Royal Canadian Mint Olympic Coins for coin specifications

Contents 1 Commemorative Silver Dollar Series 1.1 Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars 1.2 Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary 2 Numismatic One, Three and Five Cents 3 Numismatic Ten Cents 4 Numismatic 25-cent Pieces 4.1 Oversized 25-cent pieces 4.2 2005–present 4.2.1 Canada Day 4.2.2 Holiday Coin Set 4.2.3 NHL coins 4.2.4 Canadian Wildlife Series 5 Numismatic Fifty-Cent Collections 5.1 Discovering Nature Series 5.2 Canadian Sports Series 5.3 Canadian Festivals Series 2001–2003 5.4 Canadian Folklore and Legends Series 2001–2002 5.5 Canadian Floral Collection 2002–present 5.6 Coat of Arms of Canada 2004 5.7 1/25 Ounce Gold 2004–present 5.8 Butterfly Collection 2004–2006 5.9 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II 2005 5.10 Legends of Hockey 2005 5.11 Other 6 Numismatic One, Two and Three Dollars 6.1 NHL Coins 6.2 Specimen Set Variant Dollars 7 Numismatic Four, Five and Eight Dollars 8 Ten Dollars 9 Fifteen Dollars 9.1 Chinese Lunar Cameo Coin Series 9.2 Chinese Lunar Coin Series 9.3 Chinese Lunar Lotus Coin Series 9.4 The Vignettes of Royalty Series 9.5 Playing Card Money Series 10 Twenty Dollars 10.1 Land, Sea and Rail Transportation Series 2000–2003 10.2 Natural Wonders 2003–2005 10.3 Lighthouse Collection 2004–2005 10.4 National Parks 2005–2006 10.5 Tall Ships Collection 2005–present 10.6 Architectural Collection 10.7 International Polar Year 10.8 Great Canadian Locomotives 10.9 Crystal Raindrop 10.10 NHL Goalie Mask Coins 10.11 Canadian Commerce 10.12 Crystal Snowflake 10.13 Holiday Pine Cones 10.14 Other Holiday Coins 10.15 Other Coins 11 Thirty Dollars 11.1 Canadian Achievements 11.2 National War Memorials 12 Fifty Dollars 13 Seventy-Five Dollars 14 100 Dollar Gold 15 150 Dollar Gold 15.1 18K Gold Proof Lunar Hologram Coin Series 15.2 18K Gold Proof Lunar Coin Series 15.3 Scallop-shaped Series 16 200 Dollar Gold 16.1 Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions 16.2 Canadian Art and Artists 16.3 Canadian Commerce 17 250 Dollar Gold 18 300 Dollars 18.1 Canadian Achievements 18.2 The Shinplaster 18.3 Provincial Coat of Arms 18.4 Premium Gold Coin Series 18.5 Platinum Prehistoric Animals Collection 19 350 Dollar Gold 19.1 Provincial Flowers 20 500 Dollars 21 Palladium coins 22 Platinum coins 22.1 Endangered Wildlife Series 23 Collector Cards 24 Definition of finishes 25 Mint marks 26 References 27 External links

Commemorative Silver Dollar Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage (Proof)	Issue Price (Proof)	Mintage (BU)	Issue Price (BU)
2000	Voyage of Discovery	D.F. Warkentin	121,575	$29.95	62,975	$19.95
2001	50th Anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	89,390	$30.95	53,668	$20.95
2001	90th Anniversary of the Striking of Canada's 1911 Silver Dollar	W.H.J. Blakemore	24,996	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2002	Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	29,688	$33.95	64,410	$24.95
2002	The Queen Mother	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	9,994	$49.95	No BU exists	N/A
2003	Centennial of the Cobalt-Silver Strike at Cobalt, ON	John Mardon	88,536	$36.95	51,130	$28.95
2003	50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (First Effigy of Queen)	Emanuel Hahn	21,400	N/A	No BU exists	N/A
2003	50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Fourth Effigy of Queen)	Emanuel Hahn	29,586	$51.95	No BU exists	N/A
2004	400th Anniversary, First French Settlement in North America	R.R. Carmichael	81,335	$36.95	41,934	$28.95
2004	400th Anniversary First French Settlement in North America, Privy Marked (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	R.R. Carmichael	8,315	$99.95	N/A	N/A
2004	The Poppy	Cosme Saffioti	24,527	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2005	40th Anniversary, Flag of Canada	William Woodruff	N/A	$34.95	N/A	$24.95
2006	Victoria Cross	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$34.95	N/A	$26.95
2006	Medal of Bravery	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$54.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2007	Thayendanegea Joseph Brant	RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw	65,000	42.95	35,000	34.95
2007	Celebration of the Arts	Friedrich Peter	20,000	$54.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2008	400th Anniversary of Quebec	Suzanne Duranceau	65,000	$42.95	35,000	$34.95
2008	100th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint	Jason Bouwman	25,000	$59.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2008	The Poppy (with ultra high relief)	Cosme Saffioti	5,000	$139.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2009	100th Anniversary of Flight	Jason Bouwman	50,000	$47.95	30,000	$39.95

Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars

NOTE: These Gold Plated Proof Silver Dollars were packaged with the corresponding Proof Sets for the year.

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	40th Anniversary, Canada's Flag	William Woodruff	N/A	$84.95
2006	Victoria Cross	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$84.95
2007	Thayendanegea Joseph Brant	RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw	N/A	$89.95
2008	400th Anniversary of Quebec	Suzanne Duranceau	60,000	$89.95
2009	100th Anniversary of Flight	Jason Bouwman	55,000	$99.95

Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary

• Four unique gold coins were produced by the RCM to honour the 100th Anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens. The coins are on permanent display at the Centennial Plaza at the Bell Centre in Montreal.^[7] The coins have a face value of $1 and have the Canadiens centennial logo on the reverse. The coins are featured on memorial plaques dedicated to four legends: Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, and Guy Lafleur. The obverse is the Susannah Blunt effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Each plaque also has tow circulation five cent coins marking the start and end of each player’s career. The coins were gold plated versions of the nickel aureate dollar used for circulating $1 coins.

• A special edition proof silver dollar was also issued with two different types of packaging.

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price (with acrylic stand)	Issue Price (with standard packaging)
2009	Montreal Canadiens centennial	Royal Canadian Mint engravers	15,000	$74.95	$69.95

Numismatic One, Three and Five Cents

One Cent

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	2003 Annual Report Collectible	G.E. Kruger-Gray	10,000	$24.95

Three Cents

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2001	Sesquicentennial of Canada's First Postage Stamp	Based on an image by Sir Sanford Fleming	59,573	$39.95

Five Cents

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	Les Voltigeurs de Québec	RCM Staff	34,024	$16.95
2001	125th Anniversary, Royal Military College	Gerald T. Locklin	25,834	$16.95
2002	85th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge	S.A. Allward	22,646	$16.95
2004	60th Anniversary of D-Day	Thomas Shingles	20,019	$29.95
2005	60th Anniversary of End of World War II	Thomas Shingles	42,792	$29.95
2005	Annual Report Coin (Selectively Gold Plated)	Thomas Shingles	12,000	$24.95

Numismatic Ten Cents

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	100th Anniversary, Credit Unions, Alphonse Desjardins	Jean-Guy Lebel	69,791	$14.95
2001	International Year of the Volunteers	RCM Design	40,634	$14.95
2004	100th Anniversary of Canadian Open	Cosme Saffioti	31,744	$39.95

Numismatic 25-cent Pieces

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2000	Millennium Proof Coins	Various	N/A	$14.95 each, $149.95 for 12 coin set	Also sold as a twelve and twenty-four (1999 included) coin set
2000	Millennium Coloured Coin "Pride"	Donald F. Warkentin	49,719	$8.95	1st Millennium Coloured Coin by RCM
2004	Gold Plated Poppy	Cosme Saffioti	15,000	24.95	Released in 2005, Part of 2004 Annual Report

Oversized 25-cent pieces

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2006	80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II	Cosme Saffioti	25,000	19.95	First Oversized 25-cent Coin
2007	60th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's Wedding	Robert-Ralph Carmichael	35,000	21.95	N/A
2008	Anne of Green Gables	Ben Stahl	N/A	$19.95
2008	90th Anniversary, End of World War I	David Craig	N/A	$19.95	Part of End of World War I Coin Set
2009	Notre-Dame-de-Saguenay	Photo courtesy of Alain Dumas, Paul Hurteau and Claude Parent	N/A	$14.95	Photos of the Saguenay Fjord and Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay statue.

2005–present

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2005	Liberation of the Netherlands	N/A	N/A	49.95	Part of joint set with Netherlands
2005	Poppy Coin	N/A	N/A	12.95	Part of Bookmark and Commemorative Lapel Pin
2006	Bonhomme Carnaval	N/A	8200[8]	19.95	Part of Québec Winter Carnival Set
2007	Balloons	N/A	24531[9]	19.95	From Birthday Gift Set
2007	Fireworks	N/A	8910[9]	19.95	From Congratulations Gift Set
2007	Flowers	N/A	10318[9]	19.95	From Wedding Gift Set
2007	Maple Leaf	N/A	23582[9]	19.95	From Oh! Canada Gift Set
2007	Rattle	N/A	24531[9]	19.95	From Baby Gift Set
2008	Birthday Hat	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Birthday Gift Set
2008	Canadian Flag	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Oh! Canada Gift Set
2008	Teddy Bear	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Baby Gift Set
2008	Trophy	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Congratulations Gift Set
2008	Wedding Cake	N/A	N/A	19.95	From Wedding Gift Set
2008	Poppy Coin	Cosme Saffioti	N/A	12.95	Part of Bookmark
2009	Birthday Coin (coloured balloons)	N/A	N/A	9.95	Part of Greeting Cards with Coin
2009	Wedding Coin (two pink birds)	N/A	N/A	9.95	Part of Greeting Cards with Coin
2009	Congratulations Coin	N/A	N/A	9.95	Part of Greeting Cards with Coin
2009	Thank You Coin (coloured flower)	N/A	N/A	9.95	Part of Greeting Cards with Coin
2009	Orange Maple Leaves	N/A	N/A	19.95	Part of Oh Canada set
2009	Teddy Bear with blue and pink pillows	N/A	N/A	19.95	Part of Baby Coin set

Canada Day

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2000	Millennium Coloured Coin "Canada Day"	Laura Paxton	26,106	$8.95	1st Canada Day Coin
2001	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Silke Ware	96,352	$9.95	N/A
2002	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Judith Chartier	49,901	$9.95	See Note 1
2003	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Jade Pearen	63,511	$9.95	N/A
2004	Canada Day Coloured Coin	Cosme Saffioti	44,759	$9.95	N/A
2004	Canada Day Multi-Ply Plated Steel	Nick Wooster	29,762	24.95	Part of Canada Day Bundle. (See Note 2)
2005	Canada Day Coin	Stan Witten	N/A	9.95	The Beaver on the coin is also called "Bucky the Beaver".
2006	Canada Day Coin (Coloured featuring two children holding a Canadian flag)	N/A	N/A	9.95	Packaged with Four Crayola Crayons
2007	Canada Day Coin (Coloured Coin with tattoos)	N/A	N/A	$9.95	Featuring MacLean the Mountie. Packaged with tattoos
2008	Canada Day Coin (Coloured Coin with tattoos)	N/A	N/A	$9.95	Featuring Moose. Packaged with tattoos and games
2009	Canada Day Coin (Coloured Coin with polar bear, loon, beaver, caribou)	N/A	N/A	$14.95	Caricature of animals from Circulation Coins. Packaged with postcard and magnets

NOTE 1: Regarding the 2002 Canada Day coin, a variant was issued in circulation without any colour. It was presented to new Canadians at their citizenship ceremony during "Celebrate Canada Day" week.^[10] These coins were distributed between July and September 2002 with a final mintage of 30,627,000.

NOTE 2: This coin was from the Canada Day Bundle, available with fanny pack, water bottle, and T-Shirt.

Holiday Coin Set

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	Santa Claus	N/A	60,965	19.95
2005	Christmas stocking	N/A	N/A	19.95
2006	Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	N/A	N/A	19.95
2007	Christmas Tree	N/A	N/A	19.95
2008	Santa Claus	N/A	N/A	19.95
2009	Santa Claus	N/A	N/A	19.95

NHL coins

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2007	Calgary Flames	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2007	Calgary Flames	N/A	832[11]	24.95	From Calgary Flames Gift Set
2007	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2007	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	2213[11]	24.95	From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set
2007	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2007	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	2952[11]	24.95	From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set
2007	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2007	Ottawa Senators	N/A	1634[11]	24.95	From Ottawa Senators Gift Set
2007	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2007	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	3527[11]	24.95	From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set
2007	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2007	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	1264[11]	24.95	From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set

Canadian Wildlife Series

Year	Animal	Artist	Finish	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Ruby-Throated Hummingbird	Arnold Nogy	Specimen (with selective colouring)	25,000	$24.95
2007	Red Breasted Nuthatch	Arnold Nogy	Specimen (with selective colouring)	25,000	$24.95
2008	Downy Woodpecker	Arnold Nogy	Specimen (with selective colouring)	25,000	$24.95
2008	Northern Cardinal	Arnold Nogy	Specimen (with selective colouring)	25,000	$24.95
2010	Goldfinch	Arnold Nogy (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)	Specimen (with selective colouring)	14,000	$24.95

Numismatic Fifty-Cent Collections

Discovering Nature Series

• Started in 1995

Year	Theme	Artist	Finish	Issue Price (For Two Coin Set)	Total Mintage	Designs
2000	Canada’s Birds of Prey	Jean-Luc Grondin and Pierre Leduc	Proof	$59.95	123,628	Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great Horned Owl, Red-Tailed Hawk

Canadian Sports Series

• Started in 1998

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Coin No 4	Artist	Finish	Issue Price (For Four Coin Set)	Total Mintage
2000	First Recorded Hockey Game, 1875	Introduction of Curling to North America, 1760	First Steeplechase Race, 1840	Birth of the 5-Pin Bowling League, 1910	Brian Hughes	Proof	$59.95	50,091

Canadian Festivals Series 2001–2003

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Coin No 4	Coin No 5	Artist	Finish	Issue Price for each coin	Total Mintage
2001	Québec Winter Carnival	Toonik Tyme (Nunavut)	Folk Festival (Newfoundland)	Festival of Fathers (PEI)	N/A	Sylvie Daigneault, John Mardon, David Craig, Brenda Whiteway	Proof	$21.95	58,123
2002	Annapolis Valley Blossom (Nova Scotia)	Stratford Festival (Ontario)	Folkarama (Manitoba)	Calgary Stampede, (Alberta)	Squamish Days, (BC)	Sylvie Daigneault, John Mardon, David Craig, Michelle Grant, Brenda Whiteway	Proof	$21.95	61,900
2003	Yukon Festival	Back to Batoche (Manitoba)	Great Northern Arts Festival (Inuvik)	Festival Acadien de Caraquet (New Brunswick)	N/A	Ken Anderson, David Hannan, Dawn Oman, Hudson Design Group	Proof	$21.95	26,451

Canadian Folklore and Legends Series 2001–2002

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Artist	Finish	Issue Price for each coin	Total Mintage
2001	The Sled	The Maiden’s Cave	Les Petits Sauteux	Valentina Holtz-Entin, Peter Kiss, Miyuki Tanobe	Proof	$24.95	28,979
2002	The Pig That Wouldn’t Get Over The Stile	Shoemaker in Heaven	Le Vaisseau Fantome	Laura Jolicoeur, Francine Gravel, Colette Boivin	Proof	$24.95	19,789

Canadian Floral Collection 2002–present

Year	Theme	Artist	Finish	Issue Price	Total Mintage
2002	Golden Tulip	Anthony Testa	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$24.95	19,986
2003	Golden Daffodil	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	36,293
2004	Golden Easter Lily	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	23,486
2005	Golden Rose	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	23,000
2006	Golden Daisy	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$34.95	23,000
2007	Golden Forget-Me-Not	Christie Paquet	Proof (selectively gold plated)	$38.95	20,000

Coat of Arms of Canada 2004

Year	Theme	Finish	Issue Price	Total Mintage
2004	Evolution of Queen’s Effigy	Proof	$79.95	11,707

1/25 Ounce Gold 2004–present

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish
2004	Moose	N/A	25,000	$69.95	Proof
2005	Voyageur	N/A	25,000	$69.95	Proof
2006	Cowboy	Michelle Grant	25,000	$69.95	Proof
2007	The Wolf	William Woodruff	20,000	$74.95	Proof
2008	DeHavilland Beaver	Peter Mossman	20,000	$85.95	Proof
2009	Red Maple		15,000	$99.95	Proof
2010	RCMP		14,000	$109.95	Proof

Butterfly Collection 2004–2006

Year	Butterfly	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish
2004	Tiger Swallowtail	Jianping Yan	19,910	$39.95	Hologram
2004	Clouded Sulphur	Susan Taylor	15,281	$39.95	Selective Gold Plating
2005	Monarch	Susan Taylor	20,000	$39.95	Colourized, Orange and Black
2005	Great Spangled Fritillary	Jianping Yan	20,000	$39.95	Hologram
2006	Short-Tailed Swallowtail	Susan Taylor	20,000	$39.95	Proof (with coloured butterfly)
2006	Silvery Blue	Jianping Yan	20,000	$39.95	Hologram

60th Anniversary of the end of World War II 2005

Year	Coin No 1	Coin No 2	Coin No 3	Coin No 4	Coin No 5	Coin No 6	Artist	Finish	Issue Price (for Six Coin Set)	Total Mintage
2005	Battle of Britain	Battle of the Atlantic	Raid on Dieppe	Conquest of Sicily	Liberation of the Netherlands	Battle of the Scheldt	Peter Mossman	Specimen	$149.95	20,000

Legends of Hockey 2005

Year	Team	Legends	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish
2005	Montreal Canadiens	Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Jacques Plante, Maurice Richard	25,000	$99.95	Specimen
2005	Toronto Maple Leafs	Johnny Bower, Tim Horton, Dave Keon, Darryl Sittler	25,000	$99.95	Specimen

NOTE: All legends sets consisted of four coins with images provided courtesy of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Source:^[12]

Other

Year	Theme	Mintage	Issue Price	Finish	Notes
2007	Annual Report	10,000	$25.95	Gold Plated
2007	Christmas Ornaments	50,000	$25.95	Specimen with motion filled 3-D effect
2008	Triangle Coin – Milk Delivery	25,000	$49.95	Green enamel effect on reverse, Proof Finish	Part of Irregular Shaped coins collection
2008	100th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint	16,000	$44.95	Sold as part of Coin and Stamp Set (double dated 1908–2008)
2009	Calgary Flames	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2009	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2009	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2009	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2009	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2009	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2009	Six String Nation Guitar	30,000	$34.95	Specimen, with hologram on reverse	Part of Irregular Shaped coins collection

Numismatic One, Two and Three Dollars

One Dollar

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2002	Centre Ice Coin	R.R. Carmichael	25,000	N/A	See Note 1
2004	Elusive Loon	N/A	25,105	$25.22	part of Coin and Stamp set
2004	Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie	R.R. Carmichael, RCM Staff	19,941	$39.95.	to commemorate 2004 Athens Olympics
2005	40th Anniversary of Canada's Flag	William Woodruff	5,000	$99.95	Enameled Red
2006	Baby Lullabies	N/A	N/A	$29.95	(featuring a Teddy Bear, part of Baby Lullabies and CD Gift Set)
2006	Baby Lullabies Sterling Silver	N/A	N/A	$79.95	From Sterling Silver Baby Premium Coin Set
2006	Gold Louis (See Note 2)	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	10,000	$102.95	The motto on the reverse of the coin is "CHRS REGN VINC IMP" ("Christ reigns, defeats and commands")
2006	Medal of Bravery	RCM Engravers	5,000	$109.95	Enamel Red
2006	Snowflake	N/A	N/A	$34.95	part of Holiday Carols and CD Set
2006	Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie	Jean-Luc Grondin	19,956 [13]	$39.95	to commemorate 2006 Torino Olympics
2007	Building Blocks	N/A	N/A	34.95	From Baby Keepsake Tins
2007	Gold Plated Rattle	N/A	N/A	89.95	From Baby Premium Coin Set
2007	Rattle	N/A	N/A	34.95	From Baby Lullabies CD set
2007	Sterling Silver One Dollar	Robert Ralph Carmichael	N/A	$89.95	Part of 2007 Wedding Premium Coin Set
2007	Gold Louis	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	10,000	$104.95	Second Gold Louis Coin
2007	Thayendanegea Joseph Brant	Adopted from artwork by Laurie McGraw	7,500	129.95	Enameled with various colours
2008	Sterling Silver One Dollar	Robert Ralph Carmichael	N/A	N/A	Part of 2008 Baby Lullabies CD Set, Baby Keepsake Tin, Baby Premium Coin Set, and Wedding Premium Coin Set
2008	Gold Louis	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	10,000	$124.95	Third Gold Louis Coin

NOTE 1: This coin was to commemorate Canada’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Victory in Men’s and Women’s Hockey at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. It was part of the Going for the Gold Set, which included Olympic stamps and MacLean's magazine. Another feature of the coin was that it was a double dated coin featuring the years 1987 (to recognize the first year of production) and 2002.

NHL Coins

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2008	Calgary Flames	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2008	Calgary Flames	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Calgary Flames Gift Set
2008	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2008	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set
2008	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2008	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set
2008	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2008	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Ottawa Senators Gift Set
2008	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2008	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set
2008	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	N/A	15.95	From Coin and Puck Set
2008	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set
2009	Calgary Flames	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Calgary Flames Gift Set
2009	Edmonton Oilers	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Edmonton Oilers Gift Set
2009	Montreal Canadiens	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Montreal Canadiens Gift Set
2009	Ottawa Senators	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Ottawa Senators Gift Set
2009	Toronto Maple Leafs	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Toronto Maple Leafs Gift Set
2009	Vancouver Canucks	N/A	N/A	24.95	From Vancouver Canucks Gift Set

Specimen Set Variant Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2002	15th Anniversary Loonie	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	67,672	$39.95
2004	Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary	Susan Taylor	N/A	$39.95
2005	Tufted Puffin	N/A	N/A	$39.95
2006	Snowy Owl	Glen Loates	20,000	$39.95
2007	Trumpeter Swan	Kerri Burnett	40,000	45.95
2008	Common Eider	Mark Hobson	40,000	$45.95
2009	Great Blue Heron	Chris Jordison	40,000	$47.95

Two Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	Proud Polar Bear (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	N/A	25,208	$29.22
2006	22K Gold 10th Anniversary Two Dollar Coin	Brent Townsend	3,000	$399.95

Three Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Sterling Silver Square Beaver Coin	Cosme Saffioti	20,000	$45.95

Numismatic Four, Five and Eight Dollars

Four Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Parasaurolophus (part of Giants of Prehistory)	Kerri Burnett	20,000	$39.95
2008	Triceratops (part of Giants of Prehistory)	Kerri Burnett	20,000	$39.95
2009	Tyrannosaurus rex (part of Giants of Prehistory)	Kerri Burnett	20,000	$42.95
2010	Dromaeosaurus (part of Giants of Prehistory)	Kerri Burnett	20,000	$42.95
2010	Euoplocephalus tutus (part of Giants of Prehistory)	Kerri Burnett	13,000	$49.95

Five Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2001	First Wireless Transmission (part of joint coin set with British Royal Mint)	Cosme Saffioti	15,011	$99.95
2002	15th Anniversary of Loonie (Hologram)	RCM Staff	29,970	$39.95
2002	90th Anniversary of $5 Coin Gold	W.H.J. Blakemore	1998	$749.95 (for two coin set)
2003	FIFA 2006 World Cup of Soccer (See Note 1)	Utszula Walerzak	19,519	$39.95
2004	100th Anniversary of Canadian Open Golf Tournament (was part of Canadian Open Commemorative Frame)	Cosme Saffioti	15,623	$49.99
2004	Majestic Moose (had year 2004 on obverse but was released in 2003, part of Coin and Stamp Set)	David Preston-Smith	25,553	$39.95
2005	60th Anniversary, End of World War II (ORIGINAL ISSUE)	Peter Mossman	25,000	$39.95
2005	60th Anniversary, End of World War II (VARIANT - See Note 2)	Peter Mossman	10,000	245 British Pounds
2005	Alberta Centennial	Michelle Grant	20,000	$49.95
2005	Atlantic Walrus and Calf (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Pierre Leduc	25,555	$49.55
2005	Saskatchewan Centennial	Paulette Sapergia	20,000	$49.95
2005	White Tailed Deer and Fawn (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Xerxes Irani	25,555	$49.55
2006	Breast Cancer Enamelled	Christie Paquet	15,000	$59.95
2006	Peregrine Falcon (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Dwayne Harty	25,555	$49.55
2006	Sable Island Horse (from $5 Coin and Stamp Set)	Paul Illsley	25,555	$49.55
2006	Snowbirds (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	Jianping Yan	25,555	$59.95
2009	80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan	N/A	40,000	$47.95

NOTE 1: Coin is double-dated. Obverse has 2003 on it to signify year of release. Reverse has 2006 to commemorate year of event.

NOTE 2: Made for British Royal Mint as part of six-coin set from six countries commemorating end of World War II. Reverse was exactly the same as original issue but had privy mark of two maple leaves

NOTE 3: The 80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan is a joint issue between the Royal Canadian Mint and the Japan Mint. 35,000 coins are made available for Japan Mint customers, while only 5,000 are available for RCM customers.^[14]

Eight Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2004	Great Grizzly	N/A	25,883	$48.88	Part of Coin and Stamp Set
2005	Chinese Railway Workers	RCM Staff	20,000	$120.00	Two Coin Set
2007	Fine Silver Chinese Coin	Harvey Chan	20,000	$45.95	Square hole in the middle of the coin

Ten Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2002	90th Anniversary of $10 Coin Gold	W.H.J. Blakemore	1998	$749.95 (for two coin set)
2005	Year of the Veteran	Elaine Gobel	20,000	$49.95
2005	Pope John Paul II	Susan Taylor	24,716	$49.95
2006	Fortress of Louisbourg	Susan Taylor	N/A	$49.95

Fifteen Dollars

Chinese Lunar Cameo Coin Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	Year of the Tiger	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	68,888	$68.88
1999	Year of the Rabbit	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	88,634	$72.88
2000	Year of the Dragon	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	88,888	$72.88
2001	Year of the Snake	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	60,754	$78.88
2002	Year of the Horse	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	59,395	$78.88
2003	Year of the Goat	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	53,714	$78.88
2004	Year of the Monkey	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	46,182	$83.88
2005	Year of the Rooster	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	44,691	$83.88
2006	Year of the Dog(1)	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	41,617[15]	$88.88
2007	Year of the Boar(1)	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	48,888	$88.88
2008	Year of the Rat(1)	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	48,888	$88.88
2009	Year of the Ox(1)	Harvey Chan	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper with 24K gold-plated cameo	48,888	$88.88

⁽¹⁾ The only coins of their respective year bearing the former effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1990–2003) designed by Canadian Dora de Pédery-Hunt.

Chinese Lunar Coin Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2010	Year of the Tiger	Aries Cheung	99.99% silver	9,999	$88.88
2011	Year of the Rabbit	Aries Cheung	99.99% silver	9,999	$98.88
2012	Year of the Dragon	Aries Cheung	99.99% silver	48, 888	$98.88

Chinese Lunar Lotus Coin Series

8 scallop coin reminiscent of a lotus flower

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2010	Year of the Tiger	Three Degrees Creative Group Inc.	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	19,888	$88.88
2011	Year of the Rabbit	Three Degrees Creative Group Inc.	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	19,888	$98.88
2012	Year of the Dragon	Three Degrees Creative Group Inc.	99.99% silver	48,888	$98.88

The Vignettes of Royalty Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Queen Victoria	Leonard Charles Wyon	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	10,000	$99.95
2008	King Edward VII	Original effigy artwork by George William De Saulles	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	10,000	$99.95
2008	King George V	Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	10,000	$99.95
2009	King George VI	Thomas Hugh Paget	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	10,000	$104.95
2009	Queen Elizabeth II	Mary Gillick	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	10,000	$104.95

Customers who subscribed to The Vignettes of Royalty series of coins from the Royal Canadian Mint were, upon completion, given the 2009 King Edward VIII Medallion, an ultra-high relief, pure copper medallion.

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2009	King Edward VIII	Thomas Hugh Paget	copper	N/A	$19.95

Playing Card Money Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2008	Jack of Hearts	Henri Beau	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	25,000	$89.95
2008	Queen of Spades	Henri Beau	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	25,000	$89.95
2009	Ten of Spades	Henri Beau	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	25,000	$94.95
2009	King of Hearts	Henri Beau	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	25,000	$94.95

Twenty Dollars

Land, Sea and Rail Transportation Series 2000–2003

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	Steam Buggy	John Mardon	44,367	$59.95
2000	The Bluenose	J. Franklin Wright	Included in Steam Buggy	$59.95
2000	The Toronto	John Mardon	Included in Steam Buggy	$59.95
2001	The Russell “Light Four”	John Mardon	41,828	$59.95
2001	The Marco Polo	J. Franklin Wright	Included in The Russell	$59.95
2001	The Scotia	Don Curley	Included in The Russell	$59.95
2002	The Gray-Dort	John Mardon	35,944	$59.95
2002	The William Lawrence	Bonnie Ross	Included in The Gray-Dort	$59.95
2002	D-10 Locomotive	Dan Fell	Included in The Gray-Dort	$59.95
2003	HMCS Bras D’Or	Don Curley	31,997	$59.95
2003	C.N.R. FA-1 Diesel Electric	John Mardon	Included in HMCS Bras D’Or	$59.95
2003	Bricklin SV-1	Brian Hughes	Included in HMCS Bras D’Or	$59.95

Natural Wonders 2003–2005

Year	Design	Issue	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2003	Niagara Falls	Hologram	José Osio	29,967	$79.95
2003	Rocky Mountains	Colorized	José Osio	28,793	$69.95
2004	Iceberg	Hologram	José Osio	24,879	$69.95
2004	Northern Lights	Double Image Hologram	José Osio	34,135	$79.95
2004	Hopewell Rocks	Selectively Gold Plated	José Osio	16,918	$69.95
2005	Diamonds	Double Image Hologram	José Osio	35,000	$69.95

Lighthouse Collection 2004–2005

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2004	Sambro Island Lighthouse	N/A	N/A	$69.95
2005	Toronto Island Lighthouse	Brian Hughes	20,000	$69.95

National Parks 2005–2006

Year	Park	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Pacific Rim (B.C.)	Susanna Blunt	20,000	$69.95
2005	Mingan (Québec)	Pierre Leduc	20,000	$69.95
2006	Georgian Bay (Ontario)	Tony Bianco	20,000	$69.95
2006	Nahanni (NWT)	Virginia Boulay	15,000	$69.95
2006	Jasper (Alberta)	Michelle Grant	15,000	$69.95

Tall Ships Collection 2005–present

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Three-Masted Ship	Bonnie Ross	20,000	$69.95
2006	The Ketch	John M. Horton	16,000	$69.95
2007	The Brigantine	Bonnie Ross	16,000	$74.95

Architectural Collection

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica	Jianping Yan	15,000	$69.95
2006	CN Tower	Jianping Yan	15,000	$69.95
2006	Pengrowth Saddledome	Jianping Yan	15,000	$69.95

International Polar Year

The Royal Canadian Mint's $20 silver coin, launched on July 18, 2007 has evoked one of the darkest moments in the history of polar exploration and rankled Canada's main Inuit organization.^[16] The coin was struck to mark the 125th anniversary of the International Polar Year scientific studies and features a "world first" metallic-blue finish meant to mimic the Arctic's icy hues.^[16] On one side of the coin is the customary portrait of Queen Elizabeth; on the other, 16th-century British explorer Martin Frobisher and a compass rose from his era, along with images of the ship he sailed in search of the fabled Northwest Passage and an Inuit man paddling his kayak in ice-choked waters.^[16]

A mint spokesman said the kayaker is simply meant to represent the indigenous people of the North and their role in Arctic exploration.^[16] However, the combination of elements recalls an infamous episode from Frobisher's 1576 voyage to Baffin Island and the tragic fate of an unnamed Inuit paddler who was lured aboard the explorer's ship, Gabriel, and kidnapped for transport back to England as proof of the expedition's success in reaching the New World.^[16] The Inuit captive, one of the first native North Americans known to have reached Europe, was put on circus-style display in England and became the subject of portraits, including one intended for Frobisher's sponsor, Queen Elizabeth I, before dying—probably of pneumonia or exposure to European disease—only weeks after arriving.^[16]

Great Canadian Locomotives

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2008	Royal Hudson	Royal Canadian Mint engravers	10,000	$69.95
2009	Jubilee	Royal Canadian Mint engravers	10,000	$74.95
2010	Selkirk	Royal Canadian Mint engravers	10,000	$79.95
2011	D-10	Royal Canadian Mint engravers	10,000	$79.95

Crystal Raindrop

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2008	Tiny Echoes of Rain	Royal Canadian Mint engravers	10,000	$89.95
2009	Autumn Showers	Celia Godkin	10,000	$94.95

NHL Goalie Mask Coins

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price	Special Notes
2008	Calgary Flames	Marcos Hallam	10,000	74.95	Includes special lucite stand
2008	Edmonton Oilers	Marcos Hallam	10,000	74.95	Includes special lucite stand
2008	Ottawa Senators	Marcos Hallam	10,000	74.95	Includes special lucite stand
2008	Montreal Canadiens	Marcos Hallam	10,000	74.95	Includes special lucite stand
2008	Toronto Maple Leafs	Marcos Hallam	10,000	74.95	Includes special lucite stand
2008	Vancouver Canucks	Marcos Hallam	10,000	74.95	Includes special lucite stand

Canadian Commerce

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2008	Agriculture (variant of 2008 22 Karat Gold)	John Mardon	20,000	$69.95
2009	Coal Mining Trade	John Mardon	10,000	$74.95

Crystal Snowflake

The crystalline beauty of a snowflake shimmers with genuine CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Blue Crystal - Piedfort	Konrad Wachelko	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	5,000	$94.95
2007	Iridescent Crystal - Piedfort	Konrad Wachelko	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	5,000	$94.95
2008	Amethyst Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	7,500	$94.95
2008	Sapphire Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	7,500	$94.95
2009	Blue Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	7,500	$94.95
2009	Pink Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	7,500	$94.95
2010	Blue Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	7,500	$99.95
2010	Tanzanite Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	7,500	$99.95
2011	Emerald Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	15,000	$114.95
2011	Topaz Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	15,000	$114.95
2011	Hyacinth Red Small Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	15,000	$114.95
2011	Montana Blue Small Crystal	Konrad Wachelko	99.99% silver	15,000	$114.95

Holiday Pine Cones

A pair of pine cones with genuine CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements to enhance the pine needles and a decorative ribbon along the coin’s edge

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2010	Moonlight	Susan Taylor	99.99% silver	5,000	$99.95
2010	Ruby	Susan Taylor	99.99% silver	5,000	$99.95

Other Holiday Coins

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Holiday Sleigh Ride	Tony Bianco	99.99% silver	10,000	$69.95
2008	Holiday Carols	Tony Bianco	99.99% silver	10,000	$69.95
2011	Winter Scene	Rémi Clark	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper	8,000	$69.95
2011	Christmas Tree(1)	Tony Bianco	99.99% silver	15,000	$114.95

⁽¹⁾ A traditional star-topped Christmas tree wrapped in fluffy garlands and studded with five genuine CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Element "lights".

Other Coins

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2009	Summer Moon Mask	Jody Broomfield	99.99% silver	10,000	$69.95

Thirty Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Welcome Figure Totem Pole	Richard Hunt, Ph. D.	20,000	$79.95
2006	Dog Sled	Arnold Nogy	15,000	$89.95
2009	International Year of Astronomy	Colin Mayne	10,000	$89.95

Canadian Achievements

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Canada’s First Spacewalk, Col. Chris Hadfield	Cecily Mok	20,000	$79.95
2007	Panoramic Camera, Niagara Falls	Chris Jordison	15,000	$84.95
2008	Imax	Imax Corporation	15,000	$84.95

National War Memorials

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	National War Memorial	RCM Engravers	15,000	$79.95
2006	Beaumont Hamel	RCM Engravers	15,000	$79.95
2007	Vimy Ridge	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	15,000	$79.95

Fifty Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Four Seasons	Tony Bianco	2,000	$299.95
2007	Queen’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary	Steve Hepburn	4,000	$299.95
2008	100th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Mint	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	4,000	$369.95
2009	150th Anniversary: Construction of Parliament Buildings	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	2,000	$459.95
2010	Vancouver 2010 - Look of the Games	Vancouver 2010 Design Team	2,010	$389.95
2010	75th Anniversary of the First Bank Notes	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	2,000	$389.95

Seventy-Five Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Pope John Paul II	Susan Taylor	5,000	$499.00

100 Dollar Gold

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	150th Anniv., Search for Northwest Passage	John Mardon	10,547	$259.95
2001	125th Anniv., Library of Parliament	Robert R. Carmichael	8,080	$259.95
2002	Commemorating Canada’s Oil Industry (See Note 1)	John Mardon	9,994	$259.95
2003	100th Anniversary of Marquis Wheat	Thom Nelson	9,993	$259.95
2004	St. Lawrence Seaway Construction	Susan Taylor	7,123	$259.95
2005	130th Anniversary of Supreme Court of Canada	Suzanne Duranceau	9,000	$329.95
2006	75th Anniversary, Longest International Hockey Series	Tony Bianco	9,000	$329.95
2007	140th Anniversary of the Dominion of Canada	Bonnie Ross	5,000	$369.95
2008	200th Anniversary, Fraser River	John Mantha	5,000	$386.95
2009	10th Anniversary of Nunavut	Andrew Qappik	5,000	$419.95

NOTE 1: This was the first $100 Gold Coin to feature colouring on it. A sea of “black gold” was featured to commemorate the discovery of the Leduc Oil Field on February 13, 1947.

150 Dollar Gold

18K Gold Proof Lunar Hologram Coin Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2000	Year of the Dragon	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	8,874	$388.88
2001	Year of the Snake	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	6,571	$388.88
2002	Year of the Horse	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	6,843	$388.88
2003	Year of the Sheep	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	3,927	$398.88
2004	Year of the Monkey	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	3,318	$398.88
2005	Year of the Rooster	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$398.88
2006	Year of the Dog	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$448.88
2007	Year of the Pig	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$498.95
2008	Year of the Rat	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$508.95
2009	Year of the Ox	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$638.88
2010	Year of the Tiger	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$555.55
2011	Year of the Rabbit	Harvey Chan	75% gold, 25% silver	4,888	$638.88

18K Gold Proof Lunar Coin Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2010	Year of the Tiger	Aries Cheung	75% gold, 25% silver	2,500	$555.55
2011	Year of the Rabbit	Aries Cheung	75% gold, 25% silver	2,500	$638.88

Scallop-shaped Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2009	Blessings of Wealth	Harvey Chan	99.999% pure gold	5,000	$799.95
2010	Blessings of Strength	Harvey Chan	99.999% pure gold	1,388	$939.95

200 Dollar Gold

Celebrating Canadian Native Cultures and Traditions

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1997	Haida Raven Bringing Light to the World	Robert Davidson	11,610	$414.95
1998	Legend of the White Buffalo	Alex Janvier	7,419	$414.95
1999	Mikmaq Butterfly	Alan Syliboy	6,510	$414.95
2000	Mother and Child	Germaine Arnaktauyok	7,410	$414.95

Canadian Art and Artists

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2001	The Habitant Farm	Cornelius Kreighoff	5,406	$414.95
2002	The Jack Pine	Tom Thompson	5,754	$414.95
2003	Houses	Lionel Lemoine Fitzgerald	4,118	$414.95
2004	Fragments	Alfred Pellan	3,699	$414.95

Canadian Commerce

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	Fur Traders	John Mardon	4,500	$489.95
2006	Timber Trade	John Mardon	4,500	$489.95
2007	Fishing Trade	John Mardon	4,000	$579.95
2008	Agricultural Commerce	John Mardon	4,000	$619.95
2009	Coal Mining Trade	John Mardon	4,000	$697.95
2010	Petroleum and Oil Trade	John Mardon	4,000	$999.95

250 Dollar Gold

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
2006	Dog Sled Team	Arnold Nogy	900	$1089.95

300 Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2002	Triple Cameo Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II(1)	Sheldon Beveridge	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	999	$1,095.95
2003	The Great Seal of Canada	RCM Staff	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	998	$1,095.95
2004	Quadruple Cameo Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II(2)	Christie Paquet	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	999	$1,099.95
2005	"Welcome Figure" Totem Pole	Richard Hunt, Ph. D.	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,199.95
2006	80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II	Cosme Saffioti	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,520.95
2006	Crystal Snowflake(3)	Konrad Wachelko	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,520.95
2008	Four Seasons Moon Mask	Jody Broomfield	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,200	$1,599.95
2009	Gold Summer Moon Mask	Jody Broomfield	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,200	$1,949.95
2010	Crystal Snowflake	Konrad Wachelko	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	750	$2,295.95

⁽¹⁾ The three cameos are 99.99% silver. ⁽²⁾ Each cameo is struck in 24KT gold. ⁽³⁾ The Royal Canadian Mint's first coin incorporating authentic Swarovski Crystals in the design.

Canadian Achievements

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	120th Anniversary of Standard Time(1)	Bonnie Ross	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,200	$999.95
2006	5th Anniversary of the First Canadian to Walk In Space(2); Canadarm2	Cecily Monk	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,089.95
2007	140th Anniversary of the Invention of the Panoramic Camera; Rocky Mountains	Chris Jordison	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,111.95
2008	IMAX	Imax Corporation	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,228.95

⁽¹⁾ In order to represent each of Canada’s time zones, the RCM issued six variants of the coin. The variants represented a total mintage of 1,200 coins. ⁽²⁾ Astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield

The Shinplaster

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2005	135th Anniversary of the 1870 Shinplaster	Robert Ralph Carmichael	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,250	$1,295.95
2006	The 1900 Shinplaster	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,250	$1,295.95
2007	The 1923 Shinplaster	Robert Ralph Carmichael	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,250	$1,490.95

Provincial Coat of Arms

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2008	Newfoundland and Labrador	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,541.95
2008	Alberta	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,631.95
2009	Yukon	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,659.95
2009	Prince Edward Island	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	1,000	$1,949.95
2010	British Columbia	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	500	$2,249.95
2010	New Brunswick	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	500	$2,249.95

Premium Gold Coin Series

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Olympic Ideals	Laurie McGaw (Ring of Faces), David Craig (Interior)	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	2,500	$1,999.95
2008	Competition	Laurie McGaw (Ring of Faces), David Craig (Interior)	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	2,500	$1,999.95
2009	Friendship	Laurie McGaw (Ring of Faces), David Craig (Interior)	58.33% gold, 41.67% silver	2,500	$1,999.95

Platinum Prehistoric Animals Collection

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Woolly Mammoth	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	99.95% platinum	400	$2,999.95
2008	Scimitar Cat	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	99.95% platinum	200	N/A
2009	Steppe Bison	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	99.95% platinum	200	$2,999.95
2010	Ground Sloth	Kerri Burnett	99.95% platinum	200	$2,999.95

350 Dollar Gold

Provincial Flowers

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
1998	The Four Flowers - Rose, Lis, Thistle & Shamrock(1)	Pierre Leduc	99.999% pure gold	1,998	$999.99
1999	The Golden Slipper (Flower of Prince Edward Island)	Henry Purdy	99.999% pure gold	1,999	$999.99
2000	The Pacific Dogwood (Flower of British Columbia)	Caren Heine	99.999% pure gold	2,000	$999.99
2001	The Mayflower (Flower of Nova Scotia)	Bonnie Ross	99.999% pure gold	2,001	$1,019.99
2002	The Wild Rose (Flower of Alberta)	Dr. A. K. Hellum	99.999% pure gold	2,002	$1,099.99
2003	The White Trillium (Flower of Ontario)	Pamela Stagg	99.999% pure gold	2,003	$1,099.99
2004	The Fireweed (Flower of Yukon)	Catherine Ann Deer	99.999% pure gold	2,004	$1,099.99
2005	The Western Red Lily (Flower of Saskatchewan)	Chris Jordison	99.999% pure gold	2,005	$1,295.95
2006	Iris Versicolor (Flower of Quebec)	Susan Taylor	99.999% pure gold	2,006	$1,489.95
2007	Purple Violet (Flower of New Brunswick)	Sue Rose	99.999% pure gold	1,400	$1,520.95
2008	Purple Saxifrage (Flower of Nunavut)	Celia Godkin	99.999% pure gold	1,400	$1,676.95
2009	Pitcher Plant (Flower of Newfoundland and Labrador)	Julie Wilson	99.999% pure gold	1,400	$2,149.95
2010	Prairie Crocus (Flower of Manitoba)	Celia Godkin	99.999% pure gold	1,400	$2,599.95

⁽¹⁾ Features the "4 Flowers" of the Canadian Coat of Arms which symbolically represent each of the four founding nations of Canada - the French, the English, the Scottish and the Irish.

500 Dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Composition	Mintage	Issue Price
2007	Queen’s Diamond (60th) Wedding Anniversary (1)	Steve Hepburn	99.99% pure gold	200	$5,999.95
2008	100th Anniversary Royal Canadian Mint	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	99.99% pure gold	250	$8,159.95
2009	150th Anniversary: Construction of Parliament Buildings	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	99.99% pure gold	200	$10,199.95
2010	Vancouver 2010 - Look of the Games	Vancouver 2010 Design Team	99.99% pure gold	210	$9,495.95
2010	75th Anniversary of the First Bank Notes	Royal Canadian Mint Engravers	99.99% pure gold	200	$9,495.95

⁽¹⁾ Royal Canadian Mint’s first five ounce gold coin and the introduction of the new 500 Dollar denomination

Palladium coins

Big and Little Bear Constellations

Year	Theme	Artist	Finish	Issue Price	Total Mintage	Face Value
2006	Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter	Colin Mayne	Specimen	$849.95	1,200	Fifty Dollars

Platinum coins

Endangered Wildlife Series

• This collection started in 1995.

Year	Theme	Face Values	Artist	Issue Price	Mintage	Finish
2000	Pronghorn	$30, $75, $150, $300	Mark Hobson	$2,095.95	599	Proof
2001	Harlequin Duck	$30, $75, $150, $300	Cosme Saffioti, Susan Taylor	$2,395.95	336	Proof
2002	Great Blue Heron	$30, $75, $150, $300	John-Luc Grondin	$2,495.95	700	Proof
2003	Atlantic Walrus	$30, $75, $150, $300	John-Luc Grondin	$2,995.95	365	Proof
2004	Grizzly Bear	$30, $75, $150, $300	N/A	$2,995.95	376	Proof

Collector Cards

The first Collector Card that was issued was to commemorate the creation of a new effigy for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 and a redemption was offered in Chatelaine magazine. In 2004, to commemorate the Acadie 25-cent coin. One card was included with every phone order after the launch of the commemorative coin. With the release of the Lucky Loonie, a third Collector Card was created. To procure a card, customers had to go on the RCM website and place a request online. A total of 13 cards were created with many selling on eBay.

2003

• Queen’s Effigy

2004

• Acadie
• Lucky Loonie
• Poppy

2005

• Alberta Centennial
• Saskatchewan Centennial
• Terry Fox
• Victory Nickel
• Year of the Veteran

2006

• 10th Anniversary Toonie
• Lucky Loonie
• Medal of Bravery
• Pink Ribbon Cancer Coin

2007

• Vancouver Olympics

Definition of finishes

• Bullion: Brilliant relief against a parallel lined background.
• Proof: Frosted relief against a mirror background
• Specimen: Brilliant relief on a satin background.

Mint marks

• A – Used on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot A.

• B – Used on 2005 Palladium Test Coin to signify the coins were struck from Lot B.

• C - Placed on sovereigns produced at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, between 1908 and 1919.

• Dot – In December 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in favour of his brother, who would become King George VI. The problem was that the Royal Mint was designing the effigy of King Edward VIII and now a new effigy would need to be created. The 1, 10 and 25 cent pieces in 1937 would be struck from dies with a 1936 date on the reverse. To distinguish that these coins were issued in 1937, a Dot Mint Mark was placed on the 1936 dies, and could be found beneath the year. These coins fulfilled demand for coins until new coinage tools with the effigy of King George VI were ready. While the 10 and 25 cent coins are more common, the 1 cent coins are rare, with about a half-dozen known to exist.

• 06SFS - Used to describe the rare 2006 $50 Four Seasons 5 ounce silver coin. Only 2000 were minted.

• H – Used to identify coins that were struck for Canada by the Birmingham Mint, also known as the Heaton Mint, until 1907.

• Innukshuk – All circulation coins for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics have the Innukshuk Mint Mark on the obverse of the coin.

• International Polar Year - The obverse of the 2007 International Polar Year $20 Numismatic Coin has the logo for the International Polar Year on the obverse of the coin.

• Man Becomes Mountain (Symbol of Paralympics) – All circulation coins for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics have the Paralympic Games logo on the obverse of the coin.

• Maple Leaf – All coins with a Maple Leaf Mint Mark were struck in 1948 due to an emergency with coin toolage. The granting of India’s independence resulted in the removal of IND:IMP (meaning Emperor of India) from King George VI’s effigy. Due to the demand for circulation coins in 1948, coins for 1948 could not be struck until the new tools were received. The new tools would have the IND:IMP removed from them. In the meanwhile, coins were produced in 1948 with a year of 1947 on them. A small Maple Leaf Mint Mark was struck beside 1947 on the reverse of all coins to signify the year of production.

• P – From 2001 to 2006, most one cent, five cents, ten cents, twenty-five cents, and fifty cents issued for circulation were struck with a P Mint Mark to represent the Royal Canadian Mint’s plating process.

• RCM Logo – At the CNA Convention in July 2006, the RCM unveiled its new Mint Mark to be used on all circulation and numismatic coinage. 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. The first Numismatic Coin to have this new Mint Mark is the Snowbirds Coin and Stamp Set.^[17]

• T/É - In an effort to push the standard of quality higher, the RCM started to experiment with a gold bullion coin that would have a purity of 99.999%. The result was a Gold Maple Leaf Test Bullion coin with the Mint Mark of T/É (to signify Test/Épreuve). The date on the obverse of the coin was 2007 and it had a mintage of 500.

• Teddy Bear - When the RCM released its Baby Lullabies and CD Set, a sterling silver one dollar coin was included in the set. The one dollar coin included a mint mark of a teddy bear.

• W - Used occasionally on specimen sets produced in Winnipeg, starting in 1998.

• W/P - Used on the Special Edition Uncirculated Set of 2003. The W mint mark stated that the coin was produced in Winnipeg and the P states that the coins are plated.

References

External links

• Royal Canadian Mint's Official Website
• Royal Canadian Mint Act
• Canadian Numismatic Association
• Numismatic Network Canada
• Canadian Coin News

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