Canadian Gold Coins

Canadian coins price guide and values. The British colonies, led by the Province of Canada, needed to replace the sterling system with the decimal system used in the United States. In 1858, With London's approval, Province of Canada issued coins minted in England in denominations of 1, 5, 20 and 50 cents.

Canada's gold coins have a spotty history indeed. The longest any type lasted in circulation was just eight years, tied between the intermittently minted $2 Newfoundland Gold Coin and Gold Sovereign.

Although predated by the $2 Newfoundland piece (1865–1888) and Sovereign (1908–1919), the Bank of Canada $5 and $10 Gold Coin was arguably the first truly Canadian gold coin. It was unique rather than a near clone of a British design, and it was intended for use throughout the country unlike the localized Newfoundland coin.

Shop Online today at Canadian PMX (The Precious Metals Exchange). Toronto Buyers & Sellers of Gold & Silver Bars & Coins. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Just the second gold bullion coin of its kind made available to investors, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf was released in 1979 following the 1967 introduction of the South African Gold Krugerrand. The idea behind modern gold bullion coins was to provide a vehicle for the private ownership of gold bullion.

The $5 and $10 denominations were issued between 1912 and 1914 during the reign of George V.

Ottawa removed the coins from circulation in an attempt to prevent gold from moving overseas during the First World War. Mirroring the actions of the United Kingdom, Canada abandoned the gold standard until being reinstated in July 1926. The standard was then dropped again in 1929.

After reclaiming the $5 and $10 Gold Coins, 246,000 sat in cloth bags inside the Bank of Canada vault for roughly one hundred years.

In 2015 the conservative government decided to liquidate quite literally by melting 216,000 coins. The best 30,000 specimens that remained were sold to collectors for either $1,000 or $1,750 depending if it was a premium coin or not.

After reclaiming the $5 and $10 Gold Coins, 246,000 sat in cloth bags inside the Bank of Canada vault for roughly one hundred years.

In 2015 the conservative government decided to liquidate quite literally by melting 216,000 coins. The best 30,000 specimens that remained were sold to collectors for either $1,000 or $1,750 depending if it was a premium coin or not.

Canadian coins price guide and values

The British colonies, led by the Province of Canada, needed to replace the sterling system with the decimal system used in the United States. In 1858, With London's approval, Province of Canada issued coins minted in England in denominations of 1, 5, 20 and 50 cents. With the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, Ottawa issued a new series of coins that were legal tender in the four provinces that signed the 1867 Confederation pact.

The value of a canadian coin depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more. Values in the section are based on the market, trends, auctions and recognized books, publications and catalogs. This section also includes information on history, errors, varieties, characteristics and more.

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