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April 29, 2024
Halifax Coin Club First Medal
A small group of coin collectors met in the Fellowship Room of the Y.M.C.A. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A period of discussion ensued and it was agreed that a formal club should be organized with the purpose of the club being to promote and encourage the collection and study of coins, medals, tokens and paper money, and to cultivate fraternal relations among collectors. Thus, the 3rd of December 1958 saw the beginning of the Halifax Coin Club.
April 26, 2024
Bank of Canada values and prices of 1967 banknotes
In honour of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, a modified version of the 1954 $1 note was issued, bearing the date 1967. The centennial logo was added to the front of the note and a view of Canada's original Parliament Buildings, destroyed by fire in 1916, was substituted for the prairie landscape that appeared on the original 1954 $1 note.
April 25, 2024
10 cents 1865 to 1947 Newfoundland
The 10-cents Newfoundland coin started in 1865. Like the 5 cents, the design on the reverse was modified in 1903. The C under the date for 1941 to 1947 means these coins were made by the Royal Canadian Mint (the Mint also made the 1940 one, without any mint mark).
April 23, 2024
5 cents 1865 to 1947 Newfoundland
The 5-cents Newfoundland coin started in 1865. The design on the reverse was modified in 1903. In 1937-38, the Newfoundland government wanted to change the silver coin for a nickel one, like Canada, but never did due to several objections.
April 22, 2024
5 cents 1937 to 1964 - Price guide and values
In 1937, G.E. Kruger Gray designed the beaver, which we find today on our 5 cent coins, thus taking up a symbol previously belonging to the Amerindians. During colonization, this animal was used, among other things, for barter and treaties; the beaver fur trade was the first important economic step of the settlers.