In 1976 the Mint expanded its operations by opening a facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba (all circulation coins which were minted in Winnipeg have a "W" mint mark on the coin's obverse). On January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey activated the press to strike the Dominion's first domestically produced coin, a fifty-cent piece. Part 2: Royal Canadian Mint Issues (1908 to Now) The Royal Mint, the UK’s official maker of coins, announced on Friday that it has started production of 9.6 million circulating coins displaying. After these issues no coins were minted for Canada until 1870: The first coins featuring King Charles III are about to enter circulation in the UK, and it gives us a glimpse into what Canadian money could look like. The first coins officially minted for Canada were produced in 18. If the London Mint facility was too busy to produce Canada's coins they transferred the production run to their mint in Heaton England.Īll coins minted at the Heaton mint have an "H" mint mark on the reverse. Part 2: Royal Canadian Mint Issues (1908 to Current Year)įrom 1858 to 1907 all coins minted for use in Canada were minted by the Royal Mint in London, England. To be destroyed and melted down so the metal could be re-used. There is no way of knowing how many coins of a particular year and denomination have been returned to the Mint The following table shows the REPORTED numbers of coins minted each year by the Royal Mint in England (1858-1907)Īnd by the Royal Canadian Mint (1908-now).īear in mind though that these tables NOT show the actual number of surviving coins.
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