# Royal Canadian Mint numismatic coins (2000–2019)

From 2000 to 2019, there were various technological achievements in Canadian coin minting. The first RCM gold coin to be directly laser etched was the $100 Gold Leduc Oil Fields coin from 2002. The technique would later be 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 include a direct lasered finish. 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.
The Northern Lights $20 silver coin was the first RCM hologram coin to feature a hologram without a raised border and, therefore, no delineation. 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. Technically, it was a complex design to render, due to the depiction of the closed glass visor and the complicated features of the Canadarm.

## Numismatic three cents

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 |

## Numismatic fifty-cent collections

| 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 |

### Discovering Nature series

* Started in 1995
| Year | Theme | Artist | Finish | Issue Price (For Four Coin Set) | Total Mintage | Designs |
| 2000 | Canada's Birds of Prey | Jean-Luc Grandin 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

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

### 1/25-ounce gold

| 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

| 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

| 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 |

### 1/25-ounce gold

| Year | Theme | Artist | Mintage | Issue price |
| 2010 | RCMP | Janet Griffin Scott | 14,000 | $109.95 |

## 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

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 |

## 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 23 collector coin cards have been released to date, mostly selling online for substantially more than they were when originally released.

### 2003

* Queen's Effigy

### 2004

* 400th Anniversary of Acadia (quarter)
* Lucky Loonie
* Poppy (quarter)

### 2005

* Alberta Centennial quarter
* Saskatchewan Centennial quarter
* Terry Fox loonie
* Victory nickel
* Year of the Veteran quarter

### 2006

* 10th Anniversary toonie
* Lucky Loonie
* Medal of Bravery (quarter)
* Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer quarter

### 2007

* Vancouver Olympics (15 quarters, 2 loonies)

### 2008

* 400th Anniversary of Quebec (toonie)

### 2010

* Poppy (2004, 2008, 2010 quarters)

### 2011

* Legendary Nature (toonie, loonie, 3 coloured and 3 non-coloured quarters)

### 2012

* War of 1812 (toonie, 8 coloured and 8 non-coloured quarters)

### 2013

* Arctic Expedition (4 quarters – 2 frosted, 2 unfrosted)

### 2014

* "Wait For Me, Daddy" (toonie)

### 2015

* Sir John A. MacDonald (toonie)
* 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag (1 coloured, 1 non-coloured)

## 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.
* 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.