Royal Canadian Mint to debut a five-ounce domed silver Maple Leaf coin. MDM Exclusive. UPDATE: Video has been removed by MDM. Apparently the embargo is April 4th but this look slike a coin worth waiting for. We'll update when availability changes. There's never a shortage of maple leaf coins from the [...]
Canada commemorates its WWII combat aircraft with new trio of proof silver coins As we sit in the middle of lengthy commemorations for both the First (100th) and Second (75th) World Wars, the number of numismatics featuring military subjects being released has understandably risen greatly. The Royal Canadian Mint has been a particularly [...]
Royal Canadian Mint launches new Year of the Rooster silver bullion coin for 2017 A new silver lunar bullion coin has appeared at an Asian dealer from the Royal Canadian Mint. Struck in either an ounce, or half an ounce of ultra-fine (0.9999) silver, it has a mintage apparently set at 200,000 [...]
Third Canadian three-quarter ounce silver Howling Wolf bullion coin out now It was quite surprising when in 2014 the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) debuted an unusual new bullion coin weight, ¾ of an ounce. Ostensibly it occupies the same equivalent space that the ½oz coin does to the 1oz coin given that [...]
Canadian domed coin trio showcases football and the Planet Earth After an unusual early mid-month release last week, the Royal Canadian Mint ploughs on through yet another bumper release schedule. It appears that the gimmicky type of coin is in the ascendant there, so we're seeing plenty of new [...]
Canada fleshes out face value silver ranges with new $100 and $25 coins Despite what seems to be an increasing resistance to the idea by collectors, the Royal Canadian Mint is pressing ahead with its face value ranges of silver coins. This month sees new entrants in the $100 [...]
Part two of our look at the Canadian Mints bumper October release A second selection of coins, seven this time, continues our look at the Royal Canadian Mints October launch run. We covered six coins yesterday and there's a special five kilo coin we'll cover tomorrow. As well as [...]
Part one of our look at the Canadian Mints bumper October release Large monthly release runs are a regular occurence at what is the worlds most prolific mint for commemorative coins. Often releasing in a month what many mints produce in a year, the Royal Canadian Mint also likes [...]
Canadian soldiers remembered in silver 75 years on from Battle of Hong Kong The commemorations for the First and Second World Wars continues apace with more coins from the major mints over the last week or so. The newest coin to be launched is a silver one from the [...]
September sees modified 'gimmick' coins aplenty from the Royal Canadian Mint September sees another big launch from the Royal Canadian Mint and our first look at this month's releases encompasses something the RCM is increasingly doing of late; adornments. The Murano glass animal series was a popular one and [...]
