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Since the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, the Royal Canadian Mint has struck Summer and Winter Olympic coins to mark games held in Canada.

History

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One of the earliest numismatic collection was the Olympic five- and ten-dollar coins for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Starting in 1973, the RCM issued four coin sets (two five-dollar coins and two ten-dollar coins). At the behest of the federal government, led by Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, it was agreed that these coins would help finance while commemorate the 1976 Summer Olympics. The plan was to have thirty coins, twenty-eight silver coins with face values of $5 and $10, and two gold coins with face values of $100. They are the first of the modern Olympic coins with face values of one hundred dollars.[1] Due to the incredibly high mintage (over 20 million coins were produced), these coins have no investment value whatsoever. Most of these coins today are usually sold for their silver content.

After the Olympic coin venture, the numismatic line expanded to include $100 gold coins. These were premium coins that sold for higher than face value. The common issue price from 1977 to 1979 ranged from $140 to $180. The cases for these coins tended to be brown or black leatherette cases with maroon or blue inserts, and a certificate of authenticity. Of all these coins, the only one that had any significant increase in value on the secondary market was the 2002 Alberta Strikes Oil coin.

Heading into the 1980s, the Olympics returned to Canada. The city of Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics. Starting in 1985, the federal government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, issued a ten-coin set to help finance and commemorate the Olympic games. These coins were issued in proof quality only and were sold with the partnership of the Royal Bank of Canada. Part of the agreement with Royal Bank was that these coins could be redeemed for their face value. Unlike the Montreal coins, mintage was limited to 5,000,000 coins; this would mark the first time that any silver coin had edge lettering on it, with the inscription reading "XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES – JEUX D'OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER"

On February 23, 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint held a press conference in Calgary, Alberta, to announce the release of the Vancouver Olympic commemorative coins. The denomination for the Vancouver Olympic coins is twenty-five dollars.[2] The twenty-five dollar coins are the first modern Olympic coins ever to have a hologram on the reverse.

1976 Montreal Summer Games

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Most numismatists agree that the first true numismatic collection was the Olympic Five and Ten Dollar coins for the 1976 Montreal Olympics[citation needed]. Starting in February 1973, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) engaged in a very ambitious program. At the behest of the federal government, led by then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, it was agreed that these coins would help finance and commemorate the 1976 Summer Olympics.

The plan was to have thirty coins, twenty-eight silver coins with face values of $5 and $10, and two gold coins. This would signify the first time that the RCM issued coins with face values of $5 and $10 since 1914. These coins would be categorized into seven series with each series configured into four coin sets (two five dollar coins and two ten dollar coins).[3] The seven series were constituted as follows:

  • Geographic
  • Olympic Motifs
  • Early Canadian Sports
  • Olympic Track and Field Sports
  • Olympic Water Sports
  • Olympic Team and Body Contact Sports
  • Olympic Souvenirs

The $10 denomination coins have a gross weight of 48.600 grams while the $5 denomination coins have a gross weight of 24.300 grams. Each coin is 92.5% silver for a net silver weight of 44.955 grams (1.4453 troy ounces) and 22.478 grams (0.7227 troy ounces) of silver respectively.[4]

A key highlight of these coins were the standardized designs and the unique finishes. All 28 coins were styled in a similar fashion. The top aspect of the coin had the Olympic logo, its denomination, and the wording in the same spot.[5] The finishes consisted of two different styles that had never been used on Canadian coinage. The first finish was a satin or frosted effect which adorned the coin. The second finish was a proof finish, which consisted of frosted lettering and a design set off against a brilliant mirror field. The RCM had to obtain special equipment to achieve the desired finish.[3]

A very limited number of the $5 and $10 coins were initially sold by the bank in styrofoam packing and the coins were NOT encapsulated. The coins could be purchased loose, and individually

1976 Montreal Olympic Coins

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Series 1

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1973 Coin No. 1 Ten Dollars Map of World Georges Huel 543,098 $12.00 $14.00
1973 Coin No. 2 Five Dollars Map of North America Georges Huel 537,898 $6.00 $7.50
1973 Coin No. 3 Ten Dollars Montreal Skyline Georges Huel Included in mintage of No. 1 $12.00 $14.00
1973 Coin No. 4 Five Dollars Kingston and Sailboats Georges Huel Included in mintage of No. 2 $6.00 $7.50

Series 2

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1974 Coin No. 5 Ten Dollars Head of Zeus Anthony Mann 1,990,570 $15.00 $17.00
1974 Coin No. 6 Five Dollars Athlete with Torch Anthony Mann 1,974,939 $7.50 $9.00
1974 Coin No. 7 Ten Dollars Temple of Zeus Anthony Mann Included in mintage of No. 5 $15.00 $17.00
1974 Coin No. 8 Five Dollars Olympic Rings and Wreath Anthony Mann Included in mintage of No. 6 $7.50 $9.00

Series 3

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1974 Coin No. 9 Ten Dollars Lacrosse Ken Danby 1,990,570 $15.75 $17.00
1974 Coin No. 10 Five Dollars Canoeing Ken Danby 1,974,939 $8.00 $9.00
1974 Coin No. 11 Ten Dollars Cycling Ken Danby Included in mintage of No. 9 $15.75 $17.00
1974 Coin No. 12 Five Dollars Rowing Ken Danby Included in mintage of No. 10 $8.00 $9.00

Series 4

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1975 Coin No. 13 Ten Dollars Men's Hurdles Leo Yerxa 1,985,000 $15.75 $17.00
1975 Coin No. 14 Five Dollars Marathon Leo Yerxa 2,476,217 $8.00 $9.00
1975 Coin No. 15 Ten Dollars Women's Shot Put Leo Yerxa Included in mintage of No. 13 $15.75 $17.00
1975 Coin No. 16 Five Dollars Women's Javelin Leo Yerxa Included in mintage of No. 14 $8.00 $9.00

Series 5

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1975 Coin No. 17 Ten Dollars Paddling Lynda Cooper 1,985,000 $15.75 $17.00
1975 Coin No. 18 Five Dollars Diving Lynda Cooper 2,476,217 $8.00 $9.00
1975 Coin No. 19 Ten Dollars Sailing Lynda Cooper Included in mintage of No. 17 $15.75 $17.00
1975 Coin No. 20 Five Dollars Swimming Lynda Cooper Included in mintage of No. 18 $8.00 $9.00

Series 6

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1976 Coin No. 21 Ten Dollars Field Hockey Shigeo Fukada 1,887,630 $15.75 $17.00
1976 Coin No. 22 Five Dollars Fencing Shigeo Fukada 1,985,257 $8.00 $9.00
1976 Coin No. 23 Ten Dollars Soccer Shigeo Fukada Included in mintage of No. 21 $15.75 $17.00
1976 Coin No. 24 Five Dollars Boxing Shigeo Fukada Included in mintage of No. 22 $8.00 $9.00

Series 7

Year Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case)
1976 Coin No. 25 Ten Dollars Olympic Stadium Elliott John Morrison 1,887,629 $15.75 $17.00
1976 Coin No. 26 Five Dollars Olympic Village Elliott John Morrison 1,985,257 $8.00 $9.00
1976 Coin No. 27 Ten Dollars Olympic Velodrome Elliott John Morrison Included in mintage of No. 25 $15.75 $17.00
1976 Coin No. 28 Five Dollars Olympic Flame Elliott John Morrison Included in mintage of No. 22 $8.00 $9.00

100 Dollar Gold

Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price
1976 Olympic Commemorative (14 karat) Dora de Pédery-Hunt 650,000 $105.00
1976 Olympic Commemorative (22 karat) Dora de Pédery-Hunt 350,000 $150.00

1988 Calgary Winter Games

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Heading into the 1980s, the Olympics would return to Canada. The city of Calgary would host the 1988 Winter Olympics. Starting in 1985, the Federal Government, under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, issued a ten coin set to help finance and commemorate the Olympic games. In similar style to the Montreal Olympics, the RCM would introduce coins with a face value that had never been used before. Said coins would feature a $20 face value. These coins were issued in Proof quality only, and were sold with the partnership of the Royal Bank of Canada. Unlike the Montreal coins, mintage was limited to 5,000,000 coins and this would mark the first time that any silver coin had edge lettering on it. Said lettering was 'XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES - JEUX D'OLYMPIQUES D'HIVER.' [6] There are existing varieties that have missed the edge lettering process.[7] The 10 coins were also available in a green felt case with an Olympic logo on the outside and a Royal Canadian Mint medallion on the inside. The cost was $370. The medallion could be removed and the gold coin, offered separately, could be placed into its place. The numbered and signed Certificate of Authenticity was included in the cases internal cover recess. The entire case was fit into a white cardboard sleeve with the Olympic logo on the outside.

1988 Calgary Olympic Coins

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Year Series Sport Artist Mintage Issue Price Face[4] Weight[4] Composition[4]
1985 First Series Downhill Skiing Ian Stewart 406,360 $37.00 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1985 First Series Speed Skating Friedrich Peter 354,222 $37.00 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1986 Second Series Hockey Ian Stewart 396,602 $37.00 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1986 Second Series Biathlon John Mardon 308,086 $37.00 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1986 Third Series Cross-Country Skiing Ian Stewart 303,199 $39.50 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1986 Third Series Free-Style Skiing Walter Ott 294,322 $39.50 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1986 Fourth Series Ski-Jumping Raymond Taylor 334,875 $39.50 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1986 Fourth Series Curling Ian Stewart 286,457 $39.50 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1987 Fifth Series Figure Skating Raymond Taylor 290,954 $42.00 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu
1987 Fifth Series Bobsleigh John Mardon 274,326 $42.00 $20 34.107 grams 92.5% Ag/7.5% Cu

One Hundred Dollar Gold

Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Face[4] Weight[4] Composition[4]
1987 XV Olympic Winter Games Friedrich Peter 145,175 $255.00 $100 13.338 grams 58.33% Au/41.67% Ag

Olympic Centennial

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The International Olympic Committee decided to commemorate the Centennial of the Olympic Games by issuing a coin set. This was a collaborative effort with five Mints contributing coins. The first three coins were issued by the RCM in 1992. The other Mints included Austria, Australia, France, and Greece.

Two of the coins were silver with a face value of $15 while the third coin was gold and had a face value of $175. The $15 coins were sold individually or in a set. The individual coins were packaged in a burgundy leatherette case while the set was featured in a wooden display case. Both $15 coins featured lettering on its edge: CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS.[8] The $175 coin featured a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Juan Antonio Samaranch. The lettering on its edge was the same as the lettering found on the silver coins. There are a few very rare examples of these coins with a plain edge (no edge lettering). These plain edge coins were once held by the investment firm responsible for the $50 million Ohio Coingate Scandal.

100th anniversary coins

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Year Theme Artist Mintage Face Value Issue Price Weight[9] Composition
1992 Speed Skater, Pole Vaulter, Gymnast David Craig 105,645 $15.00 $46.95 36.63 grams 92.5% Ag
1992 Speed Skater, Pole Vaulter, Gymnast - Plain Edge Variety David Craig Less than 25 $15.00 $46.95 36.63 grams 92.5% Ag
1992 Spirit of the Generations Stewart Sherwood Included in mintage of first coin $15.00 $46.95 36.63 grams 92.5% Ag
1992 Flame Stewart Sherwood 22,092 $175.00 $429.75 16.97 grams 91.6% Au/8.4% Ag

2004-2016 Olympics

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Circulation coins

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Lucky Loonie

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For the first time, the 2010 Olympic Lucky Loonie does not have a loon on it, instead has the 2010 Vancouver winter Olympic symbol ilanaaq, an inukshuk.

Year Theme Artist Mintage
2004 Lucky Loonie R.R. Carmichael 6,526,000
2006 Lucky Loonie Jean-Luc Grondin 10,495,000 [10]
2008 Lucky Loonie Jean-Luc Grondin 10,841,000
2010 Lucky Loonie Susanna Blunt 10,250,000
2012 Lucky Loonie Emily S. Damstra 5,000,000
2014 Lucky Loonie Emily S. Damstra 5,000,000
2016 Lucky Loonie Derek Wicks 5,000,000

First Strikes

Year Theme Mintage Issue Price
2006 Lucky Loonie 20,010 $15.95

Numismatic coins

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Year Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price Special Notes
2002 Centre Ice Coin R.R. Carmichael 25,000 $54.95 This coin was to commemorate Canada's Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Victory in Men's and Women's Hockey at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. It was part of the Going for the Gold Set, which included Olympic stamps and MacLean's magazine. Another feature of the coin was that it was a double dated coin featuring the years 1987 (to recognize the first year of production) and 2002.
2004 Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie R.R. Carmichael, RCM Staff 19,941 $39.95. To commemorate 2004 Athens Olympics
2006 Sterling Silver Lucky Loonie Jean-Luc Grondin 19,956 [11] $39. To commemorate 2006 Torino Olympics

2010 Vancouver Olympics

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Circulation Coins

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The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Circulation Coin Program consists of 17 coins: 15 quarters and 2 Loonies.[12] The D.G. Regina inscription will be removed from the Queen's effigy, making the 25-cent coins one of the few "godless circulating coins", a rare event in Canadian coinage.[13] The first circulating $1 coin will be dated 2008 but the obverse will be the standard effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt with the wording "ELIZABETH II" and "D.G. REGINA" with the Circle M privy mark.[13]

  • 2007 Five different Olympic commemoratives were minted for circulation.
Year Sport Artist Mintage Release Date
2007 Curling Glen Green 22,400,000 February 24
2007 Ice Hockey Glen Green 22,400,000 April 4
2007 Wheelchair curling Glen Green 22,400,000 July 11
2007 Biathlon Glen Green 22,400,000 September 12
2007 Alpine Skiing Glen Green 22,400,000 October 24

All of these coins were also made available at service stations, encapsulated on a credit card-sized card. Many pressings of the Alpine Skiing coin released to service stations and to special 2010 Winter Olympic "coin boards" in October 2007 were the victim of a pressing error called a mule, with a 2008 obverse accidentally minted rather than the expected 2007. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, "sports cards" and 10,000 "coin board" sets were released with the error before it was caught.[note: the 2007 Alpine Skiing colour quarters were later struck with the correct 2007 die]. A similar mule occurred with the Wheelchair Curling issue, with an obverse featuring the standard Vancouver 2010 logo being used instead of the Paralympic logo. Both coins subsequently found demand in the collectors market.[14] 2009 bobsleigh mules have also been found in circulation and colourized carded coins.

  • 2008 Three different Olympic commemoratives were minted for circulation.
Year Sport Artist Mintage Release Date
2008 Snowboarding Glen Green 22,400,000 February 20
2008 Freestyle Skiing Glen Green 22,400,000 April 16
2008 Figure Skating Glen Green 22,400,000 November 18
  • 2009 Five different Olympic commemoratives are planned for circulation. The proposed medalist coins are now the Olympic moments coins, and three million of each moments coins will have red colouring.[15]
Year Sport Artist Mintage Release Date
2009 Cross Country Skiing Glen Green 22,400,000 January 15
2009 Speed Skating Glen Green 22,400,000 March 12
2009 Bobsleigh Glen Green 22,400,000 June 23
2009 Men's Ice Hockey Jason Bouwman 22,000,000 September 29
2009 Men's Ice Hockey (colour) Jason Bouwman 2,800,000 September 29
2009 Men's Ice Hockey (colour engraved 2)[16] Jason Bouwman 200,000[17] September 29
2009 Women's Ice Hockey Jason Bouwman 22,000,000 November 17
2009 Women's Ice Hockey (colour) Jason Bouwman 3,000,000 November 17
  • 2010 Two different Olympic commemoratives are planned for circulation.
Year Sport Artist Mintage Release Date
2010 Cindy Klassen Jason Bouwman 22,000,000 January 5
2010 Cindy Klassen (colour) Jason Bouwman 3,000,000 January 5
2010 Ice sledge hockey Glen Green 22,400,000 March 18

Twenty-Five Cents

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First Strikes

Year Sport Artist Mintage Issue Price Release Date
2007 Curling Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 February 24
2007 Ice Hockey Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 April 4
2007 Wheelchair curling Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 July 11
2007 Biathlon Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 September 12
2007 Alpine Skiing Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 October 24
2008 Snowboarding Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 February 20
2008 Freestyle Skiing Glen Green 10,000 $15.95 April 16
2009 Bobsleigh Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 June 23

Special Edition Coin rolls

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  • As these rolls were sold directly from the Royal Canadian Mint in a special red paper wrapping.
Year Sport Artist Mintage Issue Price Release Date
2007 Curling Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 February 24
2007 Ice Hockey Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 April 4
2007 Paralympic Curling Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 July 11
2007 Biathlon Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 September 12
2007 Alpine Skiing Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 October 24
2008 Snowboarding Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 February 20
2008 Freestyle Skiing Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 April 16
2009 Bobsleigh Glen Green 10,000 $16.95 June 23

Special edition uncirculated coin sets

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Year Mintage Issue Price
2007 30,000 $23.95
2008 30,000 $23.95
2009 30,000 $23.95

Numismatic coins

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2010 Vancouver Olympics .9999 silver bullion maple leaf commemorative coin

Special Edition Proof Dollars

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Year Theme Composition Weight Finish Artist Mintage Issue Price
2010 2010 Vancouver Olympics: The Sun[18] 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper 30 grams Frosted relief on a proof-like field Xwa lack tun (Rick Harry) 5,000 139.95

Twenty-Five Dollars

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Specifications

Composition Finish Weight (grams) Diameter (mm) Special Notes
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper Proof (with hologram on reverse) 27.78 40 First ever holographic coin collection for the Olympic Winter Games
Year Sport Artist Mintage Issue Price Release Date
2007 Curling Steve Hepburn 45,000 $69.95 February 24
2007 Ice Hockey Steve Hepburn 45,000 $69.95 April 4
2007 Athletes Pride Shelagh Armstrong 45,000 $69.95 July 11
2007 Biathlon Bonnie Ross 45,000 $69.95 September 12
2007 Alpine Skiing Brian Hughes 45,000 $69.95 October 24
2008 Snowboarding Steve Hepburn 45,000 $71.95 February 20
2008 Freestyle Skiing John Mardon 45,000 $71.95 April 16
2008 Home of 2010 Winter Games Shelagh Armstrong 45,000 $71.95 July 23
2008 Figure Skating Steve Hepburn 45,000 $71.95 September 10
2009 Bobsleigh Bonnie Ross 45,000 $71.95 June 23
2009 Speed Skating Tony Bianco 45,000 $71.95 February 18
2009 Cross Country Skiing TBD 45,000 $71.95 April 15
2009 Olympic Spirit TBD 45,000 TBD July 22
2009 Skeleton TBD 45,000 TBD September 9
2009 Ski Jumping TBD 45,000 TBD October 7

Seventy-Five Dollars

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Specifications

Composition Finish Weight (grams) Diameter (mm) Special Notes
58.33% gold, 41.67% silver Proof (with colour on reverse) 12 27 Canadian Culture, Wildlife, and Winter Games themes
Year Design Artist Mintage Issue Price Release Date
2007 RCMP Cecily Mok 8,000 $389.95 February 24
2007 Athletes Pride Shelagh Armstrong 8,000 $389.95 July 11
2007 Canada Geese Kerri Burnett 8,000 $389.95 October 24
2008 Four Host First Nations Jody Broomfield 8,000 $409.95 February 20
2008 Home of 2010 Winter Games Shelagh Armstrong 8,000 $409.95 July 23
2008 Inukshuk Catherine Deer 8,000 $409.95 October 29
2009 Wolf Arnold Nogy 8,000 $433.95 February 18
2009 Olympic Spirit TBD TBD TBD June 17
2009 Moose TBD TBD TBD September 9

Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars

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Specifications

Composition Finish Weight (grams) Diameter (mm) Special Notes
99.99% pure silver Proof 1,000 101.6 First time that RCM has produced a pure silver coin with guaranteed weight of 1 kilo
Year Design Artist Mintage Issue Price
2007 Early Canada Stan Witten 2,500 $1,299.95
2008 Towards Confederation Susan Taylor 2,500 $1,599.95
2009 Surviving the Flood Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 1,500 $1,599.95

Three Hundred Dollars

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Specifications

Composition Finish Weight (grams) Diameter (mm) Special Notes
58.33% gold, 41.67% silver Proof (bullion on reverse) 60 50 Repeated on each coin is a circle of sculpted faces looking into three different central designs
Year Design Artist Mintage Issue Price
2007 Olympic Ideals David Craig (inner design), Laurie McGaw (outer ring design) 2,500 $1,499.95
2008 Competition David Craig (inner design), Laurie McGaw (outer ring design) 2,500 $1,565.95
2009 Friendship TBD TBD TBD

Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

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Specifications

Composition Finish Weight (grams) Diameter (mm) Special Notes
99.99% pure gold Proof 1,000 101.6 First time that RCM has produced a pure gold coin with guaranteed weight of 1 kilo
Year Design Artist Mintage Issue Price
2007 Early Canada Stan Witten 20 $36,000.00
2008 Towards Confederation Susan Taylor 20 $49,000.00
2009 Surviving the Flood Royal Canadian Mint Engravers 40 $49,000.00

Bullion Coins

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The Royal Canadian Mint and the International Olympic Committee have reached an agreement on Olympic Gold and Silver Maple Leaf coins. The announcement was made on August 3, 2007 and the agreement allows the RCM to strike bullion coins with the emblems of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[19] The issue will consist of two coins: one Gold Maple Leaf coin and a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coin and both coins will feature the date of 2008. The new agreement means that the RCM is now selling Olympic coins through all of its major business lines: bullion, circulation, numismatics.[19]

2010 Winter Paralympics

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Two commemorative circulation coins for the 2010 Winter Paralympics were issued. They are listed on the above chart but are also listed separately for easier reference.

Specifications

Years Weight Diameter/Shape Composition
2007–present 4.4 g 23.88 mm 94.0% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating

Details

Date of Issue Sport Artist Mintage
July 11, 2007 Wheelchair curling Glen Green 22,400,000
March 18, 2010 Ice sledge hockey Glen Green 22,400,000

Both 2010 Winter Games

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Mascot Coins

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Each Mascot coin features each of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic mascots: Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. But no coin features Mukmuk, a "sidekick" of these mascots.

Year Mascot Diameter Weight Issue Price
2008 Miga 23.88mm 4.4 g $15.95
2008 Quatchi 23.88mm 4.4 g $15.95
2008 Sumi 23.88mm 4.4 g $15.95

Mascot Sport Poses

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Each Mascot sport pose coin features either or both Miga and Quatchi and single Sumi. But no coin features Mukmuk, a "sidekick" of these mascots. All coins had a face value of 50 cents, were packaged in a plastic sleeve, and the issue price was $9.95.

Mascot Sport Pose
Miga Alpine skiing
Quatchi and Miga Bobsleigh
Quatchi and Miga Figure skating
Miga Ice Hockey
Quatchi Ice Hockey
Quatchi Parallel Giant Slalom
Sumi Paralympic Alpine Skiing
Sumi Paralympic Sledge Hockey
Miga Skeleton
Miga Ski Aerials
Quatchi Snowboard Cross

See also

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References

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  1. ^ W. K. Cross (2005). Charlton's Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins (60th ed.). The Charlton Press, Toronto. pp. 337–345. ISBN 0-88968-297-6.
  2. ^ "Olympic commems to sport $25 face, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, January 9 to 22, 2007
  3. ^ a b Striking Impressions, James A. Haxby, 1983, p.234, ISBN 0-660-91234-1
  4. ^ a b c d e f g RCM Certificate of Authenticity
  5. ^ Striking Impressions, James A. Haxby, 1983, p.232, ISBN 0-660-91234-1
  6. ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, W.K. Cross, 2006. p.354, ISBN 0-88968-297-6
  7. ^ The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, W.K. Cross, p. 354, The Charlton Press, 2006, ISBN 0-88968-297-6
  8. ^ Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Edition, W.K. Cross, 2006. p.349, ISBN 0-88968-297-6
  9. ^ "1992 $175 22K 100th Anniv. Of Olympic Movement".
  10. ^ 2006 Royal Canadian Mint Annual Report, p. 46
  11. ^ 200oo6 Royal Canadian Mint Annual Report, p. 44
  12. ^ "The Royal Canadian Mint Launches 3-Year Coin Program to Commemorate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games". www.mint.ca. 26 January 2007.
  13. ^ a b “14 circulating coins included in 2010 Olympic program”, Evans, Canadian Coin News, January 23 to February 5, 2007 issue of Canadian Coin News
  14. ^ "Catching the mule, again", Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, November 27 to December 10, 2007, p. 1.
  15. ^ Canadian Coin News, "Colourized Olympic Moment coins to circulate alongside plain versions", p.1, Volume 47, Number 14, October 27 to November 9, 2009
  16. ^ Canadian Coin News, "Engraved 2 variety an instant 25-cent key date", p.1, Volume 47, Number 18, December 22 to January 4, 2010 & Canadian Coin News, "Mint sticking to guns on variety report", p.31, Volume 47, Number 19, January 5 to January 18, 2010
  17. ^ Canadian Coin News, "Engraved 2 variety an instant 25-cent key date", p.1, Volume 47, Number 18, December 22 to January 4, 2010 & Canadian Coin News, "Mint sticking to guns on variety report", p.31, Volume 47, Number 19, January 5 to January 18, 2010
  18. ^ Canadian Coin News, Volume 47, No. 19, January 5 to 18, 2010, p.17
  19. ^ a b “Maples will sport Olympic Rings”, Bret Evans, Canadian Coin News, September 4 to September 17, 2007
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