Modern Canadian Coins

1 cent

5 cent

10 cent

25 cent

50 cent

Dollars

Maritime

Tokens

WARNING - There are currently some relatively high quality die struck fakes of rare Canadian coins being sold on ebay, mostly by sellers in China. The dies are probably made by a spark erosion process, and are most likely produced in China. The 1875 quarter below is an example I was shown recently :

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When viewed under a microscope, these coins have very odd surface textures and heavy die polish marks in odd places, but when viewed in hand or via a digital image, they are fairly deceptive.

Calgary Coin Gallery offers a selection of Canadian coins for coin collectors in all price ranges. This site is always changing, so check it regularly to see what we have added. Please note that while all other parts of our site are priced in US dollars, the prices for the Canadian coin listings are in Canadian dollars.

The history of numismatics in Canada began over 300 years ago when, in the 1670's, the French imported coins made for use in their colonies. Since then there have been many different types of money used in Canada including English, Spanish, Dutch and American coins and tokens, along with locally produced counterfeits which were often accepted out of necessity.

The coinage was not standardized until the issue of the Province of Canada cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent coins of 1858, which set the pattern for the true Canadian coins issued after the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867. Even these were struck in Britain and it was not until the opening of the Royal Canadian Mint, in 1908, that the first true coins were struck in Canada.