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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.
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