News from January 2010
25 cents - Cindy Klassen
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The Royal Canadian Mint launched the latest circulation coin in its Vancouver 2010 collection - the 25-cent coin celebrating Cindy Klassen's five medals at the Turin Games in 2006. She won the gold medal in the 1500 meter race, silver medals in the 1000 meter race and in the team pursuit, as well as bronze medals in the 5000 meter and 3000 meter races.
I recall the 2006 Winter Olympic Games for the pride Canadians felt as they watched Cindy Klassen sweep around the Torino Oval Lingotto and grace the podium on five separate occasions. Employees of the Mint could not be more proud than to have produced this coin in Winnipeg, featuring hometown speed skating hero Cindy Klassen and we wish her the very best as she competes at the Vancouver 2010 Games next month.
- Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint
Up to 22 million 25-cent coins featuring Cindy Klassen will enter into circulation today, January 5th. In a unique twist, three million of these coins were produced in brilliant colour and inserted randomly into circulation coin rolls.
The coins are available exclusively at RBC branches and participating Petro-Canada locations. RBC is a Premier National Partner and Petro-Canada is a National Partner of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Canadians can also look for these special coins in their change. Participating Petro-Canada locations will also sell sport cards, containing a uniquely painted version of the coin for $7.95.
Designed by Burlington, Ontario artist Jason Bouwman, the moment No.3 coin features Klassen in a familiar speed skating pose on the backdrop of a maple leaf. The words 'Cindy Klassen', the year '2006' and the logo of the Canadian Olympic Committee also appear on the reverse of the coin. The three million coloured 25-cent coins, which were produced using state-of-the-art patented technology feature the maple leaf in brilliant red colour.
The Mint has also produced a special uncirculated set featuring all three coloured moments coins.
Klassen's five medals at the Turin Games was voted by fans as the No.3 Canadian Winter Olympic Games Moment of all time - out of 10 moments - in an online contest hosted last year by the Mint and Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. Fans voted the men's and women's hockey gold medals at Salt Lake City in 2002 as moments No.1 and No.2 respectively. The 25-cent circulation coins celebrating these moments entered into circulation on September 29, 2009 and November 17, 2009.
Canadians can look forward to the release of the remaining 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games themed circulation coins: the 2010 Lucky Loonie coin will be launched on the first day of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games (February 12, 2010), while the 25-cent coin featuring the sport of sledge hockey will be launched during the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games (March 18, 2010).
Prices increased at the Mint
Friday, January 22, 2010
Starting January 31, 2010, all prices in the shop of the Royal Canadian Mint will be increased, except those coins and gift items for winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver.
1 cent 1936 - Dot - Sold at 402 500 $
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
After several discussions and speculation, the 1 cent 1936 Dot was sold for $ 402 500. This coin was auctioned in New York by Heritage Auction Galleries. The rarity has been certified by PCGS as MS-66.
Two previous auctions for this coin:
- Sale Pittman, October 21, 1997, 121 U.S. $ 000 or $ 170 000 Canadian
- Sale Krause, January 2004, 207 U.S. $ 000 or $ 280 000 Canadian
Other sales of rare coins during the same day:
- 5 cents 1921 - MS-67 - PCGS - $ 115 000
- 50 cents 1921 - MS-66 - PCGS - $ 218 500
- 50 cents 1871 - MS-65 - PCGS - $ 51 750
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