Coins and Canada - Canadian coins, banknotes, values, price guide, errors and varieties

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June 4, 2023

1 cent 1902 to 1936 - Price guide and values

In 1911, the word Canada was added to the reverse, but the words DEI GRA (by the grace of God) were omitted on the obverse. In 1912 and following issues, these words appeared on the obverse. In 1920, the 1 cent coin changed size and diameter to reduce production cost.

June 2, 2023

Bank of Canada values and prices of 1969 to 1975 banknotes

Because of a growing concern over counterfeiting, the Bank of Canada began to release a new series of bank notes in 1969. The main characteristic of the new design was the use multicoloured tints beneath the dominant colour.

June 1, 2023

1 cent 1858 to 1901 - Price guide and values

With the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, the central government assumed responsibility for money and banking, as mandated under section 91 of the British North America Act, and it undertook to standardize the fledgling country's currency.

May 30, 2023

Canadian Bank of Commerce - Banknotes 1917 and 1935

The Canadian Bank of Commerce was founded in 1867, and had hundreds of branches throughout Canada. It merged in 1961 with the Imperial Bank of Canada to form the CIBC. It produced banknotes from 1867 to 1935.

May 30, 2023

1 cent 1871 Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island was the last of the British North American colonies to adopt a decimal system of currency. 'Going decimal' in 1871, the island chose a dollar equal in value to the United States one-dollar gold piece, in line with the decimal currency system introduced earlier in the Provinces of Canada and New Brunswick and adopted by the Dominion of Canada in 1867.