2022 Circulation Commemoratives

Good to know, thanks for the info Redlock!

The circ commemoratives are great for education and to raise interest in coins. However, the RCM needs to do a much better job getting these coins into the hands of the public. The expensive packaging "keepsakes" and rolls completely defeats the purpose.

1972 series $2 coins - PC Number: 2022-0720
he Royal Canadian Mint Act, authorizes the issue of two two-dollar circulation coins...
a coloured two-dollar coin
the reverse impression of which is to depict, at the top of the inner core, the inscription, in red text over a white background, "THE SERIES · LA SÉRIE", beneath which is depicted a red stylized maple leaf, in the foreground of which are two Team Canada hockey players wearing their uniform and equipment coloured red, white, grey and black, the smaller one of whom appears on the left-hand side of the inner core and is facing right while the larger one appears on the right-hand side of the inner core and is facing left, and beneath whom appears, over a red background, the inscription "50" in white, the inscription "YEARS" in white, and beneath it the inscription "ANS" in white, and centred at the top of the outer ring, two virtual images of a maple leaf between two slanted lines, to the left of which is the inscription "CANADA", and to the right of the inscription around the inner edge of the outer ring in smaller text appear, from bottom to top, the inscriptions "HS", "15", "18", "28", "21", "10", "27", "14", "22", "19", "11", "36", "20", "8", "12", "6", "24" and "29" and on the outer ring to the right of the virtual images, the inscription "2 DOLLARS", and to the left of the inscription around the inner edge of the outer ring in smaller text, from top to bottom, the inscriptions "1", "4", "26", "5", "35", "16", "25", "32", "2", "3", "37", "23", "17", "38", "7", "33", "34", "9" and "JF", and below the inscriptions on the outer ring, two security marks consisting of a maple leaf within a maple leaf, each within a circle, to the right of which appears the artist's initials "JK"

a two-dollar coin
the description is the same with the omission of in red text over a white background and "wearing their uniform and equipment coloured red, white, grey and black"

Respectfully, I disagree. As someone who cannot afford all of the special non-circulating commems that come out each year (at the cheapest you're putting out a couple dozen dollars for one coin, and most are well into the hundreds), I like the fact that the RCM releases circulating commems each year for a couple reasons:

1) it highlights special events and history for the general public (most of whom don't know about NCLT coins, and the only special coins they will ever come across are those they find in their change. It's a chance for Canada to highlight its history, culture, geography and so much more.

2) as someone who can't afford the dozens (if not hundreds) of dollars to collect any of the NCLT, it is nice to still be able to collect something special. I enjoy looking at my collection of circulation coins and seeing things other than caribou, loons and polar bears year after year after year.

3) at best, it is a treasure hunt to find those commems for each year. At worst - to avoid the stress - the cost to buy them on the second-hand market is pretty reasonable (e.g., you can get all of the 2021 commemorative coins from my local coin dealer for less than $25+tax).

Personally, I would love to see more commemorative coins each year - or even series like the US does (their Native American series, or the American Innovations series) that has one (or a few) coins come out each year for each series