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Hello friends. I just want to make sure I have them all. The War of 1812 coins minted are:
2012 quarter Brock uncolored
2012 quarter Brock colored
2012 quarter Tecumseh uncolored
2012 quarter Tecumseh colored
2012 Toonie
2013 quarter Salaberry uncolored
2013 quarter Salaberry colored
2013 quarter Laura Secord uncolored
2013 quarter Laure Secord colored
Are anymore in the works? Thanks.
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Those are the circulation coins. If you are looking to include NCLT then there are a few more. If you go to mint.ca and search for warm of 1812 you will get them all. Not to mention error varieties. I have already seen some interesting toonie errors on ebay. |
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I was just looking for the circulation coins. Thanks for the replies.
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Isn't there a twoonie too?
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Isn't there a twoonie too? Yes there is, I mention it in the original post. It's the 2012 HMS Shannon $2 coin. There are also non-circulation coins but I don't collect them. |
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lol thats what I get for late night posting
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I rarely find any of the toonies, 2012 HMS Shannon in circulation.
What's the mintage of these coins, and where are they all?
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there was 5000000 Shannon toonies produced but like the original design toonies not many were distributed due to the new security design. Most of these coins will be recycled.
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Glad I saw this. Didn't realize there was a toonie. Got it now!
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there was 5000000 Shannon toonies produced but like the original design toonies not many were distributed due to the new security design. Most of these coins will be recycled. If they're going to recycle most of them that means they'll be very hard to get in the future. Glad I have mine already. Quote:
Glad I saw this. Didn't realize there was a toonie. Got it now! That's why this is such a great forum. I wouldn't be able to collect with out it!  Edited by matchbox
07/22/2013 10:48 pm
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The Shannon has the new security features though, it was actually billed as the first commemorative to have them  |
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there was 5000000 Shannon toonies produced but like the original design toonies not many were distributed due to the new security design. Most of these coins will be recycled. Vow. Recycled! Where is this coming from?  There have been tons of Shannon $2 given out. At all the four coin exchanges in every location. I think the reason you may not find them in circulation is because there are many people who have been convinced to collect this series. This is part of the mint's well stated strategy to increase seigniorage (see the latest annual report). All the 20 for 20 and 100 for 100 plus free coin exchanges are part of that strategy. Government getting our money interest free while inflation eats away at the purchasing power (Call it numismatics with a twist) |
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I was wrong on the Shannon toonie it is the smaller security type coin, the mintage figure is correct at 5 million, they will not be recycled.
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A friend of mine just got one of these in change in the USA. Are they all silver or just the ones from the mint?
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Are they all silver or just the ones from the mint? The circulation Shannon is $2 denomination and is not silver. It is bimetallic like the rest of $2 and has the shannont instead of the bear on reverse. I do not believe there is a silver version of it in any form. The Silver Shannon is a different coin. It is a NCLT and the one that looks similar to $10 denomination and much larger in size and weight. It is not bimetallic and there are significant design differences between that and the regular $2 version. All be it I think it is one of the better coins in terms of strikes that I have seen. |
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Posted 07/11/2013 4:36 pm
