Silver Coins

It was the Second World War that really brought Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to fruition. More than 120 corvettes were built to become the guardians of the North Atlantic escorting convoys and attacking submarines that had so threatened the fledgling navy...

On February 23, 1909, on a frozen lake in Nova Scotia, a silver-winged "aerodrome" amazed onlookers as it flew 0.8 km (0.5 mi) to complete the first airplane flight in Canada. Designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association under Alexander Graham...

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain landed on the shores of the St. Lawrence River at a place the Algonquin people called Kebek. "Where the river narrows" was a popular spot where they came to fish and to barter. For nearly one hundred years prior, the French...

2003 Sheep $15 Lunar Silver/Gold Coin The comfort of friends at Christmas - and if one of them is a caring, good Samaritan, chances are he/she is a Ram. Check your calendar! 2003 is the Year of the Ram and if this wonderful person was born in 1907,...

2001 Snake $15 Lunar Silver/Gold Coin This year the 24-karat gold-plated central cameo features the Snake. Philosophical and strategic, the Snake possesses a natural charisma that can hypnotize. It is often regarded as the most enigmatic sign of the...

The Swarovski element forming the number “0” in “2012” symbolizes the Diamond Jubilee. Highlights: A SWAROVSKI® ELEMENT on this pure silver coin underscores The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Coin design: Her Majesty Queen...

It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding and opens a window to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilized bones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth but disappeared suddenly 65 million years ago. During the time of these...

It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding - and opens a window to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilized bones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth but disappeared suddenly 65 million years ago. During the time of these...

Euoplocephalus tutus was a large, 5.5 m (18 ft) long armadillo-like creature that lived in Alberta between 76 and 70 million years ago. It weighed some 2.5 t (2.8 tn) and its back was covered with large and small pieces of bony armour embedded in the...

It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding and opens a window to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilized bones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth but disappeared suddenly 65 million years ago. During the time of these...

Quantity Sold: 591 In 1883, three railway workers stumbled upon hot springs near Siding 29 at the foot of Sulphur Mountain. When this news reached Ottawa, a grand vision to protect the area for all the people as a park and tourist destination began to...

2011 $25 2oz. Fine Silver Coin - Toronto City Map (Gold Plated) Toronto Featuring a stunning bird's-eye relief view of one of Canada's great cities, this 60 mm silver coin combines exciting new technologies in both cartography and minting with the...