Last updated on June 26th, 2020 at 03:23 amLast Updated on June 26, 2020 Posted by Colonial Acres Coins Shag Harbour, a sleepy fishing village in rural Nova Scotia, plagued with a mystery still unsolved. On the night of October 4, 1967, several locals saw a well-lit flying object heading towards the village before diving and crashing into the dark sea then quickly sinking. Some of the witnesses instantly contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) while others hurried out to the site of the crash to search for any signs. What they discovered was disconcerting because there was absolutely…
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Archives for December 2019
What is the Significance Behind the 2019 Canadian Equality Loonie?
Last updated on June 26th, 2020 at 03:29 amLast Updated on June 26, 2020 Posted by Colonial Acres Coins 1969 was a notable year for Canadians. It was the year that the then Justice-Minister Pierre Trudeau passed a legislation that changed many people’s lives, a legislation that was first introduced in 1967 and hotly debated. The legislation that decriminalized the act of homosexuality between two consenting people 21 years or older. This was a huge step towards the progressive country of Canada that we know and love today. This year we are celebrating 50 years since this famous act that…
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Taking a Closer Look at Canadian Paper Money from 1935
Last updated on June 26th, 2020 at 03:18 amLast Updated on June 26, 2020 Posted by Colonial Acres Coins In the year 1817 Canadian banks first produced and issued paper money, however, in 1935, a few years after the Bank of Canada was created, it changed how Canadian paper money was viewed in Canada. To celebrate this momentous year and the years following, Colonial Acres has a variety of these historical and sentimental notes available. We’re going to look at why 1935 is considered such an important year and who were the men who changed and made history. The year…
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Royal Canadian Mint Releases New Spooky Coin for 2019
Last updated on June 26th, 2020 at 03:13 amLast Updated on June 26, 2020 Posted by Colonial Acres Coins Following the successful release of the Royal Canadian Mint’s Haunted Canada coins issued between 2014 and 2016, the Mint has designed a new coin. The Spooky Canada: HI Ottawa Jail Hostel coin is the ideal spooky coin that you can add to your collection. The coin depicts a renowned ghost story from the HI Ottawa Jail Hostel, where to this very day a ghost is said to haunt. Like the previous coins released in the Haunted Canada series, this lenticular coin has a spooky secret,and…
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Beauty of Canada in Displayed on 2019 Royal Canadian Mint Coins
Last updated on June 25th, 2020 at 10:58 pmLast Updated on June 25, 2020 Posted by Colonial Acres Coins Canada is a country that is known to be one of the most beautiful countries in the world. With an abundance of natural beauty and populated with a vast array of wildlife, it’s a place that has a feel of magic about it. The home of natural and man-made wonders, such as Mount Rundle, the Northern Lights and the impressive St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada boasts beauty from coast to coast…to coast. In 2019, Royal Canadian mint coins celebrates the beauty of…
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2017 Royal Canadian Mint Coin Sets for Hockey Fans to Collect
Last updated on July 10th, 2020 at 04:01 pmLast Updated on July 10, 2020 Posted by Colonial Acres Coins When you think of Canada. you think of hockey. In fact, it’s presumed, somewhat half-jokingly, that an all-consuming passion for the sport is part of what defines you as a Canadian. It’s ever-present regardless of where you live in Canada and hockey dominates television, even life, during winter. In 2017, Royal Canadian Mint released Passion to Play. A must-have 7-coin collection to celebrate Canada’s love for hockey. These popular coins featured colourways and insignias from some of Canada’s most loved teams such as…
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