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2021 Pure Silver 4 Coin Set Featuring Stunning Canadian Animal Portraits

May 31, 2021 Posted by: Colonial Acres Coins

Collecting coins can be a wonderful hobby that promotes education, history and culture. Whether you’re looking for U.S. 50 State Quarters or Canadian pennies from each year, the hunt to find the coins to fill out your collection can be invigorating and educational. The Royal Canadian Mint offers beautiful collector’s coins each year as a special way to commemorate events and heritage. These four silver coins that feature Canadian animals make a great gift or addition to a coin collection. They’re a must-have for nature and animal lovers. Coins Featuring Animal Portraits That Represent Canada Canada has some amazing wild...

Fine Silver Coins Celebrates 40 Years for Canadas National Anthem

May 28, 2021 Posted by: Colonial Acres Coins

Whenever there is a national event or just a moment of particular Canadian pride, you are likely to hear the song ‘O Canada,’ the national anthem. This patriotic piece was officially adopted in 1980. So, in 2020, the Royal Canadian Mint released a special coin to commemorate the passage of the National Anthem Act. This beautiful coin could make an excellent addition to any collection. ‘O Canada’ The Canadian national anthem is a patriotic song intended to represent the spirit of the nation. Interestingly, despite 2020 being the 40th anniversary of the song’s official adoption, it is significantly older. In...

How to Properly Store Your Silver Coins to Avoid Aging

May 26, 2021 Posted by: Colonial Acres Coins

Coin collecting is an exciting hobby and also can be an investment that people enjoy throughout Canada and around the world. It’s easy to see why: collecting coins is exciting, challenging, and maybe even a little addictive. Plus, your coin collection can be a valuable asset that has the potential to deliver big returns on your investment. Of course, to maintain the beauty and value of your collection, it’s important to handle and store your coins properly. The term “mint condition” originated with coin collectors, and a coin’s condition is especially important to valuing the pieces in your collection. Silver...

Is it Worth Collecting and Saving Canadian Tire Money?

May 24, 2021 Posted by: Colonial Acres Coins

Over the years when you made purchases at a local Canadian Tire store, you would receive coupons in the form of Canadian Tire money redeemable for in-store purchases. Canadian Tire money is recognizable by its bright colours and the popular images of Sandy McTire, the tam-wearing Scotsman. Though the denominations are smaller, it closely resembles Canadian paper money in many respects. At one point, Canadian Tire money was even printed on similar stock. As a Canadian institution since 1958, it is sometimes viewed as the country’s unofficial second currency. At Canadian Tire stores, the coupons are worth their face value....

Part 1 : Taking a Look at Some Major Bullion Brands

May 21, 2021 Posted by: Colonial Acres Coins

When buying bullion, many people default to the Royal Canadian Mint or other national mints. However, there are many other brands that offer excellent bullion products, despite being less well known. Colonial Acres Coins carries a wide variety of bullion rounds, bars, coins and more. Our catalogue is the perfect place to find the right bullion for your collection. Why Buy Bullion? For centuries, bullion was the standard for transferring wealth. All coins had a set precious metal content that gave them an intrinsic value beyond being currency. Today, that is no longer the case and nearly all world currencies...

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2021 Pure Silver 4 Coin Set Featuring Stunning Canadian Animal Portraits

Fine Silver Coins Celebrates 40 Years for Canadas National Anthem

How to Properly Store Your Silver Coins to Avoid Aging

Is it Worth Collecting and Saving Canadian Tire Money?

Part 1 : Taking a Look at Some Major Bullion Brands

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