Canada $2.00 (Toonie) 2012 New Design
Date: 2012
Mint:Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Grade: UNC
KM#:N/A
Weight: 6.92g
Content: Outer Ring - Multi-ply Nickel Plated Steel / Insert - Multi-ply Brass Plated Aluminum Bronze
Value: $2.00
Canada $2.00 (Toonie) 1999 Nunavut Territory Creation Comemmorative
Date: 1999
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Grade: VF - XF
KM#:357
Weight: 7.3g
Content: Outer Ring - Pure Nickel / Insert - Aluminum Bronze
Value: $2.00
Hello all! Late as usual! That being said, I'm trying to catch up tonight so things will be more on time! For those of you who collect bi-metallic coins, and especially those from Canada, I hope you enjoy these!
The first coin that you see pictured is the brand new Canadian $2 coin. There are quite a few things new about this coin. First of all, the composition is different from all previous versions of the $2 but exactly the same as the H.M.S. Shannon Commemorative $2 coin; the outer ring made from multi-ply nickel plated steel and the insert of the coin composed of multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze. The coin also has enhanced security features. The rim of the coin has the inscription "(maple leaf) Canada (maple leaf) 2 Dollars" while the reverse of the coin has shifting maple leaves on the top and 2 laser inscribed maple leaves on the bottom. All new $2 and $1 coins all have laser inscribed maple leaves on them for enhanced security measures while the rest of the coins remain the same. The change in Canada's coinage system occurred earlier this year as a cost-saving measure which eliminated the production of the penny from the national budget, and also changed the composition of the $1 and $2 to plated steel. Although the new coins will likely last longer and be cheaper to produce, many people have rejected the use of the new $1 and $2 because they are unable to use them in parking meters, vending machines and other coin deposit systems. These coins also have a tendency to tarnish very quickly and look quite ugly after being in only a few different hands.
The second coin is the 1999 Nunavut Territory Creation Commemorative $2 coin. The coin celebrates the creation of the 3rd and largest territory of Canada; Nunavut. Many of you might be very unfamiliar with this territory as it's only 13 years old, but it was carved out of the Northwest Territory by an act of Parliament via the Nunavut Act. It is mainly inhabited by the indigenous people of Canada, has the smallest population of all the Geo-political subdivisions of Canada, a tiny capital called Iqaluit, very cold and has 3 official languages (Inuktitut - the main language, English and French). The coin was made from the original $2 coin composition with the outer ring made from pure nickel and the insert made from aluminum bronze. All original toonies will make a ringing sound if flipped in the air as opposed to the new toonies which make no sound at all. The obverse is the common obverse found on all Canadian coins from that year while the reverse features an Inuit drummer with the inscription "Nunavut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Canada 2 Dollars". ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is Inuktitut for Nunavut. I have no idea of how to read it, but it looks very interesting!
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