1936
- February 1
- A Proclamation authorizes a change in legend and design for the dollar coin for 1936. [2] [375.383]
- (month unknown)
- In producing the year's silver dollars, the Royal Canadian Mint uses the obverse master tools that were prepared for use in 1911. [172.143]
- July
- The Government decides that the Canadian Coat of Arms should be used on the redesigned 50c reverse. [172.150]
- September
- The Finance Department makes its selection of the designs for the 1c-50c coins. The 1c coin will depict a maple leaf sprig submitted by Kruger-Gray for the 5c coin. The 5c coin will depict a beaver submitted by Kruger-Gray for the 10c coin. The 10c coin will depict a schooner submitted by Emanuel Hahn. The 25c coin will depict a caribou submitted by Emanuel Hahn for the 5c coin. The 50c coin will depict Canada's coat of arms submitted by Kruger-Gray. [172.151] [724.14]
1937
-
- 1c, 10c, and 25c coins dated 1936 are produced, marked with small dot. [661.57,90,104] [34.8] [172.152] [350.104]
- April 6
- A Proclamation sets the designs of 1937 coins, to be current as of May 12. The obverse design by T. Humphrey Paget is used. [375.382] [380.148]
- May 12
- The new 1c-25c coins for the year are issued. [34.8] [350.77] [386.282] (May 14 [172.154]
- November
- The Bank of Canada begins withdrawing silver 5c and large 1c coins from circulation. [375]
1939
-
- Prime Minister Mackenzie King suggests adding a "1" in front of the word "DOLLAR" on the 1939 $1 coin. (It is done, but all other dollar coins before and since do not share this feature.) [648.46]
- April 15
- A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions of the 1939 commemorative dollar coin. [190]
- November
- The Bank of Canada returns 108,568 undistributed 1939 $1 coins to the Mint. [350.128]
1940
- February
- The Bank of Canada returns 15,000 undistributed 1939 $1 coins to the Mint. [350.128]
1942
- March
- The presence of tin in coinage bronze is reduced from 0.5 percent to only a trace, due to war needs for tin. Complete removal of tin would have required an Act of Parliament. [172.171]
- (month unknown)
- The Royal Canadian Mint begins chromium-plating the faces of some 1c and 5c dies, giving them much longer life. [172.170]
- August 1
- The Federal Finance Minister announces that the 5c coin will be changed to a copper-zinc alloy (Tombac), and will be 12-sided to help distinguish it from 1c and 25c coins. The change in metal is to preserve nickel supplies for war uses. [352.661]
- August
- The supply of nickel for coinage purposes is cut off. [244.29]
- August 31
- A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions for the Tombac 5c coin. [191]
- (month unknown)
- 12-sided Tombac 5c coins are issued. [172.174] [377.104]
1943
- January 2
- A Proclamation changes the description of the reverse of the 5c coin. [192]
- December 22
- An Order-in-Council announces the decision to switch the 5c coin from Tombac to chrome-plated steel, as of January 1, 1944. [244.29] [355.13]
1944
- January 2
- A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions for the 5c in steel. [193]
1946
- January 2
- A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions for the 5c in nickel. [194]
- July 23
- A Proclamation calls for removal of 5c coins of copper and zinc (dated 1942 and 1943) from circulation. [194] [1015.62] [1035.40] [1116.28]
- Year
- During the year, the government recalled 5,033,403 tombac 5c coins from circulation. [82.7]
1947
- November 29
- Removal of "ET IND IMP" from Canadian coins is announced. [195] [1090.34]
1948
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- Due to delays in receiving new dies for the year, dies of 1947 are used for part of 1948, with a small maple leaf added to the right of the date. [2] [661.58,75,91,106,124,136] [172.187]
1949
- June 24
- Distribution of 1949 silver dollars commences. The obverse design of the silver dollar commemorates the entry of Newfoundland into the Confederation. Dollars dated 1949 are produced in 1949 and 1950. [2] [172.192]
1950
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- In Ontario, Douglas Broad sells a 1921 5c in F-VF condition for $80. [119.19]
- December 18
- A ceremony at the Royal Canadian Mint announces the winning entry for the design of the 5c commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery and naming of the element nickel. Stephen Trenka wins $1000 for his design. Four others win $250 for their runner-up designs. The Finance Minister strikes the first coin. [172.198] [377.103] [800.1] (June 21 [362.273])
1951
- March 31
- At a Canada Coin Exchange sale, an uncirculated 1921 50c coin sells for $200. John Pittman buys an uncirculated 1889 10c coin for $67. [357.695] [812.10]
- (month unknown)
- Due to demands on nickel for the Korean War, the Royal Canadian Mint suspends production of commemorative 5c coins in nickel. The beaver design is resumed, in steel plated with nickel and chromium. During initial trial strikings, it is noticed that the high relief of the beaver design causes minting difficulties in the harder steel planchets. Lower relief obverse and reverse dies are created, intended for exclusive usage on production coins. One high relief obverse die is accidentally used for part of the production run. [661.77]
1952
- March 29
- At a Canada Coin Exchange sale, an Fine-VF 1921 50c coin sells for $205. [357.695]
- November 25
- A Proclamation sets the design and composition of the 1952 5c coin in steel. [196]
1953
- January 2
- A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions of Canada's coins, showing Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. [196]
- (month unknown)
- Chief Engraver Thomas Shingles modifies the design of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, lowering the relief in the shoulder area, and strengthening the detail of several areas. The new obverse is used partway through the 1953 coinage on all denominations. [661.59]
- September 15
- A Proclamation sets the composition of the 5c coin of steel and chromium. [197]
1954
- May 13
- A Proclamation sets the composition and design of the 5c coin in nickel. [197]
1955
-
- A small quantity of 1955-dated 1-cent coins are struck using an obverse die with the original high relief design. [661.59]
- December
- The Royal Canadian Mint makes a special striking of 2,000 silver dollars for the Playtex factory in Arnprior, Ontario. These coins are later found to show only two and one-half water lines instead of four to the right of the canoe. This variety becomes known as the Arnprior dollar. [661.141] [350.42]
1956
- November
- At the Glendings auction of H.W. Taffs coin collection, a 1921 uncirculated 50c sells for $1380 to a London dealer. A 1921 uncirculated 5c sells for $345. [600.1]
1957
- April 13
- A Proclamation sets the design of the dollar coin, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the gold rush and creation of British Columbia as a Crown colony. [198]
1958
- January 2
- The first 1958 silver dollars are released. [158.11]
1959
- January 1
- A Proclamation changes the design of the reverse of the 50c coin. [199]
- (month unknown)
- Nick Gerbinski buys a 1921 50c coin from Frank Klas, for $2,700. Klas had discovered the coin lying in a piggy bank for 15 years. [339.19]
1960
-
- Mint engraver Thomas Shingles makes modifications to the reverse design of the $1 coin. [380.148]
1961
-
- At the annual convention of the Canadian Numismatic Association, in Hamilton, Ontario, a 1936 dot 1c coin is sold at auction for $3,400. [236.56]
- The Sherritt Mint of Sherritt Gordon Mines begins producing nickel blanks for the Royal Canadian Mint, for the 5c piece. [127.1] [251.16] [341.57]
1962
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- The Royal Canadian Mint begins striking 1962-dated 5c coins from nickel blanks made in Canada. [235.76] [4] (June 1964 [42.13])
- November 8
- The Government passes an Order-in-Council changing the shape of the nickel from 12-sided back to round. [45.12] [172.209]
1963
- January 2
- A Proclamation sets the dimensions of the 5c coin, changing it from 12-sided to round. [200]
- January 25
- A Proclamation sets the design of the dollar coin for commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference on Confederation. [200]
- September
- C.F. Martin, a coin dealer of Sudbury, Ontario, buys a 1921 50c piece for $3,100 from Canada Coin Exchange. [45.22]
1965
- January 2
- A Proclamation changes the obverse of all coins to depict a more up-to-date image of Queen Elizabeth II. [201]
- (month unknown)
- Partway through the year's coinage of 1-cent pieces, a modified obverse is put into use. The first obverse had a flat field and small rim beads. The second variety has a field that slopes up at the rim, and larger beads. [661.61]
1967
- January 2
- A Proclamation sets the designs for the reverses of the 1c through $1 coins, for commemorating the 100th anniversary of Confederation. [202]
- May
- The Royal Canadian Mint begins minting .500 fine silver 10c and 25c coins. [386.426]
- June 2
- A Proclamation authorizes 10c and 25c coins to be struck in pure nickel. [203] [1011.46]
- June 5
- The Federal Finance Minister announces it will switch the 10c and 25c coins to pure nickel. The Royal Canadian Mint is given authority to start converting 10c and 25c coins to pure nickel as soon as possible. [57.90] [292] [347.101] [364.250]
- August 17
- The Royal Canadian Mint stops minting 0.800 fine silver 10c and 25c coins for circulation. [203] [386.426] [1017.68] [1070.32]
- August 18
- The Federal Finance Minister announces a special interim issue of 0.500 fine 10c and 25c silver-copper alloy coins will be used before pure nickel coins are issued. The delay is to allow more time for the vending machine industry to convert its machines to accept nickel coins. [57] [291] [364.318]
- September
- Striking of 10c and 25c coins is changed to 50% silver and 50% copper. [45.12] [172.219]
- December 11
- The Finance Minister announces that the 50c and $1 coins minted in nickel will be of a smaller size, making the nickel coins easier to strike. [279]
1968
- January
- The Royal Canadian Mint begins striking nickel coins to replace their silver counterparts later in the year. [388.224]
- March 7
- An amendment is made to the Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act making it illegal to melt legal tender coins of Canada, and authorizes 10c, 25c, 50c, and $1 coins to be struck in pure nickel, or .500 fine silver. [203]
- July 29
- A Proclamation sets the dimensions and compositions of 10c through $1 coins in either nickel or .500 fine silver. [204]
- August 1
- The Royal Canadian Mint begins striking and issuing 10c and 25c coins in pure nickel. [1] [45.12] [58.123] [87.231] [376.83]
- August
- New nickel 10c-$1 coins are authorized. The dollar and 50c coins are substantially reduced in size. [172.220]
- (month unknown)
- For the first time, part of Canada's coinage is produced in the USA. Part of the 10c nickel issue is minted at the Philadelphia Mint, in Pennsylvania. [661.xxix]
1969
-
- A small quantity of 1969 (large date) 10c coins are stuck, when it is noticed that the design had deteriorated sufficiently that a new model is required. The updated reverse design has a slightly smaller schooner and smaller date. [661.95]
- A 1969 10c coin with a large date is found in circulation. [386.386]
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