The Royal Canadian Mint

Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures: precious and base metal collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; medals, as well as medallions and...

 issued the first silver dollar in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee

Silver Jubilee

A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...

 of King George V

George V of the United Kingdom

George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....

. The coin’s

Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....

 reverse

Obverse and reverse

Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags , seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse...

 design was sculpted by Emanuel Hahn

Emanuel Hahn

Emanuel Otto Hahn was a German-born Canadian sculptor and coin designer. He taught and later married Elizabeth Wyn Wood. He co-founded and was the first president of the Sculptors' Society of Canada....

 and portrays a voyageur and an aboriginal

Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....

 paddling a birch-bark canoe

Canoe

A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

. The faint lines in the background represent the Northern Lights

Aurora (astronomy)

An aurora is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere...

. The voyageur design was used on the dollar until 1986. It was then replaced with the 1987 Canadian 1 dollar coin (Loonie).
1967 marked the end of the silver dollar as a business strike, or a coin issued for circulation. After 1967 the dollar coin was made of nickel, except for non-circulating commemorative issues for the collector market, which continue to contain silver.

1947

Ten varieties of the 1947 Voyageur Dollar exist. The ten varieties can be placed into three distinct categories: the Pointed Seven, the Blunt Seven, and the Maple Leaf issue. The mintages for all of these are included on the mintage indicated on the chart below.

Pointed seven

Two styles of the number 7 in 1947 were used in the dies to produce the Voyageur coins. The seven was a tall figure with the lower tail pointing back to the right.
On some of the coins, a dot appears near the 7. This is attributed to an imperfection in the die. Six different varieties of the Pointed 7 exist.

• Pointed 7
• Pointed 7 with a Double-Punched 4
• Pointed 7 with a dot near the 7
• Pointed 7 with a double punched HP under the effigy of His Majesty King George VI
• Pointed 7 with a triple punched HP under the effigy of His Majesty King George VI
• Pointed 7 with a quadruple punched HP under the effigy of His Majesty King George VI (The HP is the initials of the designer: T.H. Paget)

Blunt seven

A shorter 7 with the lower tail pointing almost straight down has been labelled as the blunt seven.

• Blunt 7
• Blunt 7 with a double punched HP under the effigy of His Majesty King George VI

Maple Leaf issue

In 1947, India gained its independence from the British Empire and as a result, the inscription "IND:IMP:" needed to be removed from the Obverse of the 1948 Silver Dollar. However, because there was a delay of new master dies being shipped from the UK to reflect this change, the Mint continued to produce 1947 year coins with a small Maple Leaf by the date to denote they were actually minted in 1948. Eventually the new Obverse dies did arrive, and they began to mint the 1948 Dollars mid way through the year. The very low mintages of these made the 1947 Maple Leaf and 1948 dollars exceptionally rare, with the 1948 Silver Dollar commanding a very high market price(Mint Condition 1948 coins are worth over $1900cdn as of March 2010).

• 1947 with the Maple Leaf near the 7
• 1947 with the Maple Leaf near the 7 with a double punched HP under the effigy of His Majesty King George VI

Arnprior type varieties

During 1950, a technical problem emanated during the 1950s that was to plague the Royal Canadian Mint

Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures: precious and base metal collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; medals, as well as medallions and...

. At each end of the canoe on the Voyageur Dollar

Voyageur Dollar

The Voyageur Dollar was a coin of Canada struck for circulation in silver from 1935 to 1966, and as a commemorative in 2003. A nickel version was struck from 1968 to 1987. In 1987, the coin was replaced by the loonie. The coin remains legal tender....

, are four shallow water lines. In the process of polishing the dies, parts of these lines tended to disappear. The result was that there were differences in the appearance of the coins from year to year. There were collectors that decided arbitrarily that a certain pattern of partial water lines at the right-hand end of the canoe should be collected separately and command a premium over dollars with perfect water lines or other partial lines configurations. The Arnprior type configurations tended to consist of 2 and ½ water lines at the right. Any trace of the bottom water line disqualified a coin from being considered an Arnprior type.

Varieties of 1952

A modified reverse, with no water lines at all, was put into use in 1952. In addition to removing the water lines, this modified reverse was different because the image of the canoe on the coin had a larger islet tip at the right end. This variety is different from the Arnprior coins in that it was deliberately created.

Origin of the Arnprior name

In December 1955, the Royal Canadian Mint made up an order of 2,000 silver dollars for a firm in Arnprior, Ontario

Arnprior, Ontario

Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...

. These coins had 2 and ½ water lines at the right end of the canoe. This was similar to the accidental disappearance of water lines on the versions from 1950-1951. The 1955 dollars caught the interest of many collectors and it was this version that led to the term Arnprior being applied to any dollar with an appearance of missing water lines. An even more collectible of the 1955 Arnprior, is given by the die break on the obverse legend, with the result being the joining of the T and the I in GRATIA.

No shoulder fold obverse

An element that was common on every denomination of 1953 was the two obverses that existed. Said obverses are commonly identified as the No Shoulder Fold and the Shoulder Fold. The coinage for the year featured the new effigy of Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...

. The sculptress was Mrs. Mary Gillick

Mary Gillick

Mary Gillick was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1967....

 and she created a model with a relief that was too high. The centre portion of the effigy was to feature two lines on the shoulder. These lines were supposed to represent a fold in the Queen’s gown. As these lines did not appear very well, it was commonly termed the No Shoulder Strap by many collectors. Later on in the year, the Royal Canadian Mint’s Chief engraver Thomas Shingles

Thomas Shingles

Thomas Shingles was the Master Engraver of the Royal Canadian Mint from 1943 until his retirement in 1965; he first began work at the Mint in 1939...

 lowered the relief of the model and strengthened the shoulder and hair details. This modified obverse became known as the Shoulder Strap variety.

1957 Arnprior

The 1957 dollar had a reverse that was considered an Arnprior. The reverse featured one water line to the right of the canoe.

1965

Although 1965 would mark a change in the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, the year would offer five different varieties of the dollar.

Variety 1 and 2

The small beads on the obverse of the coin define varieties 1 and 2. The rear jewel on Queen Elizabeth II’s tiara is well attached. The 5 in 1965 has two varieties. There is a pointed 5 (the point is at the bottom) while there is another version with a blunt 5 (the bluntness is at the bottom of the 5 too).

Variety 3 and 4

The large beads on the obverse of the coin define varieties 3 and 4. The rear jewel on Queen Elizabeth II’s tiara is well attached. The 5 in 1965 has two varieties. There is a pointed 5 (the point is at the bottom) while there is another version with a blunt 5 (the bluntness is at the bottom of the 5 too).

Variety 5

The obverse of variety 5 features medium beads. Unlike the other varieties, the 5 in 1965 is pointed.

1982 planchet varieties

The 1982 nickel dollar exists on a rolled thin planchet. The normal planchet has a weight of 15.62 grams, a diameter of 32.13 mm, and a thickness of 2.50 mm. The thin planchet consists of incomplete reeding. Its weight is 7.78 grams, a diameter of 31.82 mm, and a thickness of 1.50 mm. It is believed that only two exist.

History of composition

Voyageur

Years	Weight	Diameter/Shape	Composition
1968–1986	15.62 g	32.13 mm	100% nickel Nickel Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
1953–1967	23.33 g	36.00 mm	80% silver Silver Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal... , 20% copper
1935–1952	23.33 g	36.00 mm	80% silver, 20% copper

Commemorative dollar specifications

Type	Years	Composition	Weight (grams)	Diameter	Thickness	Edge
Specimen Nickel Dollars	1968–1976, 1982, 1984	.999 Nickel	15.62 grams	32.13 mm	N/A	Reeded
Specimen/Proof Silver Dollars	1971–1991	.500 silver, .500 copper	23.30 grams	36.07 mm	N/A	Reeded
Proof/Nickel Bronze Dollars (See $1 (Loonie) Loonie The Canadian 1 dollar coin is a gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin introduced in 1987. It bears images of a common loon, a bird which is common and well known in Canada, on the reverse, and of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.The design for the coin was meant to be a voyageur theme,...  for history)	1987-date	Nickel Plated with Bronze	7.00 grams	26.50 mm	1.90 mm	11-sided plain
Proof Silver Dollars	1992–2002	.925 silver, .075 copper	25.175 grams	36.07 mm	2.95 mm	Reeded
Proof Silver Dollars	2003–2006	99.99% silver	25.175 grams	36.07 mm	3.02 mm	Reeded
Proof Silver Dollars	2007 to date	.925 silver, .075 copper	25.175 grams	36.07 mm	N/A	Reeded

Silver content, 1911, 1935-1967

Year	Mintage
1911	3
1935	428,707
1936	306,100
1937	241,002
1938	90,304
1939	1,363,816
1945	38,391
1946	93,055
1947	65,595
1947ML	21,135
1948	18,780
1950	261,002
1951	416,395
1952	406,148
1953	1,074,578
1954	246,606
1955	268,105
1956	209,092
1957	496,389
1958	3,039,564
1959	1,443,502
1960	1,420,486
1961	1,262,231
1962	1,884,789
1963	4,179,981
1964	7,296,832
1965	10,768,569
1966	9,912,178
1967	6,767,496

Nickel content, 1968-1986

Year	Mintage
1968	5,579,714
1969	4,809,313
1975	3,256,000
1976	2,101,000
1977	1,393,745
1978	2,948,488
1979	1,884,789
1980	2,544,000
1981	2,778,900
1982	1,544,398
1983	2,267,525
1984	1,223,486
1985	3,104,592
1986	3,089,225

Commemorative nickel dollar

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage
1970	Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...  Centennial	Raymond Taylor	4,140,058
1971	British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...  Centennial	Terry Manning, Thomas Shingles Thomas Shingles Thomas Shingles was the Master Engraver of the Royal Canadian Mint from 1943 until his retirement in 1965; he first began work at the Mint in 1939...	4,260,781
1973	Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...  Centennial	Terry Manning, Walter Ott	3,196,452
1974	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...  Centennial	Paul Pederson, Patrick Brindley	2,799,363
1982	Constitution Constitution A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...  Commemorative	Ago Aarand	11,812,000
1984	Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big... 's landing at Gaspe Gaspé, Quebec Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 14,819....	Hector Greville, Victor Cote	6,141,503

1935-1980

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1935	Voyageur Dollar Voyageur Dollar The Voyageur Dollar was a coin of Canada struck for circulation in silver from 1935 to 1966, and as a commemorative in 2003. A nickel version was struck from 1968 to 1987. In 1987, the coin was replaced by the loonie. The coin remains legal tender....	Emanuel Hahn	428,707	$1.00
1939	Royal Visit	Emanuel Hahn	1,363,816	$1.00
1949	Newfoundland Entry Into Confederation	Thomas Shingles	672,218	$1.00
1958	Founding of the colony of British Columbia Colony of British Columbia The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day Canadian province of British Columbia, since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the vast and still largely...	Stephan Trenka	3,039,630	$1.00
1964	Confederation Meetings Quebec Conference, 1864 The Quebec Conference was the second meeting held in 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation.The 16 delegates from the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island had agreed at the close of the Charlottetown Conference to meet again at Quebec City October 1864...  Commemorative	Dinko Vodanovic	7,296,832	$1.00
1967	Canadian Centennial Canadian Centennial The Canadian Centennial was a year long celebration held in 1967 when Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Celebrations occurred throughout the year but culminated on Dominion Day, July 1. 1967 coins were different from previous years' issues, with animals on each...	Alex Colville and Myron Cook	6,767,496	$1.00
1971	B.C. British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...  Centennial	Patrick Brindley	585,217	$3.00
1973	RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...  Centennial	Paul Cedarberg	904,723	$3.00
1974	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...  Centennial	Paul Pederson	628,183	$3.50
1975	Calgary Stampede Calgary Stampede The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway,...  Centennial	D.D. Paterson	833,095	$3.50
1976	Library of Parliament Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...  Centennial	Patrick Brindley and Walter Ott	483,722	$4.00
1977	Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth realms...	Raymond Lee	744,848	$4.25
1978	Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....	Raymond Taylor	640,000	$4.50
1979	Griffon Le Griffon Le Griffon was a 17th century sailing ship built by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in his quest to find the Northwest Passage to China and Japan....  Tricentennial	Walter Schluep	688,671	$5.50
1980	Arctic Territories Northern Canada Northern Canada, colloquially the North, is the vast northernmost region of Canada variously defined by geography and politics. Politically, the term refers to the three territories of Canada: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut...  Centennial	D.D. Paterson	389,564	$22.00

1981-1999

Note: 1981 was the first year that the RCM issued two different qualities of silver dollar

Silver coin

Silver coins are possibly the oldest mass produced form of coinage. Silver has been used as a coinage metal since the times of the Greeks. Their silver drachmas were popular trade coins....

s. One version was the Proof, which composed of a frosted relief against a parallel lined background. The second version was the Brilliant Uncirculated. The finish is classified as a brilliant relief on a brilliant background.

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage (Proof)	Issue Price (Proof)	Mintage (BU)	Issue Price (BU)
1981	Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...  Centennial	Christopher Gorey	353,742	$18.00	148,647	$14.00
1982	Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...  Centennial	Huntley Brown	577,959	$15.25	144,989	$10.95
1983	World University Games	Carola Tietz	340,068	$16.15	159,450	$10.95
1984	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...  Sesquicentennial	D.J. Craig	571,079	$17.50	133,563	$11.40
1985	National Parks Centennial	Karel Rohlicek	537,297	$17.50	162,873	$12.00
1986	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...  Centennial	Elliott John Morrison	496,418	$18.00	124,574	$12.25
1987	John Davis John Davis (English explorer) John Davis , was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I, especially in Polar regions and in the Far East.-Early life:...  400th Anniversary	Christopher Gorey	405,688	$19.00	118,722	$14.00
1988	Saint-Maurice Ironworks Forges du Saint-Maurice Forges du Saint-Maurice , just outside of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, is a National Historic Site of Canada, and birthplace of the country's iron industry....	R.R. Carmichael	259,230	$20.00	106,702	$15.00
1989	Mackenzie River Mackenzie River The Mackenzie River is the largest river system in Canada. It flows through a vast, isolated region of forest and tundra entirely within the country's Northwest Territories, although its many tributaries reach into four other Canadian provinces and territories...  Bicentennial	John Mardon	272,319	$21.75	110,650	$16.25
1990	Henry Kelsey Henry Kelsey Henry Kelsey , aka the Boy Kelsey, was an English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company. Kelsey was born and married in East Greenwich, south-east of central London...  Tricentennial	D.J. Craig	222,983	$22.95	85,763	$16.75
1991	Frontenac	D.J. Craig	222,892	$22.95	82,642	$16.75
1992	Kingston to York Stagecoach	Karsten Smith	187,612	$23.95	78,160	17.50
1993	Stanley Cup Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...  Centennial	Stewart Sherwood	294,214	$23.95	88,150	$17.50
1994	RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...  Northern Dog Team	Ian D. Sparkes	178,485	$24.50	65,295	$17.95
1995	325th Anniversary Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...	Vincent McIndoe	166,259	$24.50	61,819	$17.95
1996	John McIntosh, McIntosh McIntosh The McIntosh Red is an apple cultivar with red and green skin, a tart flavor, and tender white flesh. It ripens in late September....  Apple	Roger Hill	133,779	$29.95	58,834	$19.95
1997	25th Anniversary of Canada/Russia Summit Series Summit Series The Summit Series was the first competition between the Soviet and an NHL-inclusive Canadian national ice hockey teams, an eight-game series held in September 1972...	Walter Burden	184,965	$29.95	155,252	$19.95
1997	10th Anniversary of Loon Dollar Loonie The Canadian 1 dollar coin is a gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin introduced in 1987. It bears images of a common loon, a bird which is common and well known in Canada, on the reverse, and of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.The design for the coin was meant to be a voyageur theme,...	Jean-Luc Grondin	24,995	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
1998	125th Anniversary of RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...	Adeline Halvorson	130,795	$29.95	81,376	$19.95
1999	225th Anniversary of the Voyage of Juan Perez Juan José Pérez Hernández Juan José Pérez Hernández , often simply Juan Pérez, was an 18th century Spanish explorer. He was the first European to sight, examine, name, and record the islands near present-day British Columbia, Canada...	D.J. Craig	126,435	$29.95	67,655	$19.95

2000-2009

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage (Proof)	Issue Price (Proof)	Mintage (BU)	Issue Price (BU)
2000	Voyage of Discovery	D.F. Warkentin	121,575	$29.95	62,975	$19.95
2001	50th Anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada National Ballet of Canada The National Ballet of Canada is Canada's largest ballet troupe. It was founded by Celia Franca in 1951 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. Based upon the unity of Canadian trained dancers in the tradition and style of England's Royal Ballet, The National is regarded as one of the premier classical...	Dora de Pédery-Hunt	89,390	$30.95	53,668	$20.95
2001	90th Anniversary of the Striking of Canada's 1911 Silver Dollar	W.H.J. Blakemore	24,996	$49.95	No BU Exists	N/A
2002	Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was the international celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Elizabeth II to the thrones of seven countries, upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, and was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50...	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	29,688	$33.95	64,410	$24.95
2003	Discovery of Cobalt Cobalt Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. It is found naturally only in chemically combined form. The free element, produced by reductive smelting, is a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal....	John Mardon	88,536	$36.95	51,130	$28.95
2004	400th Anniversary, First French Settlement in North America Habitation at Port-Royal The Habitation at Port-Royal was the first successful French settlement of New France in North America, and is presently known as Port-Royal National Historic Site, a National Historic Site located on the northern side of the Annapolis Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada...	R.R. Carmichael	81,335	$36.95	41,934	$28.95
2005	40th Anniversary, Flag of Canada Flag of Canada The national flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and , is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag...	William Woodruff	N/A	$34.95	N/A	$24.95
2006	Victoria Cross Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$34.95	N/A	$26.95
2007	Thayendanegea Joseph Brant	RCM Staff based on image by Laurie McGaw	35,000	$42.95	65,000	$34.95
2008	Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... , 400th Anniversary & 1st French settlement in North America.	Suzanne Duranceau	35,000	$42.95	65,000	$34.95
2009	100th Anniversary of flight in Canada.	Jason Bouwman	50,000	$47.95	50,000	$39.95

Special edition proof silver dollars

Year	Theme	Artist	Mintage	Issue Price
1999	International Year of Older Persons	S. Armstrong-Hodgins	24,976	$49.95
2002	The Queen Mother Queen mother Queen Mother is a title or position reserved for a widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since at least 1577...	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	9,994	$49.95
2003	50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (First Effigy of Queen)	Emanuel Hahn	21,400	N/A
2003	50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Fourth Effigy of Queen)	Emanuel Hahn	29,586	$51.95
2004	400th Anniversary First French Settlement in North America, Privy Marked (part of Coin and Stamp Set)	R.R. Carmichael	8,315	$99.95
2004	The Poppy Poppy A poppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime....	Cosme Saffioti	24,527	$49.95
2006	Medal of Bravery Medal of Bravery The Medal of Bravery is a decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the third highest award for bravery, and one of the three Canadian Bravery Decorations gifted by the Canadian monarch, generally through his or her viceroy-in-Council...	Royal Canadian Mint Staff	N/A	$54.95
2007	Celebration of the Arts	Friedrich Peter	20,000	$54.95
2008	100th Anniversary, Royal Canadian Mint Royal Canadian Mint The Royal Canadian Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures: precious and base metal collector coins; gold, silver, palladium, and platinum bullion coins; medals, as well as medallions and...	Jason Bouwman	25,000	$59.95