Canadian Circulation Classics | Non-Circulation Collectibles with a Transition Obverse
With a focus on commemorating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 2023-dated coins featuring one of our classic reverse designs —the beaver, Bluenose, caribou, loon and polar bear— are not available for circulation.
One of the few opportunities to see (and own) the classic Canadian coin designs you know and love, stamped with this year’s date (“2023”), is with a collector set. Non-circulation versions of each of the six denominations ($2, $1, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, 5¢) are available in this special set of non-circulation coins—collector exclusives that are not intended for circulation.
This set is one of the few opportunities to see the classic Canadian coin designs you know and love, stamped with this year’s date (“2023”) in a non-circulation version. As we focus our attention on commemorating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – 2022), the Mint will not be issuing any 2023-dated Canadian circulation coins featuring both the traditional reverse designs and an obverse featuring Queen Elizabeth II. Instead, we struck a limited collector’s edition for each of the six denominations ($2, $1, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, 5¢), and you get one of each in this special set of non-circulation coins—collector exclusives that are not intended for circulation.
