Ken P's What's Notable Site

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What's Notable about the Year
1861
for Canadian Coin Collectors?


  • Nova Scotia colony: First half cent and one cent coins.
  • New Brunswick colony: First and only half cent coin. Struck in error by the Royal Mint, as New Brunswick had not requested this denomination.
  • New Brunswick colony: First one cent coin.
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  • Chronology of Canadian Coins
  • Canadian Coins: Type Collecting
  • Canadian Maple Leaf Bullion Coins
  • Ken P's Today in History
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