Ken P's What's Notable Site

What's Notable about the Year
1908
for Canadian Coin Collectors?


  • First five cent, ten cent, 25 cent, and fifty cent coins struck in medal arrangement.
  • First one pound (sovereign) gold coins struck at Ottawa Mint.
  • Newfoundland colony: Last five cent coin depicting King Edward VII.
  • Newfoundland colony: Last five cent coin struck in coinage arrangement.
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Other web pages of interest:

  • Chronology of Canadian Coins
  • Canadian Coins: Type Collecting
  • Ken P's Today in History
  • Ken P's Coin/Stamp/Bill Novelties
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