Highly desirable rarities include Newfoundland $2 pieces, and gold sovereigns.

SUPER RARE CANADA 1880 NEWFOUNDLAND $2.00 GOLD HG -AU+ US $4,100.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 11:01:05 PST Add to watch list

Rare 1/10 oz 1998 Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin .9999 US $116.22 (2 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 19:43:36 PST Add to watch list

2006 CANADA 24K SQUARE BEAVER $3 COIN SUPER RARE NO TAX US $199.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 9:54:06 PST Add to watch list

2004 Cdn .9999 Pure Gold - Majestic Moose MIB - Rare US $50.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 11:25:42 PDT Add to watch list

2002 ROMANIA 100 LEI .9999 GOLD PROOF COIN RARE US $4.25 (3 Bids) End Date: Monday Mar-15-2010 19:40:10 PDT Add to watch list

1999 LEONARDO da VINCI .9999 GOLD PROOF COIN RARE US $8.50 (3 Bids) End Date: Monday Mar-15-2010 19:43:58 PDT Add to watch list

RARE*2001 ML;Hologram **ICCS GRADED-$10 GOLD *SP-68* US $584.06 End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 19:22:12 PDT Add to watch list

RARE, BEAUTIFUL**1914** CCCS GRADED-$10 GOLD **MS-63** US $3,893.70 End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 19:26:28 PDT Add to watch list

1914 CANADA GOLD TEN DOLLAR $10 PCGS MS63 GEM BU! RARE US $3,788.99 End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 19:30:42 PDT Add to watch list

ULTRA RARE CANADA GOLD COIN 1913 5 DOLLAR PCGS GRADE US $595.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 19:38:11 PDT Add to watch list

ULTRA RARE CANADA GOLD COIN 1914 5 DOLLAR PCGS GRADE US $995.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 19:38:17 PDT Add to watch list

RARE Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars Coin ICCS MS- 62 1882H US $1,314.12 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 6:08:05 PDT Add to watch list

RARE Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars Coin ICCS MS- 63 1885 US $4,380.41 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 6:13:18 PDT Add to watch list

RARE Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars Coin ICCS MS- 62 1885 US $1,751.19 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 6:32:13 PDT Add to watch list

RARE Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars Coin ICCS MS- 60 1881 US $2,433.56 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 6:35:43 PDT Add to watch list

1918-C GEORGE V CANADA GOLD SOVEREIGN RARE CH.BU++ US $629.99 End Date: Sunday Mar-28-2010 20:57:43 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $5, $10 GOLD COIN COIN SET 1912 - 2002 RARE!! US $1,299.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-31-2010 21:10:42 PDT Add to watch list

Rare 2000 Canada Heart of The Dragon Gold Stamp Set US $595.95 End Date: Friday Apr-02-2010 13:21:05 PDT Add to watch list

2009 Canadian Gold Kilo Olympic $2500 Coin SUPER RARE US $57,500.00 End Date: Monday Apr-05-2010 11:06:03 PDT Add to watch list

Rare * 1967 * $ 20 ... GOLD ..Rare Gem Specimen SP-65 US $1,070.77 End Date: Tuesday Apr-06-2010 22:08:42 PDT Add to watch list

In order for a coin to be considered rare, it has to satisfy two terms of evaluation. Firstly, the retail coin price and second its current value. The value of the coin mainly depends on the current value of it in the markets. What adds to the value of such rare coins is their scarcity. The scarcer a coin is, the more its value will be. Earlier in its history, Canada mainly used coins of British, American and Spanish descent. It was only in 1858 that coins were minted directly by the Royal Canadian Mint.

As a result, even today many Canadian coins are considered to be very rare. The 1911 silver dollar was described in 1970 as the ‘most valuable coin in the world’ by Guinness Book of Records, and owing to its rarity, was sold for $690,000 US to a Calgary dealer at an auction.

Apart from this silver coin, there are other gold coins that are considered to be very rare such as the Gold Sovereign or the Newfoundland Two Dollars. The Gold Sovereign was first issued in 1489 for Henry VII of England and was made of pure gold. The nominal face value of this coin was £1 or 20 shillings though it was mainly considered to be official bullion and so had no inscription stating its face value. The production of such gold sovereigns was discontinued in 1604 and was replaced by Laurels. In 1817, the minting of such Gold Sovereign coins was started again with the reverse of the coins having a design depicting Saint George slaying a dragon.

Another gold coin considered to be quite rare till today is the Newfoundland Two Dollars coin that had a diameter of 17.98 millimeters and weighed 3.33 grams. These Two Dollar coins were embossed with the picture of Victoria, and had the inscription ‘Newfoundland’ along with the saying ‘By the grace of God, Queen’ etched on its surface. Such Newfoundland gold coins were valued at higher rates than the gold used to manufacture many other coins during the same period.