2006 CANADA 24K SQUARE BEAVER $3 COIN SUPER RARE NO TAX US $349.95 End Date: Sunday Sep-12-2010 21:26:47 PDT Add to watch list

RARE, BEAUTIFUL**1914** CCCS GRADED-$10 GOLD **MS-63** US $3,831.78 End Date: Monday Sep-13-2010 19:26:28 PDT Add to watch list

1998 Canada Gold Proof Coin very low mintage " RARE " US $9,999.95 End Date: Saturday Sep-18-2010 9:52:27 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA - 1995 - 1$ X3 GOLD BULLION COINS . RARE !!! US $279.99 End Date: Sunday Sep-19-2010 23:23:08 PDT Add to watch list

2006 CANADA 24K SQUARE BEAVER $3 COIN SUPER RARE NO TAX US $199.99 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 15:23:02 PDT Add to watch list

2001 1/2 Oz.Gold Maple Hologram Ultra Rare 600 Minted! US $1,269.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 21:19:08 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA - 1995 - 1$ X3 GOLD BULLION COINS . RARE !!! US $279.99 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 10:16:50 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $5, $10 GOLD COIN COIN SET 1912 - 2002 RARE!! US $1,349.00 End Date: Monday Sep-27-2010 21:10:42 PDT Add to watch list

Rare 2000 Canada Heart of The Dragon Gold Stamp Set US $595.95 End Date: Wednesday Sep-29-2010 13:21:05 PDT Add to watch list

2005 CANADA POPE JOHN PAUL II $75 10KT GOLD COIN RARE US $999.99 End Date: Saturday Oct-02-2010 10:51:19 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.

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Newfoundland Gold 1882H 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-62 US $1,053.73 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 10:04:43 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1885 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-62 US $1,436.91 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 10:37:35 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland Gold 1885 2 dollar gold coin ICCS MS-63 US $3,448.60 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 10:46:10 PDT Add to watch list

1882 H Newfoundland $2 Gold PCGS AU53 US $349.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 20:46:19 PDT Add to watch list

1882 H Newfoundland $2 Gold NGC AU58 US $369.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Sep-09-2010 19:58:21 PDT Add to watch list

1882H Newfoundland $2 gold coin US $210.50 (50 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 13:24:17 PDT Add to watch list

$2 Gold, Newfoundland, 1870 - PCGS AU55 US $340.00 (15 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 16:00:01 PDT Add to watch list

$2 Gold, Newfoundland, 1882-H, PCGS AU58 US $330.00 (20 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 16:10:26 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland 1888 $2 Gold PCGS MS *63*! Fantastic! US $2,495.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 17:06:44 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland 1885 $2 Gold PCGS MS *63*! Fantastic! US $3,195.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 17:08:35 PDT Add to watch list

Newfoundland 1882-H $2 Gold PCGS MS *63*! Fantastic! US $2,795.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 17:10:42 PDT Add to watch list

Canada Newfoundland Gold 2 Dollars 1872 AU 53 PCGS US $795.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-12-2010 12:00:16 PDT Add to watch list

1882H NEWFOUNDLAND VICTORIA 2 DOLLAR GOLD - ICCS MS-62 US $957.95 End Date: Monday Sep-20-2010 7:00:54 PDT Add to watch list

1880 $2 Newfoundland PCGS AU55 US $3,600.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 10:07:19 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS MS-63 Obverse 3 US $2,155.38 End Date: Friday Oct-01-2010 10:18:22 PDT Add to watch list

1999 CanadA Gold 14kt coin Proof. NEWFOUNDLAND US $589.95 End Date: Monday Oct-04-2010 14:38:35 PDT Add to watch list

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1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold graded MS-60 US $622.62 End Date: Friday Sep-10-2010 13:52:13 PDT Add to watch list

$2 Gold, Newfoundland, 1870 - PCGS AU55 US $340.00 (15 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 16:00:01 PDT Add to watch list

$2 Gold, Newfoundland, 1882-H, PCGS AU58 US $330.00 (20 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 16:10:26 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold graded MS-62 US $1,053.69 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 11:59:33 PDT Add to watch list

NEWFOUNDLAND TWO DOLLARS 1888 Gold UNC US $550.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 1:32:35 PDT Add to watch list

1870 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS AU-50 Condition US $718.46 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 10:17:51 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS AU-55 Condition US $526.87 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 11:13:22 PDT Add to watch list

1882 Newfoundland $2 Gold ICCS AU-58 Condition US $910.05 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 11:17:24 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold Nice AU Condition US $478.97 End Date: Sunday Sep-26-2010 11:55:12 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold Nice PCGS AU55 Condition US $478.97 End Date: Monday Sep-27-2010 8:07:12 PDT Add to watch list

1888 Newfoundland $2 Gold Nice ICCS MS60 Condition US $670.56 End Date: Monday Sep-27-2010 8:10:42 PDT Add to watch list

1880 Newfoundland $2 Gold- AU++ WOW! THE KEY! US $2,499.00 End Date: Tuesday Sep-28-2010 17:05:37 PDT Add to watch list

1991 Gold Gander,Newfoundland WWII Lancaster Aviation $ US $12.00 End Date: Monday Oct-04-2010 5:43:49 PDT Add to watch list

Before Canada became a confederation in 1867, most of the gold coins that were used were actually manufactured in Great Britain, Portugal, France and Spain. The first gold coins to be minted in Canada were produced in Newfoundland and were a series of two-dollar gold pieces. The only reason that such coins were minted in denominations of just two-dollars was the belief that since gold was too small, it would easily get lost. The imprinting of such gold coins used dies that were developed in London and included a portrait of Victoria, the word ‘NEWFOUNDLAND’ and the abbreviation D. G. REG., which meant ‘By the grace of God, Queen.’ The reverse of the die contained the date of manufacture along with the value of the coin inscribed in one of three ways viz. ‘2 DOLLARS’, ‘ONE HUNDRED PENCE’ and ‘TWO HUNDRED CENTS.’

Since Newfoundland did not have a mint of its own, these gold coins were all minted in England. These two-dollar pieces were produced in 1865, 1870, 1872, 1880, 1881, 1885 and 1888 by the Royal Mint of England and in 1982 by a private minting firm owned by Ralph Heaton and Sons in Birmingham. These 1882 coins bear a small ‘H’ below the date to denote this aspect. During the first and second world wars and just before Newfoundland’s entry into the Confederation, the Mint in Ottawa used to strike the gold coins for Newfoundland. On account of many reasons, these gold Newfoundland coins are considered to be quite rare even today.

Such Newfoundland gold coins were valued at higher rates than the gold used to manufacture many other coins at the same time. This was mainly due to two factors viz. the higher unit cost of these Newfoundland coins and the higher demand of these coins at the time in Canada.

1911C Canada 1 Sovereign Gold Coin - NGC MS 63 US $326.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 15:37:19 PDT Add to watch list

1911 George V CANADIAN Sovereign UNC. US $339.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-12-2010 18:19:51 PDT Add to watch list

1914 Canadian Gold Sovereign ICCS MS-60 US $766.36 End Date: Thursday Sep-16-2010 10:15:05 PDT Add to watch list

1917-C Gold Sovereign ICCS Certified MS-63 US $717.50 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 19:26:06 PDT Add to watch list

1919-C Gold Sovereign ICCS Certified MS-63 US $765.40 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 19:28:18 PDT Add to watch list

1911-C CANADIAN FULL GOLD SOVEREIGN ICCS MS62 SOV UNC US $449.00 End Date: Thursday Sep-23-2010 11:37:25 PDT Add to watch list

NGC MS-63 1917-C Canada George V Gold Sovereign US $550.00 End Date: Friday Sep-24-2010 9:06:04 PDT Add to watch list

1908-C Sovereign PCGS SP66 Cameo...Spectacular! US $30,000.00 End Date: Friday Oct-01-2010 8:07:10 PDT Add to watch list

Gold Sovereign coins were first minted in 1489 for Henry VII of England. These coins were minted of pure gold and had a face value of £1 or 20 shillings. However, since such coins were considered official bullion, there was no inscription stating their face value. Although, the production of such Gold Sovereigns was discontinued in 1604 and was replaced by Laurels, the minting of these coins was restarted again in 1817.

For ten years between 1908 and 1919, The Canadian Mint at Ottawa minted such Gold Sovereign coins. This Ottawa Mint was specially constructed to manufacture such gold coins and on January 2nd 1908, Canada became the first country outside England to mint British sovereigns. All the coins produced during these ten years are extremely rare even today. Other than gold, there were also other coins minted in silver and ordinary base metal. Today, the Ottawa mint is still in operation but is now called The Royal Canadian Mint.

Between 1908 and 1919, a total of 628,152 Gold Sovereign coins were minted with its highest productions coming in the years 1918 where 106,570 coins were minted and in 1919 when 135,957 coins were produced.

The main reasons why such coins are considered to be quite rare today are that many of them melted down soon after minting, resulting in their destruction. As a result, only a few coins were left leading to their becoming scarce. In 1817, when the minting of such Gold Sovereign coins had restarted, the front portrait was that of King Edward VII and was done by G. W. de Saulles whereas the reverse portrait was prepared by Benedetto Pistrucci and depicted Saint George astride a horse slaying a dragon. As a referral, every Canadian Sovereign gold coin minted in future included the letter ‘C’ under this image to denote that they were minted in Ottawa.