With its dazzling design and sparkling gemstone, the Royal Canadian Mint's new issue isn't your typical Canadian dollar coin.

In 1906, the Royal Canadian Mint changed its design to be featured on the reverse ... It wanted to replace the smaller, silver coin with a larger, nickel coin. Once this legislation passed ...

Canada's one-dollar coin has gone through many different designs over the years, from the silver dollars of the mid-20th century to today's Canadian dollar coin (Loonie). Many of these coins are ...