Canada 50-Cent Triangular Milk Delivery Coin 2008 Proof Sterling Silver
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Product Overview
This 2008 special-issue half-dollar coin is struck in sterling silver with a translucent green enamel finish, and is highly sought after as Canada's first ever triangular coin. A similarly shaped original vintage milk token is also included as a bonus with this coin.
Many Canadians have fond memories of a uniformed milkman delivering fresh-bottled dairy to their childhood homes. From the late 19th century to the 1960s, dairy tokens were a fixture across the country, bought in advance by customers to pay for this once-common house call. Most dairies had their own unique tokens, often brightly coloured like this eye-catching triangular coin.
While early Canadian currency tokens disappeared from circulation after the 1870s and were replaced by new Canadian coinage, local merchants often continued to issue variously shaped trade tokens, exchangeable for goods and services such as bread or milk, or even a shave. Though their use declined after World War II, some tokens (public transit tokens, for example) are still a familiar feature of daily life.
This Royal Canadian Mint sterling silver collector coin features a design showing a cow and old-fashioned milk bottle, and is in the style of some of the original dairy tokens used in Canada from the late 1800s to the 1960s.
• Mintage: 25,000
• Weight: 20 g sterling silver
Bonus:
A similarly shaped original milk token issued more than 60 years ago is also included with this milk-token-themed silver coin.
Includes:
• Canada 50 Cent Triangular Milk Delivery Coin 2008 Proof Sterling Silver
Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
Many Canadians have fond memories of a uniformed milkman delivering fresh-bottled dairy to their childhood homes. From the late 19th century to the 1960s, dairy tokens were a fixture across the country, bought in advance by customers to pay for this once-common house call. Most dairies had their own unique tokens, often brightly coloured like this eye-catching triangular coin.
While early Canadian currency tokens disappeared from circulation after the 1870s and were replaced by new Canadian coinage, local merchants often continued to issue variously shaped trade tokens, exchangeable for goods and services such as bread or milk, or even a shave. Though their use declined after World War II, some tokens (public transit tokens, for example) are still a familiar feature of daily life.
This Royal Canadian Mint sterling silver collector coin features a design showing a cow and old-fashioned milk bottle, and is in the style of some of the original dairy tokens used in Canada from the late 1800s to the 1960s.
• Mintage: 25,000
• Weight: 20 g sterling silver
Bonus:
A similarly shaped original milk token issued more than 60 years ago is also included with this milk-token-themed silver coin.
Includes:
• Canada 50 Cent Triangular Milk Delivery Coin 2008 Proof Sterling Silver
Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
