Test Token Collection—Rare Internal RCM $2 Test Token Produced in 1994, and 2021 Test Token Set

This two-part collection of Royal Canadian Mint test tokens includes a rare internal two-dollar test token produced in 1994 with an estimated mintage of only a few hundred pieces, plus a six-piece collector test token set issued in 2021.  

Internal Two-Dollar Test Token 1994
This is an original test token produced by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1994 as a concept piece for a new two-dollar coin, with sizing and metal composition that are quite different from the adopted design. This token simply says "Test Token Royal Canadian Mint," and is one gold-coloured metal rather than the bi-metallic design we're familiar with. It's also thicker and heavier than the adopted coin, but also with a smaller diameter. It's estimated that only a few hundred of these coins are in the hands of collectors.

Test Token Set 2021
This six-piece test token set provides a unique glimpse into the latest developments in high-security coinage from the Royal Canadian Mint's Research and Development facility in Winnipeg, including the use of new multi-component composites. The Royal Canadian Mint considers this technology to be "a bold step forward in the evolution of circulation coins," with these prototypes being the first trials for new circulation issues being considered.

Three of the tokens included in this set feature the RCM's new "MC4" technology. Providing the newest and most complex security features, these combine four different components: an outer ring, a polymer separator and an inner core featuring two different alloys. Each token also features interrupted serrations on its edge and multi-security features including visible and hidden microtext, latent images, plus positive and negative embossing.

• Token 1: this MC4 prototype combines a nickel-plated steel outer ring with a clear (transparent) polymer separator, a nickel-plated steel reverse and a copper-plated steel obverse
• Token 2: the second MC4 prototype features a nickel-plated steel outer ring, a black (opaque) polymer separator, a copper-plated steel reverse and a brass-plated steel obverse
• Token 3: the third MC4 prototype features a bronze outer ring, a white (opaque) polymer separator, a brass-plated steel reverse and a copper-plated steel obverse
• Token 4: this token also features interrupted serrations and the same multi-security features as the MC4, but in a bronze-plated steel mono-component token
• Token 5: this is a copper-plated steel mono-component version of token 4
• Token 6: made of nickel-plated steel, the last mono-component token in this set marks the starting point-it was the base model used to test and calibrate the presses
• Mintage: 10,000

Includes:
• RCM Test Token Collection 1994 and 2021

Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day return policy through TSC.