Canada Gold Sovereign Review
Edward VII Sovereign c mint mark 1931
Canadian Gold Sovereigns were minted at the Royal Mint in Ottawa.
The Ottawa Mint began minting coins in 1908..
The First coin was struck by the Governor General Earl Gray
This was the Dominion of Canads first domestically minted coin.
It was a SILVER 50 Cent piece and featured the effigy of His Majesty King Edward VII.
In 1910 they began minting Gold Sovereigns at the refinery and coined 256,946 sovereigns.
King George V took the throne after the death of his father and his effigy appeared on all subsequent sovereigns.
In 1931 the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint was transformed into the Royal Canadian Mint.
A one hundred dollar gold coin was minted for the XXI Olympic Games in Montreal
In 1979 the Gold Maple leaf was minted and this contained 1 troy ounce of Gold.
The Maple Leaf is 24 carat gold and is the only gold coin of this quality.
A number of commemorative gold coins have since apeared including a very high-tech coin incorporating a holgram.
Canadian Sovereigns were made in the years 1908,1909 and 1910 featuring King Edward VII and with the Mint Mark c
Canadian Sovereigns featuring King George V were also made at Ottawa in the following Years:
1910,1913,1914,1916,1917,1918 and 1919 all with Mint Mark C
The rarest of these are the 1913 (3,715minted ) and 1916 (6,111 minted) as these have low mintage numbers
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