I've been collecting/researching modern Canadian silver five cent coins lately, so I thought I'd summarize... These coins come from Canadian silver proof sets (not specimen sets or proof-like sets!) starting in 1996 and are made of sterling silver (92.5% pure.) The mintages are very small compared to US proofs. This is a fun set to collect and has a considerable amount of silver value. 1996 112,835 1997 113,647 1998 93,632 1999 95,113 2000 90,921 2001 74,194 2002 100,000 2003 60,282 2004 57,614 2005 62,286 2006 53,109 2007 60,000 2008 60,000 2009 55,000 2010 55,000 2011 45,000 These sell on ebay for not much over the silver value of the coin. There are also a variety of commemorative proof silver 5 cent coins with some beautiful designs: 1998 90th Anniversary RCM Silver Nickel 18,376 2000 Voltigeurs Proof Silver Nickel 34,024 2002 Vimy Ridge Proof Silver Nickel 22,646 (Vimy -- beautiful design!) 2003 Coronation Proof Silver Nickel 21,573 2004 D-Day Comm Proof Silver Nickel 20,019 2005 Royal Military College Silver Nickel 25,834 2005 VE Day Comm Proof Silver Nickel 42,792 2005 VE Day Comm Silver/Gold Nickel 6,065 (selective gold plating, available only within the 2005 RCM Annual Report) 2010 75th Anniversary Silver Nickel 5,000 2011 100th Anniversary Silver Nickel 6,000
Sounds like a fun collection. I looked into the Canadian Proof sets but heard many collectors complaining they came scratched up. Don't know if its true but if I see any at a store or show I might pick up a few.
I picked up the nickel on ebay. Someone else broke open the set and sold the coins individually. I did the same with the 2010, 2003, and 1998 commems...someone else broke open the sets. The 2010 coin was graded by ICCS.
You have a super cool collection there. Sorry I went all nuts when I saw the 1911 one, lost my cool. I love that set, and got all super jealous. I didn't even notice the Vimy Ridge one. I just picked one of those up last month.
So, at 5,000 minted (# sold was 4,996), is the 1935-2010 nickel the 2nd rarest date/design 5c--after the 1921?
I've started to collect the modern silver proof nickels from 1996 to 2018. These nickels are very hard to find anywhere for sale. Where do you go to buy them? I see a few on Ebay (very few), everyone else is looking for them too. They are very pricey also.
