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Canadian 20 cent piece (1858)

I don't find any mention in Wikipedia of the Canadian 20 cent piece of 1858. There ought to be at least a stub article on it, and someone should chase down a little information on it. And this article should at least mention it in passing. I read at

https://www.colonialacres.com/20-Cents-s/396.htm

that it was tried in the first place because it was the same size as a British shilling, but there was a lot of confusion with the US quarter and the Canadian 20 cent piece was abandoned after only one year.

I created a short article titled Twenty-cent piece (Canada), using various coin guides and web sites as references. Unfortunately I couldn't find any free-use photos of the coin.Snd3054 (talk) 16:16, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Piece" vs. "coin"

Are there reliable sources to confirm the use of the word "piece" when referring to Canadian coins? I've recently bold moved 50-cent piece (Canadian coin) to Canadian fifty-cent coin because I couldn't find any. (The Mint uses "50-cent coin".) I'm inclined to remove instances of the word "piece" in this article also, but will look at comments here first. 162 etc. (talk) 01:22, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Canada is bilingual, and une pièce de monnaie, or une pièce for short when the context is clear, is the Standard French expression for a coin; or une pièce d'un dollar for a one-dollar coin etc. I don't know how far (or how much) this usage has leaked into colloquial or semi-colloquial Canadian English. A fifty-cent coin, a fifty-cent piece and a half dollar (not necessarily in that order) might imply slightly different levels of language. (There are also Canadian French colloquial names (not used in European French, but shown in the article) for most of the various coins.) — Tonymec (talk) 22:01, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Canadian, and have generally used the term "piece" when referring to coins other than pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. The half-dollar coin is called a fifty cent piece by collectors that I know, but I think the average Canadian is unaware that the denomination exists. I've noticed a few of my old coin guides referred to even the common circulating coins as "piece" e.g. one-cent piece. I think there was a push by some to avoid using American terms, but that was many years ago. Snd3054 (talk) 16:23, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Right, but do reliable sources use "piece"? I've moved the newly-created article to Canadian twenty-cent coin because it appears that the answer is no. 162 etc. (talk) 17:08, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I had to do some digging: The Royal Canadian Mint's website continues to use the term "piece", as well as "coin", sometimes in the same sentence. For example: "Your 2022-dated 50-cent coins feature Canada's Coat of Arms, which was adopted by proclamation of King George V in 1921 and first appeared on the 50-cent piece in 1937."

It's also used to refer to the quarter: "The caribou on the 25-cent piece dates back to 1936."

Here's an extract from the RCM's article on the history of the nickel: "Instead, it found a permanent home on the 5-cent piece."

As well, various editions of the Charlton coin guide refer to this coin as a "20-cent piece" (as well as other denominations); this includes a 2018 version of the catalogue. Snd3054 (talk) 22:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong dates in "First minted" column again

A couple of years ago, this might have been fine but since new coinage appear with obviously different first minted year it's kind of jarring. Like King Charles III coinage start in 2023 but Queen Elizabeth II coinage start in 1858? The first minted year should be the year when said coin design actually minted including monarch effigy rather than when the certain value of coin are issued. ~ Limyx826 (talk) 02:33, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So far no discussion on this then I changed it according to the year when said monarch coinage minted. ~ Limyx826 (talk) 00:40, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"should fold" is probably a typo

termed the "no shoulder fold" and the "should fold" obverses 24.206.66.52 (talk) 18:26, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]