Striking Impressions: The Royal Canadian Mint & Canadian Coinage

From the back flap: First, this is a book of history. It begins centuries ago, before the idea of the Mint was even conceived, when trading was done with furs, and coins were in short supply. It takes us to the turn of the 20th century when nationalism created the demand for a Canadian mint and brings us to the present day, and the stories behind our modern circulating coins and special issues. (1983) Chapters: 1) The modern man 2) Colonial Canada struggles for coins 3) Dominion coinage from England 4) Agitation for a Canadian mint 5) A mint for Canada 6) Settling in 7) The end of an era 8) The refinery becomes a major element in the mint's operations 9) New directions 10) The final years as a branch mint 11) The first years of the Royal Canadian mint 12) Modernization of our coinage design 13) Coinage during the war years 14) The business of metals 15) Britain losers in the Canada gains Newfoundland 16) Updating the mint 17) New Queen graces are coins 18) Major coinage changes in the 1960s 19) The change to a Crown Corporation 20) The Winnipeg plant 21) Steady progress There are a handful of color pictures. Most of the book is monochrome pictures of coins and maintain processes.