Collector’s Corner: 25-cent coins, from 2000 to present day

By Ron Schmidt on May 31, 2025.

The last article we discussed the 25-cent piece until the year 2000. Today we will carry on to today’s date.

As I mentioned in the last article there were millions of 12 different coins produced each year in 1999/2000.

In 2000 the creativity and community coins , an error was made, and “P” has been found on seven coins, making these very valuable.

In 1999 the mint started with the “p” to distinguish the platted coins and again changed in 2006 to the mint logo instead of the “P”.

The 2000 caribou with a “P” is another valuable coin as only two have been found. In regular circulation the numbers changed dramatically to several types in each year.

In 2001 there were two types, p and no p: 2002 – two types: 2003 – two types: 2004 – three types: 2005 – four types: 2006 – four types: 2007 – six types (with Olympic ): 2008 – six types (with Olympic): 2009 – 10 types (with Olympic and red “golden moments”): and in 2010 – two types.

The poppy has made an appearance on coins three times 2004, 2008,and again in 2010. Now if you really want to collect all the quarters including the packaged coins the numbers change again. 2000 – six types, 2001 – three types, 2002 – three types, 2003 – four types, 2004 – six types, 2005 – seven types, 2006 – 12 types, 2007 – 20 types+5 petro, 2008 – 18 types + 5 petro, 2009 – 17 types + 3 petro.

In 2007, the Vancouver Olympic obverse was paired with Paralympics wheelchair curling reverse to create a mule. The coin was not issued for circulation, but is found In the Vancouver 2010 unc sets, which were assembled in Ottawa.

In 2010 the mint came out with the “golden moments” which were men’s hockey, women’s hockey, and Cindy Klassen. With that the same coin was produced with red colour in the background.

In the men’s hockey there was also a raised 2 in the date, and an engraved 2. Years of 2011 nature 6 types, 2012 war of 1812 8 types, 2017 with bicentennial coins and later years of several colour and non colour coins to keep everyone interested in collecting.

Collector’s Corner is contributed by the Medicine Hat Coin & stamp Club. For questions or comments about coin or stamp collection email medhatcsc@live.com

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