Talk:Quarter (Canadian coin)/Archive 1

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Where is the history of composition section gone? - Jason A. Martin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.118.64.172 (talk) 06:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm assuming that Canadians call their 25 cent piece a Quarter because of the proximity of the US, where the Quarter Dollar coin is commonly referred to as a quarter. Should this be mentioned in the article? The other possibility is that Canadians nicknamed their coin quarter because simply because it is valued at one quarter of a dollar despite that not being its official name and INDEPENDENT of any influence of the name of the US coin, but that seems unlikely. Jafafa Hots 05:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Was the canadain quarter silver? Was it copper/nickel? I would like more detail on the metal history
 * Both the Canadian and US dollar were based off the old Spanish silver dollar, so both were originally silver. For this same reason, Canadian and American 10¢ and 25¢ and the historical 50¢ and $1 coins were of practically identical size and weight, since they were supposed to contain the same proportion of a silver dollar.  For more details on what the metal content of different Canadian coins were through history, see the history section of "Canadian coinage".  --thirty-seven 07:34, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, at the end, the Americans call their 25c a Quarter because it is 1/4 of a dollar, is it not? Either we call it independent of the American nickname or we copied the American name it's still for the same reason. --Kvasir 05:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Not really. The U.S. Quarter's official name is "quarter dollar." That's what it says on the coin, it doesn't say 25 cents anywhere. In contrast, the Canadian "quarter," at least recently, says "25 cents" and does NOT say quarter dollar. So, americans call their quarter a quarter because that's it's name. We call our five cent piece a nickel because of what metal it contained, and we call our one cent piece a penny as a carry-over from British heritage. Canadians must either call their 25 cent piece a quarter due to U.S. influence, or for some other reason, since that's not the official name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jafafa Hots (talk • contribs) 20:43, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Can the Canadian 25c be used interchageably in American vending machines?


 * Yes. Joe Dick 00:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Depends on the machine. More modern ones, no. They're made of different materials and the Canadian quarter is lighter than the US quarter. Older vending machines frequently will accept both, because they're the same diameter and thickness. 24.214.230.66 (talk) 20:58, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Does anyone know why on the new coins the Queen no longer wears a crown? If you look on the older ones she still has it. Joe Dick 00:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The new effigy was updated in 2003 as with all other Canadian coins and other commonwealth realm coins (not necessary in 2003). The new effigy of the queen reflects her age. The last effigy (crowned) was used on coins throughout the commonwealth realm for about 10 years. --Kvasir 04:10, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

The spy who came in for the moose
Why there is no word on the US DoD spycoin paranoia in the article? It was all over the media, everybody got a good laugh. It turns out the yankee were fooled by the unique pink 25 cent poppy coins, which they considered a nano-technology-coated (!) microwire tracking device. Moste funny: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39458 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.131.210.162 (talk) 11:25, 8 May 2007 (UTC).
 * It's there, look closer. Rawr 14:29, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Pictures of the quarters
I have images of the 2010 Olympic quarters that don't have images in the article yet. How do i put them in? Ferryhalim (talk) 23:33, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Picture 2002 Quarter
Is it possible for someone to properly re-size my new addition? It's the only special quarter missing but the pic I uploaded is oversized. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goldeneyed (talk • contribs) 19:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Mention of Nunavut
The article mentions that Nunavut was commemorated in 1999 with the one-dollar. Shouldn't this be the 1999 two-dollar that reads NUNAVUT ᓄᓇᕗᑦ?--Jeziorko (talk) 20:02, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Legal question
Are we allowed to use all the images on this page? They're copyrighted by the Royal Canadian Mint. According to this page, there's a fee charged for their use.

Robkelk (talk) 14:23, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Two bits
I am not sure how widely used this name was, but in the prairies, it was a common way to refer to a quarter. -- KenWalker | Talk 05:37, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Where's the caribou?
The article includes pictures of the obverse, which is just like all the other Canadian coins, and a large number of commemorative reverses, but it's missing the standard reverse with the caribou. That one should be right at the top alongside the obverse. --70.48.235.142 (talk) 22:07, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Canadian quarter
The animal head on the Canadian quarter is not a moose as stated in the article. The animal is an elk. 207.81.92.207 (talk) 08:41, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No, it is a caribou, and I have corrected the article. Reywas92 Talk 02:26, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

New reverse
Just came back from watching the unveiling of the new reverse and wasn't sure in which section it should go. Royal Canadian Mint to unveil circulation coins celebrating life in the North and the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition and The 100 year-old Canadian Arctic Expedition and Life in the North captured on two new Royal Canadian Mint circulation coins are the only two references I can find just now. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 20:30, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Millennium quarters confusion
The descriptions of two entries in the section for millennium quarters are a bit confusing:

January 2000 - the "theme" says "Pride" and says "Red color was added to the two on Maple Leaf (over $25.00)." What does the "(over $25.00)" mean? The quarter does not have a $25 denomination; does this mean it has collector value in this price range? If so, it doesn't belong here.

Similarly, July 2000 has "Red color was added to the Flag (over $100.00)."

These parenthetical comments are nowhere explained.

Jnmwiki (talk) 22:54, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

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2006 "Queen Elizabeth's 80th Birthday Commemorative 25-cent coin"
It's a special edition with red and blue coloured jewels in crown. As seen here. Happened to run across a picture of it but could only find a mention at mint.ca.

Cheers, Facts707 (talk) 07:23, 4 December 2018 (UTC)