Canadian 2-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
2008 Canadian 2 dollars (toonie)
A 2008 Canadian 2-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2008
18,400,000The Mint records this coin as outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel. There is no melt trade in it and no dealer prices it by weight.
What the Mint says it is made of
| Period | Composition | Weight | Silver | Diameter | Magnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 - 2012 | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | 7.3 g | none | 28 mm | not stated |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 2008
That is the 13th lowest of the 29 years in which the Mint reports striking a 2-dollar coin, in a range running from 1,045,000 to 375,483,000. Mintage is a count of coins made, not of coins that survive: the Mint has no way of knowing how many of these were later returned and melted, and for a silver denomination in the 1960s that number is large.
Portrait on the obverse
Elizabeth II
Canadian artist, Susanna Blunt, designed the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, again accompanied by the words ELIZABETH II D G REGINA. Blunt's version recalls the effigy of George VI, who also chose to be portrayed without a crown.
The design on the reverse
400th Anniversary of the founding of Quebec City (2008)
400th Anniversary of the founding of Quebec City
Quebec artist Geneviève Bertrand won a design competition to create a new reverse of the 2-dollar circulation coin commemorating the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. The date 1608 appeared on the left side of the outer ring, while 2008 appeared on the right of the ring on this commemorative coin's reverse side. Only six million of these special coins circulated, in addition to more than 17 million 2008 Toonies produced with the traditional Polar Bear design. As the date was moved to the reverse side of this commemorative coin, the Mint Mark was moved to the core of the coin on the obverse, to the immediate left of Her Majesty's effigy.
The rest of your 2008 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2008 2-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2008 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plating | none | 787,625,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | none | 278,530,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 467,495,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | none | 387,222,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating | none | 211,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 29,561,000 |