Where do they keep the mind mark on their coins? I've seen a few recently that have a P stamped under the person on the coin, but only a few out of all the canadians I've seen. How do they stamp theirs?
Canadian coins are only produced by the Royal Canadian Mint (www.mint.ca ) in Ottawa, so there is no need for a mintmark. A couple of exceptions happened in the early days of the Confederation when Canada contracted the Heaton and Birmingham Mints to produce some of the Canadian coins. In these cases, an "H" mintmark was placed on the lower part of either the obverse or reverse. Canada also had coins struck by the London Mint, but there was no mintmark used.
I don't have a new Canadian cent handy to check, but I imagine the P you see below the Queen's bust is the initial of the designer.
The 2001 coins were the first to be issued as regular sets with 5 values made of multi-ply plated steel. The multi-ply plated coins (1 cent to 50 Cents) carry the mark P.
Also, some coins minted in 2000 carried the mint mark 'W' for Winnipeg.
Don.....
Thanks Don. I had actually read this online late last night, and went to bed before I could come back here and post it. They look so nice though, guess they have to strike a bit harder because its steel. I was hoping the P meant proof