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2008 50 CENT TRIANGLE COIN MILK DELIVERY NEW CANADA
2008 50 CENT TRIANGLE COIN MILK DELIVERY NEW CANADA

2008 50 CENT TRIANGLE COIN MILK DELIVERY

Theme:

Coins for dairy

There was a time when most people did not go to

the grocery store to purchase their milk; it was

delivered to their door. Many adults today have

childhood memories of a uniformed milkman

placing bottles of fresh milk on the front porch and

leaving with empty bottles their mother had put out

in exchange.

But there was something else the milkman

collected—dairy tokens. From the late 19th century

to the 1960's, consumers could buy dairy tokens to

"pay" for the milk or cream that was delivered.

Many dairies had their own tokens. They were

valued at such quantities as ½ or 1 pint, 1, 2 or 3

quarts or ½ gallon and specified whether the token

was for cream or milk and what kind (pasteurized,

Jersey, skim, etc.).

Dairy tokens were used in all ten provinces across

Canada. And although they offered customers a

price advantage by pre-ordering, most people today

cherish dairy tokens for the memory they

preserve—a quieter, simpler time when the

milkman came calling.

Product specifications:

Face Value: 50 cents

Mintage: 25,000

Composition: 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper

Weight (g): 20.00

Diameter (mm): 34.06

Edge: Interrupted Serrations

Finish: Proof

Special features:

􀂾 First ever triangle-shaped coin from the Royal

Canadian Mint!

􀂾 Beautiful green enamel-effect enhances the reverse

design, nostalgic of one of the colours of some

original milk tokens.

Packaging:

Coin encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell

case lined with flock and protected by a black sleeve.

Images copied from eBay: 46c7_1_b_1179_2.JPG