2008 RCM 50-CentSterling Silver Triangle Coin - Milk Delivery.

Thisunique triangle-shaped coin has been beautifully enhanced with a translucentenamel effect.

Many Canadians have fond memories of a uniformedmilkman delivering fresh-bottled dairy to their childhood homes. From the late19th century to the 1960's, dairy tokens were a fixture across the country,bought in advance by customers to pay for this once-common house call. Mostdairies had their own unique tokens, often brightly coloured like thiseye-catching triangular coin.

Pre-Confederation tokens disappeared fromcirculation after the 1870's and were replaced by new Canadian coinage. Localmerchants often issued variously-shaped trade tokens, exchangeable for goodsand services, like bread, milk or a shave. Though their use declined afterWorld War II, some, like public transit tokens, are still a familiar feature ofdaily life.

Packaging:
Coin is encapsulated and presented in a maroon clamshell case lined with flockand protected by a black sleeve.