The Royal Canadian Mint began issuing coloured circulation-quality quarters in 2004 with a poppy design for Remembrance Day — a technical first for a coin intended for general circulation. The Holiday series followed that same production method, applying colour through a dry-ink transfer process rather than hand-painting or enamel. These coins entered general circulation but were widely pulled from change and saved, meaning survivors in true circulated condition are, counterintuitively, harder to find than uncirculated examples.
The Royal Canadian Mint began issuing coloured circulation-quality quarters in 2004 with a poppy design for Remembrance Day — a technical first for a coin intended for general circulation. The Holiday series followed that same production method, applying colour through a dry-ink transfer process rather than hand-painting or enamel. These coins entered general circulation but were widely pulled from change and saved, meaning survivors in true circulated condition are, counterintuitively, harder to find than uncirculated examples.