St. Andrews Gold-Plated
 

The Coins of the 1980s

 
1980: Covenhoven
 
1980 obverse
 
 

1980: Covenhoven

Materials: Cupro-nickel

Mintage: 8,000

Notes: Covenhoven was the summer home of Sir William Van Horne, one of the founders of the Canadian Pacific Railway (5).

 
1981: Shiretown Inn
 
1981 obverse
 
 

1981: Shiretown Inn

Materials: Cupro-nickel

Mintage: 12,000

Notes: 1981 was the 100th anniversary of the Shiretown Inn, originally known by its current name, the Kennedy Inn. It is located on Water Street directly across from Market Square, where the Loyalists landed in St. Andrews (5).

 
1982: Ross Museum
 
1982 obverse
 
 

1982: Ross Museum

Materials: Cupro-nickel

Mintage: 8,000

Notes: The Ross Museum was a gift from Henry Phipps Ross and Sarah Juliette Ross to the town of St. Andrews (1).

 
1983: Pagan House
 
1983 obverse
 
 

1983: Pagan House

Materials: Cupro-nickel

Mintage: 12,000

Notes: The original part of Pagan House, onetime home of Robert Pagan, came from Castine, Maine in the Loyalist relocation of 1783 (5).

 
1984: Fort Tipperary
 
1984 obverse
 
 

1984: Fort Tipperary

Materials: Cupro-nickel

Mintage: 5,000, with 500 error editions (see Limited Editions)

Notes: The original Fort Tipperary was built to protect St. Andrews in the War of 1812. It was later occupied and maintained by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy (5). After it burned in 2004, a replica property was erected on the site.

 
1985: Herring Weir
 
1985 obverse
 
 

1985: Herring Weir

Materials: Cupro-nickel

Mintage: 6,000

Notes: (6).

 
1986: The Aquarium
 
1986 obverse
 
 

1986: The Aquarium

Materials: Nickel-bonded steel

Mintage: 5,000

Notes:

 
1987: Sir James Dunn Academy
 
1987 obverse
 
 

1987: Sir James Dunn Academy

Materials: Nickel-bonded steel

Mintage: 5,000

Notes:

 
1988: Lady Dunn Trade School
 
1988 obverse
 
 

1988: Lady Dunn Trade School

Materials: Nickel-bonded steel

Mintage: 5,000

Notes:

 
1989: Algonquin Hotel
 
1989 obverse
 
 

1989: Algonquin Hotel

Materials: Nickel-bonded steel

Mintage: 5,000

Notes: