- What’s the difference between limited edition and limited circulation coins?

A cartoon character once said: "Every herring is a fish, but not every fish is a herring!". The situation here is by and large the same: every limited circulation coin is a limited edition coin, but not every limited edition coin has limited circulation.

For example, a Canadian Howling Wolf with a purity of five nines (99999) is a limited edition coin as it was only produced until the end of 2014. But it is not a short circulation coin, because up to that time this coin had been produced by the Royal Canadian Mint in accordance with consumer demand. But Vancouver gold coins, minted in 2010, are in short circulation as only 50,000 Vancouvers were produced. Silver coins can also be in short circulation. 1 oz Silver Australian Koalas with Berlin Privy coins, minted in 2012, are another apt illustration, as only 50,000 such coins were circulated.