 Except for 1¢ coins struck in 1859, no more coins were issued until 1870, when production of the 5¢ and 10¢ was resumed and silver 25¢ and 50¢ were introduced.Between 1908 and 1919, sovereigns (legal tender in Canada for $) were struck in Ottawa with a "C" mintmark.Canada produced its first gold dollar coins in 1912 in the form of $5 and $10.