Proof Set - 100th Anniver...
$69.47 USD
Archived
Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada (2009)
2009
Mintage 55,000
Archived
Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada (2009)
2009
Mintage 55,000
$69.47 USD
Masters Club:
1,000
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada (2009)
Dreams take to the air. On February 23, 1909, on a frozen lake in Nova Scotia, asilver-winged "aerodrome" amazed onlookers as it flew0.8 km (0.5 mi) to complete the first airplane flight inCanada. Designed and built by the Aerial ExperimentAssociation under Alexander Graham Bell, the Silver Dartflew 50 times before being destroyed during military trials;around the world the potential value of flight in war was fastbeing discovered.
Indeed, the First World War was the first to witness aircombat. By the end of the Second World War, Canada hadestablished itself as a leader in aviation. It had built some ofthe best bombers of the war. On March 25, 1958, themesmerizing and equally intriguing Avro Arrow made itshistoric maiden flight as one of the most advanced aircraftsof its time.
Building planes also meant testing them and pushing theirlimits. In 1942, 431 Bomber Squadron was formed and flewmany successful missions during the Second World War.Over the years, it has been disbanded and re-launched andisbest known today as the Snowbirds. Their breathtakingmaneuvers are world-renowned and seem a universe awayfrom the tentative flight made by the Silver Dart a centuryago.
Special features:
• It is the second set to feature the commemorative silver dollar selectively gold plated on the reverse and the edge.
• The elegant book-style packaging, with removable lens, splendidlycomplements these fine coins.
Indeed, the First World War was the first to witness aircombat. By the end of the Second World War, Canada hadestablished itself as a leader in aviation. It had built some ofthe best bombers of the war. On March 25, 1958, themesmerizing and equally intriguing Avro Arrow made itshistoric maiden flight as one of the most advanced aircraftsof its time.
Building planes also meant testing them and pushing theirlimits. In 1942, 431 Bomber Squadron was formed and flewmany successful missions during the Second World War.Over the years, it has been disbanded and re-launched andisbest known today as the Snowbirds. Their breathtakingmaneuvers are world-renowned and seem a universe awayfrom the tentative flight made by the Silver Dart a centuryago.
Special features:
• It is the second set to feature the commemorative silver dollar selectively gold plated on the reverse and the edge.
• The elegant book-style packaging, with removable lens, splendidlycomplements these fine coins.
Specifications
Product Number
103749
Mintage
55,000
Weight
25.18 g
Certificate
serialized
Artist
Jason Bouwman (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper, gold-plated on reverse and edge
Weight
25.18 g
Diameter
36.07 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof and selective gold plating
Artist
Jason Bouwman (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper (gold-plated inner core)
Weight
8.83 g
Diameter
28 mm
Edge
interrupted serrations
Finish
proof
Artist
Brent Townsend (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
nickel electroplated with bronze
Weight
7 g
Diameter
26.5 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
Ralph-Robert Carmichael (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
6.9 g
Diameter
27.13 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Canada's Coat of Arms (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
5.9 g
Diameter
23.88 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
2.4 g
Diameter
18.05 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
proof
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
5.35 g
Diameter
21.2 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
copper
Weight
2.5 g
Diameter
19.1 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
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