Limited Edition Proof Set...
$159.95 CAD
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Limited Edition Proof Set - 75th Anniversary of the First Canadian Silver Dollar (2010)
2010
Mintage 5,000
ARCHIVED
Limited Edition Proof Set - 75th Anniversary of the First Canadian Silver Dollar (2010)
2010
Mintage 5,000
$159.95 CAD
Masters Club:
1,600
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
This set is a treasure trove of historic coin designs inspired by Canada’s circulation coinage from 1935 with the famed Voyageur silver dollar as its centrepiece. Each coin is double–dated (1935-2010) and presented in an attractive maple wood display cas
A great source of national pride! Canada’s first silver dollar enters circulation.
Highlights:
This set is a treasure trove of historic coin designs inspired byCanada’scirculation coinage from 1935 with the famed Voyageur silver dollar as itscentrepiece. Each coin is double–dated (1935-2010) and presented in anattractive maple wood display case.
Coin designs:
The limited edition proof silver dollar shows a voyageur and a Native personpaddling a canoe, inspired by the original design created by Emanuel Hahn.The remaining coins feature designs inspired by themaple leaf. The garlandson the 25- and 10-cent coins were designed by W.H.J.Blakemore, based on aconcept by L.C. Wyon, while the 5- and 1-cent coins were originally designedby W.H.J. Blakemore and Fred Lewis, respectively. The obverses feature theeffigy of King George V by Percy Metcalfe (Silver Dollar) and Sir E.B. MacKennal(25-, 10-, 5- and 1-cent coins).
Theme:
The famous Voyageur silver dollar is arguably one of the mostpopular andenduring coin designs ever issued in the history of Canadian coinage. To thisday, its design of a voyageur and Native person paddling a canoe conveys thespirit of adventure—the golden age of the fur trade that spurred explorationacross a vast frontier and, in doing so, founded a nation.
When the voyageur silver dollar was introduced to mark the 1935 Silver Jubileecelebrations for King George V, it was also Canada’s first circulating silver dollar.But these two facts weren’t the only sources of pride forthis new issue—thevoyageur silver dollar was also one of Canada’s first domestically-designed coins.
By 1935, the Royal Canadian Mint had been striking Canada’scoins for 27 years,but the designs, tools and dies were still being producedby the Royal Mint inEngland. This was the case for the coins that were already circulating when theVoyageur silver dollar was introduced; and although they were engraved byEuropean sculptors, the presence of maple leaves in their designs hinted at anever-expanding national identity for a young Canada. The voyageur silver dollarcaptured the essence of the nation’s untamed character and brought it to theforefront—an epic design that will remain highly collectible for generations to come.
Highlights:
This set is a treasure trove of historic coin designs inspired byCanada’scirculation coinage from 1935 with the famed Voyageur silver dollar as itscentrepiece. Each coin is double–dated (1935-2010) and presented in anattractive maple wood display case.
Coin designs:
The limited edition proof silver dollar shows a voyageur and a Native personpaddling a canoe, inspired by the original design created by Emanuel Hahn.The remaining coins feature designs inspired by themaple leaf. The garlandson the 25- and 10-cent coins were designed by W.H.J.Blakemore, based on aconcept by L.C. Wyon, while the 5- and 1-cent coins were originally designedby W.H.J. Blakemore and Fred Lewis, respectively. The obverses feature theeffigy of King George V by Percy Metcalfe (Silver Dollar) and Sir E.B. MacKennal(25-, 10-, 5- and 1-cent coins).
Theme:
The famous Voyageur silver dollar is arguably one of the mostpopular andenduring coin designs ever issued in the history of Canadian coinage. To thisday, its design of a voyageur and Native person paddling a canoe conveys thespirit of adventure—the golden age of the fur trade that spurred explorationacross a vast frontier and, in doing so, founded a nation.
When the voyageur silver dollar was introduced to mark the 1935 Silver Jubileecelebrations for King George V, it was also Canada’s first circulating silver dollar.But these two facts weren’t the only sources of pride forthis new issue—thevoyageur silver dollar was also one of Canada’s first domestically-designed coins.
By 1935, the Royal Canadian Mint had been striking Canada’scoins for 27 years,but the designs, tools and dies were still being producedby the Royal Mint inEngland. This was the case for the coins that were already circulating when theVoyageur silver dollar was introduced; and although they were engraved byEuropean sculptors, the presence of maple leaves in their designs hinted at anever-expanding national identity for a young Canada. The voyageur silver dollarcaptured the essence of the nation’s untamed character and brought it to theforefront—an epic design that will remain highly collectible for generations to come.
Specifications
Product Number
111020
Mintage
5,000
Weight
0.5 g
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint engravers adapted the 1935 coin designs
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
25.18 g
Diameter
36.07 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint engravers adapted the 1935 coin designs
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
5.9 g
Diameter
23.88 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint engravers adapted the 1935 coin designs.
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
2.4 g
Diameter
18.05 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint engravers adapted the 1935 coin designs.
Composition
92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight
5.35 g
Diameter
21.2 mm
Edge
serrated
Finish
proof
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint engravers adapted the 1935 coin designs.
Composition
copper
Weight
2.5 g
Diameter
19.1 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
proof
Artist
Royal Canadian Mint engravers adapted the 1935 coin designs.
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