Special Edition Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of the 1911 Silver Dollar (2011)

N/A 2011 Mintage 6,000

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Special Edition Proof Set - 100th Anniversary of the 1911 Silver Dollar (2011)

N/A 2011 Mintage 6,000

$179.95 CAD

Masters Club: 1,800 Status: CAN & US shipping only

Availability: Out of stock in stores

About

Each coin reflects the denomination and size that circulated in 1911, and is struck in sterling silver (except one-cent coin) with a special double date (1911–2011). Coins are housed in a removable lens and are protected in an elegant cherry wood display

Highlights:
Each coin reflects the denomination and size that circulated in1911, and isstruck in sterling silver (except one-cent coin) with a special double date (1911–2011). Coins arehoused in a removable lens and are protected in an elegant cherry wooddisplay case.

Coin designs:
Inspired by the 1911 silver dollar originally designed byW.H.J. Blakemore. The obverse features the effigy ofKing George V originally designed by Sir E. B. MacKennal.

Packaging:
These coins are packaged in a long narrow box consistent with 1911 shape. A modern day premium Cherry wood box proudly displays these coins.

A Sterling Treasure
When the Mint began striking coins in 1908 (then known as the Ottawa Branch of theRoyal Mint), a one-dollar coin had not yet entered circulation, but wasdesperatelyneeded; so in 1911, the Mint struck a trial one dollar coin in lead, while London’s RoyalMint struck two trial coins in silver.

Since Britain was responsible for preparing and distributing most of themaster toolingto its Dominions and colonies, the engravers were under great pressure as they werealready busy preparing new coins to coincide with the coronation of King George V. Intheir haste, they failed to include “Dei Gra(tia)”, (“By the Grace of God,” in Latin) on theinscription surrounding the effigy—an unfortunate omission that appeared on all smallerdenomination coins that entered circulation and became known as “godless coins.”

A series of exceptional events and a change in government delayed the introductionof the new dollar. And it was not until 1935 that a silver dollar—the iconic Voyageurdesign—was introduced to elevate the original dollar of 1911 to the status of one ofCanada’s rarest coins.

Specifications

Product Number 114121

Mintage 6,000

Weight 25.18 g