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Canada 2012 1C Farewell to the Penny 1/2 oz 99.99% Pure Silver with Pink Gold Plating

One of the most popular “Farewell” tribute pennies minted!

Specifications

Composition - fine silver (99.99% pure) with selective pink gold plating

Finish - proof

Weight (g) - 15.87 (1/2 troy oz.)

Diameter (mm) - 34

Edge - serrated

Certificate - serialized

Face value - 1 cent (a legal tender Canadian coin)

Artists - G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Description

On January 2, 1908 - the day that the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint was itself freshly minted - Countess Alice Grey, wife of Canada’s ninth Governor-General, Albert Henry George Grey, stepped forward and struck Canada’s first domestically produced coin: a 1-cent coin.  By 2012, more than 35 billion more would be produced.  Though the humble penny will one day disappear, its unique role in the history of Canadian coinage remains timeless. 

Celebrate the history of the Canadian penny with this beautiful fine silver coin, featuring selective pink gold plating.  A treasured addition to any collection - the perfect gift coin for every occasion.

Special features:

• Popular addition to the 1/2 ounce silver collection.

• Celebrates the penny’s 75 anniversary of the Maple Leaves design.

• A fine silver (99.99% pure) 1 cent coin with stunning selective pink gold plating.

• For our Canadian customers, this coin is GST/HST exempt.

Design:

This coin features G.E. Kruger-Gray’s iconic 1937 design.  It was used as the Canadian 1-cent piece reverse image from 1937 to 2012, with the sole exception of 1967.  The image features two upright five-lobed maple leaves, the larger one on the right slightly overlapping the smaller leaf on the left.  Both are attached by their stems to a small twig.  The date of the penny’s last production year, “2012,” is engraved just below and to the left of the central image.  The word “CANADA” is engraved across the central bottom portion of the reverse field.  Opposite this word, across the center top portion of the coin, is the face value of “1 CENT.”  The reverse and obverse sides are framed with a beaded circle.

Packaging:

• Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock.
• The coin is protected by a customized beauty box.
• Each coin is accompanied by a serialized certificate.  The Certificate of Authenticity provides proof of ownership for this coin and evidence that it has been individually inspected by the Mint’s resident quality assurance specialists.

Shipping & Handling

Fast, free shipping & handling via USPS First Class Mail to all U.S. addresses.  USPS Priority Mail & Priority Mail Express are also avialable for an additional charge.

International shipping is via the eBay Global Shipping Program.

Additional Information

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