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CANADA 1911-2011 silver proof set.
All coins in this set are Sterling Silver , the exception is the 1 cent which is copper.
This set celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the 1911 silver dollar.
Only 6000 sets were made. Packaged in a plastic case inside a wooden box; heavy. Complete as issued.
Certification from the mint inside.
This set is flawless. Please look at the pictures to make a decision. If you need more let me know and I will provide.
My camera work does not reflect the total beauty of this set.
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@@ Below is a copy ( verbatim) of the description and history from The Royal Canadian Mint website,. @@
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 the Royal Mint), a one-dollar coin had not yet entered circulation,
but was desperately needed; so in 1911, the Mint struck a trial one dollar
coin in lead, while London’s Royal Mint struck two trial coins in
silver.
Since Britain was responsible for preparing and
distributing most of the master tooling to its Dominions and colonies, the
engravers were under great pressure as they were already busy preparing
new coins to coincide with the coronation of King George V. In their
haste, they failed to include “Dei Gratia”, (“By the Grace of
God,” in Latin) on the inscription surrounding the effigy—an unfortunate
omission that appeared on all smaller denomination coins that entered
circulation and became known as “godless coins.”
A series of
exceptional events and a change in government delayed the introduction of
the new dollar. And it was not until 1935 that a silver dollar—the
iconic Voyageur design—was introduced to elevate the original dollar of
1911 to the status of one of Canada’s rarest coins.
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