Sadly, no  history lesson today- ok, ok- just a little- in 1920 Canada was a founding member of the League of Nations which was designed to make sure that the war that just ended would be 'war to end all wars'- well- that didn't last long.  Also- in 1920, Canada was in the middle of it's own Prohibition,  which started in 1918- and lasted till the mid '20's when the government realized that it would be better to make it legal to have some control of the substance.  In the US prohibition didn't start until 1920, which meant that Canada had a couple years head start in setting up a 'process' of manufacturing and distribution of the product.  

In the US they looked to Canada for some product and innovative ways of transporting the goods. While in the US, you had names like Al Capone and Big Jim Colosimo, in Canada you had "The king of bootleggers", my hometown's hero- Rocco Perri- at the time he was considered Canada's number one crime boss- responsible for everything from bootlegging, racketeering, extortion and of course prostitution.    After making deals with his US counterparts- he went  became a target for law enforcement on both sides of the border- even after liquor became legal again- his involvement with organized crime was never forgotten, well.. maybe because he wasn't exactly an introvert when it came to his  business dealings.  He spent much of WW II  in an Italian Canadian Internment Camp- until he was released in 1943. Sadly, lot changed when he was away- and he didn't seem to have the clout he had in the 20's and 30's- so on a cold April evening in 1944- he left his very well to do home in a well to do area of Hamilton and went for a walk- and was never seen again.   Anyway.... google him - interesting character.

Back to this coin- This is a 1920 80% silver Canadian 5 cent piece in really good shape- take a look at the pictures to judge for yourself.  What you see- is the coin you will be receiving. 

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