1913 $10 Premium Hand-Selected Gold Coin – Canada's First Gold Coins

In 1896, a major gold rush in Yukon's Klondike Valley brought an awareness of gold mining and the theme of mineral wealth into the Canadian consciousness. Romantic notions of sacks filled with gold coins and rags-to-riches glory took hold of the public imagination. After a series of negotiations with the British authorities, the Ottawa Mint Act was passed in 1901, allowing for a branch of the British Royal Mint to be established in Canada to produce domestic coinage. The Ottawa branch of the British Royal Mint officially opened in 1908, and in March of 1912, the first gold coins that were Canadian in every aspect, from raw material to reverse image design, were struck.

One hundred years after the first Canadian gold coins were minted, they have returned home to the Royal Canadian Mint, formerly the Ottawa branch of the British Royal Mint. Although the world into which they now shed their warm glow is utterly different from their original era, these storied coins retain a moment in Canadian history when progress, hope, pride and victory burned brightly in the Canadian imagination.

Premium Hand-Selected Coin:
For the collector who demands nothing but the best, the Mint's 1914 $10 first Canadian gold coins are being offered in premium hand-selected quality. These coins were hand-picked by Mint personnel for maximum eye-appeal and nearly pristine quality. Their lustre is without equal, as is the quality of their details and their virtually unblemished surfaces. They are among the best Canadian 1914 gold coins to be seen in almost a century and are of better quality than the hand-selected coins.

Design:
The coin depicts a shield bearing the Canadian coat of arms of the time, composed of the provincial arms of the Dominion of Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The shield is encircled by graceful maple boughs. The inscription "Canada" is engraved above the shield, and the date "1913" and face value "ten dollars" is engraved below the shield. The effigy of King George V adorns the obverse side of the coin. Both sides of the coin are framed with a raised beaded circle.

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• 1913 $10 Premium Hand-Selected Gold Coin – Canada's First Gold Coins

Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.