Gifts of Diamonds

Product Overview

This collection includes three near perfect proof-like quality original silver dollars dated from 1963, 1964 and 1965. Each coin has been selected as a superb gem quality example of the collector issue silver dollars from the Royal Canadian Mint in each years. While initial mintages of these coins were fairly high, a large percentage of the silver coins, including collector issues, were melted down for their bullion value from the late 1960s to the early 1980's when silver approached $50 per ounce; the number of coins available for collectors today is significantly reduced. All three coins in the collection feature superb sharp designs with a mirror finish. The 1963 and 1964 coins feature the original "young portrait" of Queen Elizabeth. Starting in 1965, a more mature effigy of the Queen replaced the young portrait. 

• 1963 and 1965: The main design on these dollar coins is the same that was on Canada's first dollar coin, issued in 1935. It features a Native Canadian and a Voyageur (a travelling agent for a fur company) paddling a canoe past a small island with two wind swept trees.  The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights. 
• 1964: This coin marks the 100th anniversary of the meetings in 1864 held in Charlottetown, PEI and Quebec City; these meetings resulted in the formation of Canada as a country in 1867. The design on the coin depicts emblems of four of the country's founding ethnic groups: French, Irish, Scottish and English. (the French fleur-de-lis, the Irish shamrock, the Scottish thistle, and the English rose.)
• Each coin contains six tenths of an ounce of fine silver
•Age: (as of 2022) 57-59 years old

Includes:
• Set Of 3 Gem Proof-Like Silver Dollars, 1963, 1964, And 1965

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


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