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Celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary, this year’s Double Dollar Proof Set is struck completely in 99.99% pure silver and features a 24-karat gold-plated silver dollar (available only in this set) celebrating celebrating 150 years since Confederation in 1867! As Canada marks its 150th anniversary, this special edition Double Dollar Proof Set. Represents a heartfelt celebration of what it means to be Canadian. Each of the seven coins are one-year-only, exclusive to 2017: they include the new circulation coins from the. My Canada, My Inspiration. Collection, as well as a novel 50-cent coin and a special edition proof silver dollar that conveys Canada’s deep sense of national pride during this milestone, sesquicentennial year! All this makes the 2017 gold-plated edition of the low-mintage. Annual pure silver dollar. (found only in this set, and nowhere else) a must-have work of art for silver dollar collectors and lovers of all things Canadian! So it’s understandable why we’re so excited to bring you this amazingly beautiful, amazingly affordable silver dollar celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday! The Annual Double Dollar Pure Silver Set – The Ultimate in Luxury Proof Sets! A Luxurious Set with Several Bonuses! – Yes, the nickel, loonie and toonie are all struck in pure silver! – In fact, all the coins in this set are struck in pure silver – all of them! Yes, the Pure Silver Double Dollar Proof Set is enhanced with a cover of genuine, black leather! Designed by Canadians, the engraved images on each of the five circulation coins from the. Collection are one-year-only, exclusive to Canadas 150th anniversary year. The set also includes a 50-cent coin bearing the official CANADA 150 logo of a maple leaf mosaic of 13 parts (one for each province and territory), which represents Confederation, and a special edition proof dollar designed by artist Jamie Desrochers. Here, the most identifiable of all Canadian symbols, the national flag, is frosted to give it an ethereal appearance – its a moving representation of the immense national pride that fills the air as Canadians from coast to coast to coast (represented by the map) come together to celebrate a great nations milestone 150th birthday! The annual Silver Proof Set. Includes a full-proof-finish example of each and every one of the circulation coins of Canada, each of which features a design of national importance, including: Five Cent Beaver Nickel Ten Cent Bluenose Schooner Dime Twenty-Five Cent Caribou Quarter Fifty Cent Coat of Arms Half Dollar One Dollar Common Loon “Loonie” Two Dollar Bi-Metal Polar Bear “Toonie” All of these coins above are minted in. 9999 fine, pure silver. Including the five cent beaver. “Nickel”, gold-plated common loon. Dollar, and two dollar bimetallic polar bear. “Toonie”, which includes a 24-karat gold-plated core. None of these three coins were ever issued for circulation in silver! Every coin is struck with the Mint’s proof finish, with frosted cameo devices and dark, mirrored fields (or background). Each Pure Silver Proof Set also includes a commemorative pure silver. Proof dollar, enhanced with 24-karat gold plating. This special gold-plated silver dollar is found only in this set, although we do have the unenhanced proof silver dollar available separately. This year the mint has imposed a strict. Mintage limit of only 20,000 for the Annual Double Dollar Pure Silver Proof Set, 5,000 less than in 2014 and 25,000 less than in 2011! In addition, this Pure Silver Proof Set is the only way to get the gold-plated. All collectors of Canadian dollar coins and all silver dollar collectors need this coin. These factors, combined with the premium packaging, make this set a great value! Technology Note – Gold Plating. The Royal Canadian Mints proprietary selective gold plating process is the most advanced in the world, resulting in unparalleled precision and beauty. The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest silver in the world. The RCM is also the only mint in the world to issue commemorative coins in a. All coins in this double dollar silver proof set are 99.99% pure! The design by Canadian artist Jamie Desrochers depicts the most identifiable of all Canadian symbols, the national flag, frosted to give it an ethereal appearance – its a moving representation of the immense national pride that fills the air as Canadians from coast to coast to coast (represented by the map) come together to celebrate a great nations milestone 150th birthday! The legend reads 150 YEARS. The reverse of each coin features Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II D. REGINA (“Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God”) also appears. The coins are sealed a sturdy plastic lens, elegantly presented inside a large, genuine black leather book lined with black velvet and protected by a black outer box. An individually-numbered certificate with full specifications accompanies the set. 4 Dollars and 90 Cents. 9999 Fine (Pure) Silver. Jamie Desrochers (Canada 150 Years silver dollar). The item “2017 Celebrating Canada’s 150th 7 Coin Pure Silver Double Dollar Proof Set $1″ is in sale since Sunday, December 04, 2016. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “talismancoins” and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.