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Here is an interesting question. Could, should, would Canada or Great Brit issue War of 1812 Commemorative? When you think about it, it was just as historical a time for them as for America. Your thoughts.
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United States
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I'd buy it. American's and Canadian's both viewed the War as a victory for their side. In the end it did help to open up peaceful relations between the countries.
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Canada
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I'm sure they will. The Mint is commemorating just about everything these days.
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United States
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They could depict a White House in flames on the reverse in heavy frosting!  |
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Next they'll be releasing a coin commemorating the Junior Trudeau calling a Minister a bad name.
Seriously, I know this war set the stage for future economic ties with the US and I know it set the scope of things to come with the UK/US, but I also don't think of it as a part of Canadian heritage per se as we were very much a colony and policy was set by the throne across the ocean.
It's an interesting piece of Canadian pre history, but I wouldn't run out to buy the coin myself.
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12/15/2011 1:42 pm
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They could depict a White House in flames on the reverse in heavy frosting! Did you mean the White House that has always determined the fate of, and protected the small British colony to our north?  |
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Did you mean the White House that has always determined the fate of, and protected the small British colony to our north? Yeah...that's the one! Hey, I didn't say it could happen today - we're commemorating! |
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Protected us from what? The invasion of the Mexican army? Revolution in Quebec? I blatantly reject that statement, in the friendliest way. Yes, let's invade Canada and train their Polar Bears to give us piggy back rides while the dancing beavers provide us with evening entertainment. The White House did burn and that's that. I actually think it was a good wake up call to the Hawks to realize they needed to do something about getting a decent navy together to protect their port cities. I seriously think that some border states ignoring the call to mobilize full militias for that little war drove home the point that even though the Canadian colony and the US were separate their two economic futures were already entwined. Hit them right in the wallets it did. More importantly, if you look at the way currency moved back and forth across the border, you start seeing trends in how currency rules were established and eventually in how coins were circulated. US Silver dollars circulated in this British colony to the point where it was illegal to melt them down for fear of harming cash based trade. In some old farm digs they find some US circulating cents and Half Cents in the same jar with bank tokens and various British coinage. Confusion with circulating US quarters is supposedly the reason they only made the 1858 20 cent piece and then switched to a 25 cent piece thereafter. |
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They could depict a White House in flames on the reverse in heavy frosting! And right now all of America is getting a "frosting" (a chilling or dispiriting quality, esp. one conveyed by a cold manner ) from the people in the White House! How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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What's for we Canadians to celebrate here? The War of 1812 was between the U.S. and Britain. Canada, our home on native land, didn't exist until 1867. We ain't got bragging rights on this one. In fact, it seems we ain't got bragging rights on much these days. Too many hockey concussions methinks.
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They could depict a White House in flames on the reverse in heavy frosting! Prime Minister Harper should hand one to Obama next time he's there. And the Canadian colonies supplied most of the uk troops early on in the war while napoleon was still trying "unify" europe. |
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Slightly off topic, but it would be interesting if the U.S. and Canadian Mints could do a joint commemorative issue - with a common denomination. They could have the same reverse and a different obverse.
They have done something similar with stamps - St. Lawrence Seaway & Peace Bridge come to mind....probably the war of 1812 wouldn't be a good one though!
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What's for we Canadians to celebrate here? The War of 1812 was between the U.S. and Britain. Canada, our home on native land, didn't exist until 1867. We ain't got bragging rights on this one. In fact, it seems we ain't got bragging rights on much these days. Too many hockey concussions methinks.
Bingo. Correct answer. Furthermore the Indians were more involved than the Canadians. Barrie wins a lifetime supply of Tim Horton's doughnuts. If anyone argues this one, you need your Canadian citizenship revoked. close thread/ |
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Wow- I didn't mean for this topic to turn political. Still, thanks for the feedback.
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I didn't think a coin was possible til I saw this.Now I believe a commemorative coin is inevitable,after all if it's good for Toronto it must be good for the rest of us. |
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canuck1us, that's a good idea actually - and it's not off topic, we're discussing 1812 commems
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