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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Was spending some time with my collection of Canadian silver dollars and thought I'd share one that commemorates a significant historical event in Canada's past via a design I find attractive and well-executed. Shown below is the 1990 coin that commemorates the 300th anniversary of Henry Kelsey's explorations of western Canada. He explored the region while working with members of the Cree Nation during the time of his employ by the Hudson's Bay Company. Kelsey is said to be the first European to see and explore present-day Alberta and Saskatchewan. The coin shown is a Proof strike, it is 50% silver / 50% copper with a weight of 23.3g and a diameter of 36.07mm. The coin depicts Kelsey with several members of the Cree Nation looking out over a vast western praire and a herd of buffalo. The coin is also available as a Brilliant Uncirculated strike. Anyone else have a Kelsey in their collection?  Read More: Commems CollectionCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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06/11/2012 3:58 pm
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Valued Member
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No Henry Kelsey coin for me, but having lived in Saskatoon,SK I can say he still has an influence there. IIRC there's a school, a college, and a large park named after him there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with you Commems, this dollar is well executed. My wife would disagree since she is bored by all the Inuit-related coins. Mine started to have this really nice patina.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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This is one of the very first commemorative silver dollars I acquired. I was very excited!   BU  Proof |
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Pillar of the Community
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These were the years when fewer NCLTs were produced and collecting them was manageable - from a cost standpoint. The quality was also superior IMO.
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Pillar of the Community
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Fewer different coins. Much higher mintages.
Mintage: 222,983
Issue price: $16.75 (Feb 1990)
That would be $26.50 in today's dollars.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Fewer different coins. Much higher mintages.
And quite possibly a similar number of collectors -- just a more fragmented collector base. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree there were too many coins minted. This was a real problem with coin dumping into the US market, instead of returning to the melting pot.
But at least there was some sense of continuity. That's one aspect of collecting that worries me with 'modern' NCLT.
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Pillar of the Community
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I've got one as well. Gorgeous as are most CDN Coins :)  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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There were some beautiful SD and I really enjoy the ones that have a lot to do with our history.
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Valued Member
Canada
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nice coins guys. This is why I love this forum. As a newbie to collecting coins, you guys show a bunch of coins I never heard of.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very cool coin! And I love your punch line as well commens Quote:
Collecting history, one commemorative coin (or medal) at a time! That is the essence of the hobby, before the bedazzling took over |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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@poboxw: Thanks for the positive comments re: my tagline! I enjoy/prefer coins with historical significance and am definitely a "simple" coin collector -- I mostly leave the bedazzled coins to other collectors.
@Everyone -- Nice coins! Happy to find some fans of coins from a "simpler time."
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I saw one of those at my local shop two weeks ago, and fell in love immediately. As an avid hiker/outdoorsman, I love any coin that has an exploration theme. I paid $20, but was temporarily dismayed when I discovered that it was only half silver, since $20 is generally what he charges for low grade non-key date SD's. I got over it when I noticed the proof finish on the Obverse, which blows me away every time I turn that binder page!
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