2018 Canadian Before Confederation: Colonial Currency of the Atlantic Provinces - Fine Silver 4-Coin Set

2018 Canadian Before Confederation: Colonial Currency of the Atlantic Provinces - Fine Silver 4-Coin Set

Face Value: Set - Includes three 1-cent coins, and one 5-cent coin.
Mintage: 3,000
Composition: 99.99% Silver
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Diameter (mm):
Finish: Antique

Before joining Confederation, many of Canada’s provinces were separate British North American colonies, each with their own particular cultural character and even their very own coins—a fact that adds a fascinating diversity to Canada’s coin history. Your four-coin set re-visits the 19th-century reverse designs by L.C. Wyon, whose engraved artwork adorned the coins of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Viewed side-by-side, each reverse paints a picture of Atlantic Canada in a time long before the Royal Canadian Mint was established; a time before each province joined Confederation: a time before Canada!

A wonderful opportunity to own four pure silver coin designs from pre-Confederation! Order today!

Special features:
DIFFERENT SIZES AND WEIGHTS! To add more visual interest to your coin set, your four coins are all different sizes and weights:

• Nova Scotia is 2 oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 50 mm!
• Prince Edward Island is 1 oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 40 mm!
• Newfoundland is 1/2 oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 34 mm!
• New Brunswick is 1/4 oz. of 99.99% pure silver with a diameter of 27 mm!

A TRIBUTE SET TO OUR PAST! A magnificent showcase of Canada’s coin history and the colonial coins of Atlantic Canada.
AN ANTIQUE LOOK! The use of an antique finish adds an appropriately aged, patina-like appearance to these pre-Confederation designs by the renowned British engraver, L.C. Wyon.
ADAPTING THE PAST TO THE PRESENT! These 19th-century designs have been painstakingly re-created and adapted to a larger-sized canvas than the original coins.
HISTORY SIDE-BY-SIDE! Together as a set, these four coins allow for a close study and comparison of the different designs—even the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick cent coins have slight variations that set each one apart!
INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE! The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coin sets. Most come with a serialized certification, meaning each certificate is given a unique number, beginning with 1.
GST/HST EXEMPT! Your coin set is GST/HST exempt.

Design:
Enhanced by an antique finish, each of your coin’s reverse is a reproduction of a pre-Confederation circulation coin from one of the four provinces of Atlantic Canada. All four bear reverse designs by Leonard Charles Wyon, and are based on decimal coins authorized by the colonial governments between 1861 and 1871. In addition, each of your coin’s obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Nova Scotia one cent:
Modelled after the 1861 issue, the Nova Scotia one cent features a wreath of roses and mayflowers encircling St Edward’s Crown at the centre, where an ornamental flourish and the date “2018” are engraved.
Prince Edward Island one cent:
The Prince Edward Island one cent was the only decimal coin ever struck for the province. Released in 1872, the reverse features an oak tree motif adapted from the provincial great seals. The face value “1 CENT” and Latin motto PARVA SUB INGENTI (The small under the protection of the great) are inscribed beneath a tall oak tree representing Great Britain, while three oak saplings symbolize the counties of Prince Edward Island.
Newfoundland five cent:
The Newfoundland five cent is set apart by its more ornamental design. Based on an 1880 issue, the reverse features the denomination “5 CENTS” and the date “2018” framed by an arabesque pattern.
New Brunswick one cent:
The New Brunswick one cent bears a striking resemblance to the Nova Scotia one cent. It, too, features St Edward’s Crown framed by a wreath of roses and mayflowers, but with a few slight variations—including the absence of the rosebud seen on the lower right side of the Nova Scotia cent.