2003 Canadian 8-Coin Proof Double Dollar Set: COBALT SILVER STRIKE 100th Anniversary Silver Dollar

2003 Canadian 8-Coin Proof Double Dollar Set: COBALT SILVER STRIKE 100th Anniversary Silver Dollar.  The coins packaged in an elegant book-style green-leather case, with removable lens, COA and the original RCM outer cardboard box. All in excellent condition.

This 2003 prestige proof set features the absolute best-quality coins and presentation produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, and this 2003 proof set features both the commemorative silver dollar and the Loonie.

Four of the coins (5¢, 10¢, 25¢ and 50¢) are struck in sterling silver and the two-dollar coin features a 24-karat gold plated inner core. The silver dollar marks the 100th anniversary of the cobalt discovery and is made of fine silver. All of the coins are double-struck with a frosted cameo finish.   

Silver Dollar is 99.99% Fine Silver. $2 Toonie features a gold-plated inner core. All other coin composition, except the loonie and penny, are 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper.

DID YOU KNOW? This beautiful 8 Piece coin set marks 100 years since Fred LaRose, a blacksmith, threw his hammer at a fox, missing the fox and striking a rock instead, which revealed a gleaming vein of silver. In recognition of the impact of the events of a century ago, the Cobalt silver camp today is a protected Canadian government Heritage District and the community has been named “The Most Historic Town in Ontario."

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