1989 Double Dollar 7-Coin CDN Proof Set: VOYAGE OF MACKENZIE 200th Anniversary. Excellent Condition: Photographs display actual coin set for sale. Made in Canada.
This vintage coin set celebrated the 200th Anniversary of Sir Alexander Mackenzie's Voyage of Discovery in the Northwest of CANADA (1789-1989).ย
This Double Dollar 7-Coin Proof Set from the Royal Canadian Mint is presented in a Black Leather book-style display case, COA. All coins encapsulated and visible both sides. Lined in Red satin.ย
Commemorative Dollar is 23.3-gram weight & 50% Fine 99.99% Silver. All other coins are nickel, penny is bronze, and Loonie is Nickel electroplated w/bronze.ย
DID YOU KNOW? The Silver Dollar design features the image of Voyageurs in a birch-bark canoe, shooting rapids on the Mackenzie River. In 1789 Alexander Mackenzie set out from lake Athabasca by canoe in hopes of discovering the fabled Northwest Passage to the Pacific. His journey eventually led him to the Arctic ocean and disappointment, although the river itself was named in his honour.
