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2008 PROOF SET – CELEBRATING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEBEC CITY



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CELEBRATING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEBEC CITY (2008)

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain landed on the shores of the St. Lawrence River at a place the Algonquin people
called Kebek. 'Where the river narrows' was a popular spot where they came to fish and to barter.

For nearly one hundred years prior, the French had tried to get a foothold on this part of the New World but were outmatched by scurvy, harsh winters and hostile natives. Now, as Champlain surveyed this strategic point on the river, its natural harbour and aboriginal presence, he knew it was the ideal location for a fur trading post.

Champlain's first habitation was a residence, warehouse and fort combined, complete with cannons, a palisade of wood stakes, a moat and a drawbridge. Within the year, it was a bustling enterprise where First Nations people came to trade furs for European goods.

As ships sailed the ocean and canoes paddled up and down river, Kebec became a bustling maritime city, the third largest in North America. By the mid 1800's, it was a major outlet for lumber and soon added wheat to its exports. But the city's unique character attracted more than industry. Two hundred years ago, wealthy tourists were already writing about this 'masterpiece of art and nature' in their memoirs.

Now as the only walled city in North America celebrates its 400th year, visitors have an enviable opportunity to literally step into the past and listen to the echoes of history from within its walls
Specifications

Proof dollar -
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper, gold-plated on reverse and edge
Finish: proof and selective gold plating
Weight (g): 25.18
Diameter (mm): 36.07
Edge: serrated

2 dollars
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper (gold-plated inner core)
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 8.83
Diameter (mm): 28
Edge: interrupted serrations
Artist: Brent Townsend (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

1 dollar
Composition: nickel electroplated with bronze
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 7
Diameter (mm): 26.5
Edge: plain
Artist: Ralph-Robert Carmichael (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

50 cents
Composition: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 9.3
Diameter (mm): 27.13
Edge: serrated
Artist: Canada's Coat of Arms (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

25 cents
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 5.9
Diameter (mm): 23.88
Edge: serrated
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

10 cents
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 2.4
Diameter (mm): 18.05
Edge: reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

5 cents
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 5.35
Diameter (mm): 21.2
Edge: plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

1 cent
Composition: copper
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 2.5
Diameter (mm): 19.1
Edge: plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)





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