I've written before about the Canadian Gold Reserve Coinage of 1912-1914 and, in fact, have another article/blog post about it from March 31, 2015 on my site. If you are interested in these coins, you should go read it, too.
The history of these pieces is fascinating, their design is fantastic and the opportunity for numismatists to purchase un-messed with, original skin, mint state gold coinage that has a traceable provenance for a century is simply amazing. Indeed, I believe most modern numismatists who pass on this opportunity are missing out on something special. Please keep in mind that this does not mean they are missing out on something that will be guaranteed to earn them money in a quick flip; rather, they are missing out on the history of coinage and the ability to obtain an FDC (fleur de coin) example of gold coinage.
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The history of these pieces is fascinating, their design is fantastic and the opportunity for numismatists to purchase un-messed with, original skin, mint state gold coinage that has a traceable provenance for a century is simply amazing. Indeed, I believe most modern numismatists who pass on this opportunity are missing out on something special. Please keep in mind that this does not mean they are missing out on something that will be guaranteed to earn them money in a quick flip; rather, they are missing out on the history of coinage and the ability to obtain an FDC (fleur de coin) example of gold coinage.
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