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2022 Canada 1 oz Proof Gold Prospecting for Gold Coin - Klondike Gold Rush .99999 Fine (w/Box & COA)
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2022 Canada 1 oz Proof Gold Prospecting for Gold Coin - Klondike Gold Rush .99999 Fine (w/Box & COA)
Add the 2022 Canada 1 oz Proof Gold Prospecting for Gold Coin - Klondike Gold Rush .99999 Fine (w/Box & COA) from Bullion Exchanges to your collection! Struck by the Royal Canadian Mint, this coin contains 1 troy ounce of .99999 fine gold, making it one of the purest gold coins in the world. Although the RCM regularly issues “five nines” gold coins, this is the only offering of this purity in 2022! Each Proof gold coin bears a face value of $350, backed by the Canadian government. Individual coins arrive in a black clamshell box and are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA). With an extremely limited mintage of 400, interested investors should snag the 2022 Canada 1 oz Proof Gold Prospecting for Gold Coin - Klondike Gold Rush .99999 Fine (w/Box & COA) quickly!
The Klondike is a region of the territory of Yukon located in northwestern Canada. The richest gold-bearing creeks were Bonanza (formerly Rabbit) and Eldorado Creeks where most of the gold sat buried near the bedrock. During the Klondike Gold Rush, prospectors used a method known as drift mining to reach the gold. Drift mining entails digging a hole through permanently frozen gravel and then tunneling horizontally. The miners hauled the “paydirt” to the surface and accumulated it until the spring. Once it was warmer and the gravel thawed, they filled sluice boxes with the paydirt so the gravel could be washed away. If there wasn’t a significant amount of water in the creeks, miners used rocker boxes to pan for gold. Using this method, they manually poured water through the contraption and rocked the box back and forth to separate the gold from the gravel and sand. Thanks to these methods of gold mining, Yukon became a mining frontier during the Klondike Gold Rush, and Canada became recognized as a leading gold producer. There was an influx of settlers during and after the gold rush. Unfortunately, this displaced and disrupted the Indigenous communities whose land overlapped with what we now call the Yukon territory. The gold rush was a significant chapter in Canada’s history, and the complicated effects are still felt in the country today.
Coin Specifications:
- Limited Mintage of 400
- Contains 1 troy ounce of .99999 fine gold
- Produced by the Royal Canadian Mint
- Proof Finish
- Face value of 350 dollars, backed by the Canadian government
- Individual coins arrive in a black clamshell box with a COA
- Obverse: Features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II over a background of wavy lines. Inscriptions include: “ELIZABETH II”, “D G REGINA”, “99999”, “FINE GOLD”, “350 DOLLARS”, and “OR PUR”.
- Reverse: Depicts a miner pouring water into a rocker box in a creek as designed by Steve Hepburn. Inscriptions: “CANADA”. “2022”, “and the artist initials “SH”.
The 2022 Canada 1 oz Proof Gold Prospecting for Gold Coin - Klondike Gold Rush .99999 Fine (w/Box & COA) is just one of the many 1 oz gold coins available at Bullion Exchanges! Before you go, check out more RCM Gold Coins, especially the unique RCM Commemorative Gold Coins. After you place your order we will discretely package your items and ship them to your door. Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department with any questions.
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