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LADIES & GENTLEMEN,HERE ONE OF THE RARE PIECES OF CANADIAN NUMISMATIC HISTORY_ CANADA TRANSPORTATION SERIES "THE H.S.TAYLOR STEAM BUGGY AUTOMOBILE" $20 SILVER COIN(92.5% SILVER & 7.5% COPPER AND FEATURES A HOLOGRAM CAMEO_HAS A LEGAL TENDER VALUE OF $20_WEIGH 31.103 GRAMS _THAT IS ONE TROY OZ_DIAMETER IS 38 MILLIMETRES). WITH A VERY LOW MINTAGE OF ONLY 15000 PIECES MINTED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT.THE COIN IS PROOF QUALITY AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA_COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL CASE WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY_SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL CANADIAN MINT WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE CERTIFICATION NUMBER.

THE COIN WAS DESIGNED BY THE GREAT CANADIAN ARTISTS JOHN MARDON(OBVERSE THE GRAY-DORT) AND DORA DE PE'DERY-HUNT(REVERSE EFFIGY OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II ).

 

As the second largest country in the world,canadian territory covers almost 10 million square kilometres_a rugged grandeur that has captured the imagination of the world.Imagine the early communities that dotted her landscape.Remote and isolated,transportation was their lifeline.It breathed life into Canada and transformed her colonies into a nation.

OF DUST AND STEAM_THE H.S.TAYLOR STEAM BUGGY

WHEN INNOVATOR HENRY SETH TAYLOR FIRST EXHIBITED HIS "MECHANICAL CURIOSITY" AT A FAIR IN STANSTEAD,QUEBEC IN 1867,THE STEAM HOSES BURST,STALLING THE VEHICLE AND HIDING TAYLOR IN A CLOUD OF STEAM.STILL,TAYLOR PERSISTED AND HE RETURNED THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL LAP AROUND THE TRACK.

TAYLOR USED HIS UNIQUE STEAM BUGGY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME UNTILL IT WAS DAMAGED AND SUBSEQUENTLY STORED AWAY IN THE FAMILY BARN UNTIL IT WAS REDISCOVERED  IN 1960.IT WAS RESTORED AND PUT ON DISPLAY AT THE ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE(1969) AND WAS PURCHASED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN 1983.THE H.S. TAYLOR STEAM BUGGY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST STEAM CARS IN NORTH AMERICA.IT IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE OLDEST SURVIVING OPERATABLE AUTOMOBILES IN THE WORLD.

The coin is cameo proof beauty_____look! you can see my camera on the coin at picture taking time_was hard to take pictures as this mirror like coin was bouncing back rays at camera making pictures blurry_these pictures resulted after many many attempts.

Thanks for Looking!

 

PLEASE NOTE:IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANY CANADIAN COIN(S) OR ROLL(S),PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY E-MAILING ME AT [email protected] AND MOST PROBABLY I WILL FIND FOR YOU AS I HAVE THOUSANDS OF ROLLS AND COINS IN MY INVENTORY AND SIMPLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO LIST.I CAN PUT ANY COIN YOU MAYBE LOOKING FOR ON "BUY IT NOW" ON EBAY AND THEN YOU CAN BUY.

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I offer shipping discount on multiple items won.FIRST ITEM WITH HIGHEST SHIPPING FEE IS CHARGED FULL SHIPPING,2ND ITEM IS CHARGED HALF SHIPPING,3RD ITEM IS CHARGED QUARTER SHIPPING WHILE ALL OTHER ITEMS GO FREE SHIPPING.SHIPPING FEE FOR EACH ITEM IS MENTIONED IN THAT ITEM'S DESCRIPTION..

Shipping and handling for canada=$9.00

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