2004 8-Coin Silver Proof Set - 400th Anniversary First French Settlement RCM

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2004 8-Coin Silver Proof Set - 400th Anniversary First French Settlement - Royal Canadian Mint
In June 1604, Samuel de Champlain and Pierre du Gua, sieur de Monts were exploring the Atlantic coast in order to establish the first settlement that would solidify France's rights to this region of the New World.
Sailing into a bay in New Brunswick, they discovered an island at the cross-shaped confluence of three rivers a perfectly strategic site which sieur de Monts promptly named IIe Sainte-Croix.
By late September, the settlement was built- just in time for the snow that began to fall a few days later. The river quickly filled with ice floes, cutting the colony off from the mainland. Surrounded by salt water, the men were forced to spend the winter with very little food or firewood for heat.
When spring warmed, only 44 of the original 79 men were alive. The settlement was relocated, but the historic impact of this small island would endure for centuries to come.
Silver Dollar
Composition: 99.99% silver
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 25.175
Diameter (mm): 36.07
Edge: reeded
2-Dollars
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper (gold-plated inner core)
Finish: Specimen
Weight (g): 8.83
Diameter (mm): 28.07
Edge: interrupted serrations
Nickel/bronze dollar
Composition: Nickel electro-plated bronze
Finish:proof
Weight (g): 7.00
Diameter (mm): 26.50
Edge: plain
50-Cent Coin
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 9.3
Diameter (mm): 27.13
Edge: reeded
25-Cent Coin
Composition: 92.5% argent, 7.5% cuivre
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 5.09
Diameter (mm): 23.88
Edge: reeded
10-Cent Coin
Composition: 92.5% argent, 7.5% cuivre
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 2.4
Diameter (mm): 18.03
Edge: reeded
5-Cent Coin
Composition: 92.5% argent, 7.5% cuivre
Finish :proof
Weight (g): 5.35
Diameter (mm): 21.20
Edge: plain
1-Cent Coin
Composition: bronze
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 2.5
Diameter (mm): 19.10
Edge: plain
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