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Description:
Obverse
Elizabeth II Effigy
Reverse
Crown above two oval shields.
By 1760, the French had surrendered Montreal to the British. French officials, aristocrats and soldiers were among those exiled back to France. With them, they took any wealth they had amassed in what is now Canada. Chevalier Luc De La Corne was one of the richest men in Canada at that time, but when fleeing to France with his family and crew, his ship crashed on Cape Breton Island and all his wealth (including hordes of coins) were lost for centuries.
In 1977 part of the wreck was found, including several coins. But to this day investigators had yet to find the stern, where most of the treasure is believed to have been hidden.
Related Coins
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II (de Havilland "Beaver")
Country: Canada / Denomination: 20 Dollars
20 CAD = 15 USD
Year: 1991 / Material: Silver (.925)
4 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Parasaurolophus)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 4 dollars
4 CAD = 3.09 USD
Year: 2007 / Material: Silver (.9999)
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Loonie Dollar)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 1 Dollar
1 CAD = 0.77 USD
Year: 2012 / Material: Aureate-bronze plated Nickel
50 Cents - Elizabeth II (Miga and Quatchi Figure-Skating)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 50 Cents
0.50 CAD = 0.39 USD
Year: 2010 / Material: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (First French settlement in America)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 1 Dollar
1 CAD = 0.77 USD
Year: 2004 / Material: Silver (.9999)
100 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Louisbourg)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 100 Dollars
100 CAD = 77 USD
Year: 1995 / Material: Gold (.583)
25 Cents - Elizabeth II (Grey Cup History; BC Lions)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 25 Cents
0.25 CAD = 0.19 USD
Year: 2012 / Material: Copper-nickel
10 Cents - George V (w/o "DEI GRATIA")
Country: Canada / Denomination: 10 Cents
0.1 CAD = 0.08 USD
Year: 1911 / Material: Silver (.9250)
25 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Trivial Pursuit)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 25 Dollars
25 CAD = 19 USD
Year: 2017 / Material: Silver (.9999)
½ Penny - Halifax (Captain Broke long bust - Britannia)
Country: Canadian provinces (Nova Scotia)
(Canada) / Denomination: 1/2 Penny
(1/480)
Year: 1814 / Material: Copper