Description:

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 ) 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.

KING OF THE ROAD

RUSSELL MODEL L TOURING CAR

THE RUSSELL,CANADA'S FIRST REALLY SUCCESSFUL AUTOMOBILE,WITH A CANADIAN BUILT ENGINE AND CHASSIS WAS PRODUCED BY CCM(CANADIAN CYCLE AND MOTOR COMPANY LTD),THE COMPANY BETTER KNOWN FOR ITS BICYCLES AND SKATES.

NAMED THE "RUSSELL" AFTER CCM PRESIDENT,THOMAS ALEXANDER RUSSELL,THE FIRST MODEL WAS INTRODUCED IN 1905.

TODAY,ONLY FEW RUSSELLS EXIST.RESTORED MODELS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CANADA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM IN OTTAWA,ONTARIO AS WELL AS AT THE SASKATCHEWAN WESTERN DEVELOPMENT MUSEUM IN MOOSE JAW,SASKATCHEWAN.

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.

 Shipping:

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

Shipping and handling for US    =  $9.50 

Shipping and handling all other

international destinations        =   $40.00 AND UP DEPENDING ON DESTINATION.

Items shipped without insurance is the total risk and responsibility of the buyer and I will not be held liable or responsible in case of lost and/or stolen mail.

Payment: PAYPAL ONLY

Return Policy:

You are dealing with power seller with great feedback record.

If in case you are not totally satisfied with your purchase,I offer full refund with no question asked minus shipping and handling charges.The items to returned must be shipped back to me insured at full value with tracking number.

Feedback:

I leave feedback once I recieve feedback from buyer.This shows the item recieved in satisfactory condition.

Thanks for looking at my auction and please visit my store to check out many items some of which you may want.

 

---

On 24-Sep-07 at 11:41:56 EDT, seller added the following information:

---

On 07-Aug-08 at 07:40:37 EDT, seller added the following information:

---

On 07-Aug-08 at 09:30:02 EDT, seller added the following information:

Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE!