Canada 2008 2009 4x 15$ Playing Card Money 4x 1oz Silver Coin Set Gold Plated
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Canada 2008 2009 4x 15$ Playing Card Money 4x 1oz Silver Coin Set Gold Plated Search You are buying Canada 2008 2009 4x 15$ Playing Card Money 4x 1oz Silver Coin Set Gold Plated !!! Extremly low mintage limit, only 25,000 of each coin!!! Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity+Box 60$ value 189.36g silver 24K Gold Plated Coin Set During the 17th and 18th centuries, the inhabitants of New France faced many hardships, including chronic shortages. The nascent colony was months away from the motherland, separated by the wide and treacherous Atlantic Ocean that claimed countless sailing ships. The long Canadian winter and the formation of ice made travel during half the year nearly impossible. Nonetheless, nearly all manufactured goods had to be imported from France, and were therefore incredibly scarce, especially coins! Despite these privations, merchants, civil servants and soldiers still had to be paid. In a desperate move to keep day-to-day commerce humming, the governor of New France began issuing playing cards with a written promise to pay what was owed when the next shipment of coins arrived from France. Historic records show that cards were cut into halves or quarters, and some had their corners clipped, the better to reflect differing values. This “playing card money” was first issued in 1685. Despite the king’
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