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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
10 Cents - Elizabeth II (3rd portrait; Silver Proof Issue)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 10 Cents
0.1 CAD = 0.08 USD
Year: 1996-2001 / Material: Silver (.9250)
250 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Snowy Owl)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 250 Dollars
250 CAD = 193 USD
Year: 2014 / Material: Silver (.9999)
100 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Literacy)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 100 Dollars
100 CAD = 77 USD
Year: 1990 / Material: Gold (.5833)
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II (2nd Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 10 Dollars
10 CAD = 7.72 USD
Year: 2015 / Material: Gold (.9999)
25 Cents - Elizabeth II (Manitoba)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 25 Cents
0.25 CAD = 0.19 USD
Year: 1992 / Material: Nickel
5 Cents - George V (w/o "DEI GRATIA")
Country: Canada / Denomination: 5 Cents
0.05 CAD = 0.039 USD
Year: 1911 / Material: Silver (.9250)
50 Dollars - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait; 1 oz. Gold Bullion Coinage)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 50 Dollars
50 CAD = 39 USD
Year: 1990-2003 / Material: Gold (.9999)
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (Hudson Bay Co.)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 1 Dollar
1 CAD = 0.77 USD
Year: 1995 / Material: Silver (.925)
50 Cents - Elizabeth II (The Ghost Ship)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 50 Cents
0.5 CAD = 0.39 USD
Year: 2002 / Material: Silver (.925)
20 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Pearl Flowers)
Country: Canada / Denomination: 20 Dollars
20 CAD = 15 USD
Year: 2017 / Material: Silver (.9999)