1998 Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Proof Double Dollar Set

**Please note that the Silver Dollar may be lightly toned which is typical for this type of set**

1998 Canada Proof Double Dollar Set Commemorating the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present the 1998 proof set of Canadian coinage. This is the only set available that features both the Commemorative Silver Dollar and the aureate dollar depicting the common loon. This year's elegant book-style packaging, with removable lens, splendidly complements these fine coins and establishes a new image of the Royal Canadian Mint.

This year the proof Silver Dollar, designed by artist Adeline Halvorson, commemorates the 125th anniversary of the founding of the North-West Mounted Police. At the time of confederation in 1867, Canada consisted of only four eastern provinces.

In 1870, the government acquired a huge expanse of land from the Hudson's Bay Company. Plans to open the region to settlement required the suppression of the whiskey trade and the establishment of peaceful relations with the Native peoples.

In May 1873, the North-West Mounted Police was created to bring law, order and Canadian authority to the western frontier. The reverse of the coin features a mounted member of that early force which, in 1920, was transformed into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The obverse bears the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by artist Dora de Pedery-Hunt.

Specifications:
Finish: Proof
Mintage: 93,632

Proof Silver Dollar:
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Weight: 25.18
Diameter: 36.07
Edge: Serrated
Artist: Adeline Halvorson, Sheldon Beveridge (reverse), Dora de Pedery-Hunt (obverse)

1998 $2 Polar Bear
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper, 24-karat gold-plated inner core
Finish: Proof
Weight: 8.83 g
Diameter: 28.07 mm

1998 $1 Common Loon
Composition: Nickel electro-plated with bronze
Finish: Proof
Weight: 7.0 g
Diameter: 26.5 mm

1998 50-Cents Coat of Arms
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: Proof
Weight: 9.3 g
Diameter: 27.13 mm

1998 25-Cents Caribou
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: Proof
Weight: 5.9 g
Diameter: 23.88 mm

1998 10-Cents Bluenose
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: Proof
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 18.03 mm

1998 5-Cents Beaver
Composition: 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
Finish: Proof
Weight: 5.35 g
Diameter: 21.20 mm

1998 1-Cent Maple Leaf
Composition: Bronze
Finish: Proof
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 19.10 mm

Packaging:
This set comes with a COA, and special documentation about the set. It also comes in a book-style, green leather holder.