{"title":"WORLD DISCOVERIES \u0026 EXPLORATION","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"2021-50-champlain-astrolabe","title":"2021 $50 Lost Then Found: Champlain and the Astrolabe - Pure Silver Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis innovative $50 fine silver coin takes us back in time to the 17th century when explorers like Samuel \u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eChamplain first came to the new world. This coin features a mariner's astrolabe, a key navigational \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003einstrument of the era used to determine latitude. The astrolabe is set against a reproduction of Champlain's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e1632 map of New France, which is framed by the astrolabe's graduated scale. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMintage is limited to just 1,000 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecoins. HST\/GST exempt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe Design:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe design for this coin was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003einspired by a 17th century mariner's astrolabe found near Cobden, Ontario. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eA mariner's astrolabe is a simplified astrolabe. Made of brass or bronze, it was designed for use at sea; its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003efour windows allowed the breezes to pass through while a weight at the bottom kept it steady. It was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ecommon navigational instrument in the 16th and 17th centuries, but only a hundred or so exist today - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eincluding the famous one highlighted on this coin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDid You Know?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eChamplain's \"lost\" astrolabe. This idea sprang forth in the 19th century after the astrolabe's discovery, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eChamplain's detailed account of his 1613 expedition up the Ottawa River contains no mention of a lost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003enavigational instrument. Nevertheless, the mariner's astrolabe bears the date '1603' and lay on a rare portage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eroute used by Champlain; the French explorer would have used an astrolabe in his many voyages at sea and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ewhile charting the coasts and waterways of eastern Canada. Another theory holds that the astrolabe could \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ehave belonged to missionaries or other travellers who used the same route as Champlain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe astrolabe was found in August 1867. A 14-year-old boy was helping his father clear trees on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eshores of Green Lake (now Astrolabe Lake) near Cobden, Ontario, when he unearthed a brass 'disk'. It was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003esold to a steamboat captain for $10, and the mariner's astrolabe passed through several hands before landing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ein a New York collection. In June 1989, the Canadian government acquired it and conferred it to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eCanadian Museum of Civilization (now the Canadian Museum of History), where it proudly resides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe astrolabe is missing a piece. The Cobden astrolabe is the smallest of the surviving 17th century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003emariner's astrolabes and is in excellent condition, except for one missing piece: a small ring to which a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eweight would be attached in order to steady the instrument. The ring was still intact in an 1879 photograph, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eso it likely broke off in the late 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eOf the 100 astrolabes that have survived to this day, at least five are known to be in Canada. They \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003einclude: a Spanish astrolabe (ca. 1565-1600) found in Red Bay, N.L. and held by Parks Canada; the Cobden \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eastrolabe (1603) presumably made in Honfleur, France, and represented on this coin; two astrolabes Ð a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eFrench one (1617) and a Portuguese one (1638) discovered at Isle-aux-Morts, N.L. and held at The Rooms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ein St. John's, N.L.; and a Portuguese one (1632) preserved at the Sulpician Vieux Seminaire in Old Montreal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eAnother astrolabe (1593) discovered in Cuba by a team of Canadian underwater treasure hunters likely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eresides in a private collection in Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RCM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40339667648651,"sku":"200315","price":999.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0333\/7460\/1355\/products\/623932105317_23e2fd22-ac84-4f95-ab1d-2daf7ca4aacf.jpg?v=1656594774"},{"product_id":"2021-1-klondike-swr-no-col","title":"2021 $1 125th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush Special Wrap Roll (Uncoloured)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eRe-live the thrill of discovering gold with this special wrap roll of 25 brilliant uncirculated one dollar coins \u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003emarking the 125th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. Each of the 25 coins has a classic engraved finish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e(without colour). While a colour version of this mint roll is also available, this classic finish roll has a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003esignificantly lower mintage of 12,000, while the coloured roll (Item #703719) has a mintage of 17,000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eFollowing the first discovery of gold on August 16, 1896, a stampede of close to 100,000 prospectors made the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003earduous trip to northwestern Canada’s Yukon Territory. At the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eDawson grew from a few hundred people in 1896 to about 30,000 by the summer of 1898. This Gold Rush coin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003ecombines the excitement of prospecting with recognition of the lasting impact the gold rush had on the native \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003epeoples of the area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe Design:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe design features the native Canadian artist’s rendition of the gold discovery that set off the Klondike Gold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eRush. Under the shining sun, the original four prospectors can be seen panning for gold at the edge of Rabbit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eCreek, a small tributary of the Klondike River. It was soon renamed Bonanza Creek, a name that became world \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003efamous. The pictorial symbol for Moosehide Slide appears on the opposite side of the creek. For the Tr’ondëk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eHwëch’in native peoples, this natural land feature signified the arrival to their fishing grounds and a coming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003etogether of families following winter travels, while for gold seekers it signified their arrival into the Klondike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eToday it signifies a connection to place for all residents of the region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eThe obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Klondike Gold Rush:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eGold was discovered in mid-August 1896 by George Carmack, an American prospector, Keish (aka Skookum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eJim Mason), Káa Goox (aka Dawson Charlie), and Shaaw Tlàa (Kate Carmack) — Tagish First Nation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003emembers into whose family Carmack had married. When word of the discovery reached the outside world in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003eJuly 1897, it sparked an unprecedented influx of prospectors. Tens of thousands of would-be prospectors left \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: initial;\"\u003etheir homes all over the world, though mainly from the United States, and headed for the Klondike.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RCM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40398548598923,"sku":"180007","price":54.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0333\/7460\/1355\/products\/623932106543.jpg?v=1656595155"},{"product_id":"2021-1-klondike-swr-col","title":"2021 $1 125th Anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush Special Wrap Roll (Coloured)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRe-live the thrill of discovering gold with this special wrap roll of 25 brilliant uncirculated one dollar coins \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emarking the 125th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush. Each of the 25 coins includes a red and white \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecoloured element. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing the first discovery of gold on August 16, 1896, a stampede of close to 100,000 prospectors made the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003earduous trip to northwestern Canada’s Yukon Territory. At the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDawson grew from a few hundred people in 1896 to about 30,000 by the summer of 1898. This Gold Rush coin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecombines the excitement of prospecting with recognition of the lasting impact the gold rush had on the native \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epeoples of the area.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Design:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design features the native Canadian artist’s rendition of the gold discovery that set off the Klondike Gold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRush. Under the shining sun, the original four prospectors can be seen panning for gold at the edge of Rabbit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCreek, a small tributary of the Klondike River. It was soon renamed Bonanza Creek, a name that became world \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efamous. The pictorial symbol for Moosehide Slide appears on the opposite side of the creek. For the Tr’ondëk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHwëch’in native peoples, this natural land feature signified the arrival to their fishing grounds and a coming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etogether of families following winter travels, while for gold seekers it signified their arrival into the Klondike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToday it signifies a connection to place for all residents of the region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Klondike Gold Rush:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGold was discovered in mid-August 1896 by George Carmack, an American prospector, Keish (aka Skookum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJim Mason), Káa Goox (aka Dawson Charlie), and Shaaw Tlàa (Kate Carmack) — Tagish First Nation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emembers into whose family Carmack had married. 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Following the first discovery of gold on August 16, 1896, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estampede of close to 100,000 prospectors made the arduous trip to northwestern Canada’s Yukon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerritory. At the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon rivers, Dawson grew from a few hundred people \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein 1896 to about 30,000 by the summer of 1898. This Gold Rush coin combines the excitement of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprospecting with the lasting impact the gold rush had on the native peoples of the area. Mintage is limited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto just 450 pieces. HST\/GST exempt.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Design:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design features the native Canadian artist’s rendition of the gold discovery that set off the Klondike \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGold Rush. Under the shining sun, the original four prospectors can be seen panning for gold at the edge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Rabbit Creek, a small tributary of the Klondike River. It was soon renamed Bonanza Creek, a name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat became world famous. The pictorial symbol for Moosehide Slide appears on the opposite side of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecreek. For the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in native peoples, this natural land feature signified the arrival to their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efishing grounds and a coming together of families following winter travels, while for gold seekers it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esignified their arrival into the Klondike. Today it signifies a connection to place for all residents of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eregion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Klondike Gold Rush:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGold was discovered in mid-August 1896 by George Carmack, an American prospector, Keish (aka \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSkookum Jim Mason), Káa Goox (aka Dawson Charlie), and Shaaw Tlàa (Kate Carmack) — Tagish First \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNation members into whose family Carmack had married. 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