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Ainsi, comme premier sujet, voici un ensemble dont je n'avais jamais entendu parler et qui sera proposé aux enchères en août prochain chez Heritage Auctions.
Il s'agit d'un ensemble datant de 1973 comprenant trois "pièces" en argent uniface de grande taille (Avec un diamètre de 65mm pour chacune des pièces) avec une finition de type «Specimen». Les pièces reprennent les revers du 25 cents et du 1 dollar du centenaire de la GRC, ainsi que l'avers.
Seuls deux ensembles de ce type sont connus pour avoir été produits par la MRC. Le premier fut présenté à la reine Elizabeth II durant une visite à Ottawa le 2 juillet 1973. Le second ensemble, celui-ci, fut donné en cadeau à la compagnie qui fournissait les boîtes à la MRC.
Le texte descriptif donné par Heritage Auctions:
Rare Presentation Set
Elizabeth II 3-Piece silver Oversized Uniface Specimen "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" Commemorative Presentation Set 1973
Featuring three oversized uniface silver strikings for the 1973 RCMP Dollar and 25 Cents (each 65mm), two of which show the reverses of those two coins (cf. KM81.1 for circulation 25 cents, and KM83 for dollar), and one the obverse, together with a solid gold cap badge. All are mounted in a heavy silver display frame with a blue velvet background, and housed in a custom presentation case.
A significant set within Canadian numismatics, nearly unique and entirely unpublished in either the Standard Catalog of World Coins or the Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Coins. According to the January 1974 issue of The RCMP Quarterly, this set was specially produced by the Royal Canadian Mint for the centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and presented to Queen Elizabeth II herself during a luncheon held at her visit of the Depot Division in Ottawa on July 2, 1973.
A second set, this one, was struck and gifted to the packaging company that supplied boxes to the Royal Canadian mint. Other than these two sets, no other examples are known to exist.
Produced with the utmost care, each specimen is struck in an ultra-mirrored finish with delicate frost atop the devices. Interestingly, the cited article incorrectly states that the obverse piece displays the, "uncrowned effigy of Her Majesty." A once in a lifetime opportunity, and an item that is sure to serve as the cornerstone in any Canadian collection.
Le prix de départ et une estimation de sa valeur seront annoncés le 10 juillet prochain.