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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26608556, member: 10461&quot;]<b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Canada: 1977 gold proof 100 dollars of Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee issue</font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6607509-005/69/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6607509-005/69/" rel="nofollow">Cert. #6607509-005</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/14922" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/14922" rel="nofollow">Numista-14922</a>, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/canada-100-dollars-km-119-1952-1977-cuid-1034715-duid-1270007" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/canada-100-dollars-km-119-1952-1977-cuid-1034715-duid-1270007" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-119</a>, Friedberg-8, Charlton-RC-3102.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">.917 gold, .5002 oz.&nbsp; Diameter: 27 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 16.96 g.&nbsp; Mintage: 180,396.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I started as a coin collector in late 1976.&nbsp; By early 1977, my mother had gotten me a subscription to <i>Coins </i>magazine and these Canadian gold commemoratives for Queen Elizabeth II&#039;s Silver Jubilee had just been issued and were prominently advertised in the magazine.&nbsp; I was dazzled by the flashy proof mirrors and the beauty of the bouquet design.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Of course as a ten year old child at the time, I had no prayer of ever being able to afford one of these.&nbsp; But I swore that one day when I grew up, I would own one.&nbsp; Forty-six years later, I finally achieved that dream when I won this piece in a Heritage auction.&nbsp; It was considerably more expensive by then, but with the runup of gold prices by late 2025, its half ounce of gold content had increased considerably over the price I paid.&nbsp; I am happy to have it and it is one of my favorite modern coins.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-Heritage Auction 65164, <a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-elizabeth-ii-gold-proof-silver-jubilee-100-dollars-1977-pr69-ultra-cameo-ngc-/a/65164-99063.s?ic2=mybidspage-lotlinks-12202013&amp;tab=MyBids-101116" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-elizabeth-ii-gold-proof-silver-jubilee-100-dollars-1977-pr69-ultra-cameo-ngc-/a/65164-99063.s?ic2=mybidspage-lotlinks-12202013&amp;tab=MyBids-101116" rel="nofollow">Lot 99063</a>, 30 April 2023.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1696126[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696128[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696129[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696130[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696131[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">146572</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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