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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2231639, member: 15588&quot;]The 1967 flying goose dollar from the Centennial set is one of my favorite modern coin designs. It&#039;s just a very simple, beautiful and unpretentious representation of a common animal that anyone living in North America would recognize at a glance. I should really pick up a PL copy for myself at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://typesets.wdfiles.com/local--files/canada:1967-centennial-dollar/67REV.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, I toured the Winnipeg mint and at one point the tour guide pointed to a displayed commemorative that referenced 1867. When she asked the group what the significance of 1867 was, no one could tell her. I spoke up (I have read some Canadian histories, otherwise I wouldn&#039;t have known either) and the group, mostly Canadians (we had introduced ourselves before the tour) just kind of shrugged in an &quot;oh, that&quot; manner. Possibly someone knew but had an attack of shyness, but I found that experience interesting. But not as interesting as the time I found myself in a heated argument with an American who held an advanced degree about when the American Civil War had occurred. I told her the dates and she replied &quot;well then what was that 1776 stuff all about?&quot; It was a long painful discussion, especially when she cried &quot;but Britain is our ally!&quot; after I summarized the story of the American Revolution. I decided to skip the War of 1812. I still cringe when I think about it. One thing numismatics can help with is a sense of history. Seeing the Canadian 1867-1967 set in catalogs prompted me to research why Canada would celebrate this date. The best part of this whole hobby, at least for me, is when it intersects with history. And it often does. If I knew where that woman I argued with was today, I would be tempted to send her some coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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