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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 992236, member: 6229&quot;]<b> On September 2, 2010 Canada&#039;s Royal Canadian Mint Celebrated A Milestone By Producing a Business Strike Commemoratuve $1 Coin.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The Royal Canadian Mint launched a new commemorative one-dollar circulation coin in honor of the Saskatchewan Roughriders&#039; 100th birthday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who or what is/are the Saskatchewan Roughriders?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a quote from Canada&#039;s Minister of State, the Honorable Rob Merrifield:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The Saskatchewan Roughriders are icons of Canadian football and the Government of Canada is proud to join Canadians in celebrating their 100th anniversary.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina-Qu&#039;Appelle, adds</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This new coin produced by the Mint has immortalized an important milestone in Canadian sports history which Rider fans and Canadian football enthusiasts alike can cherish for years to come&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Riders President and CEO, Jim Hopson, expressed his sentiments thusly, </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This circulation coin is a tremendous honour for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a unique opportunity for our fans across the country to show their Rider pride. We are extremely grateful to the Royal Canadian Mint for producing the Rider Centennial Loonie and leaving a lasting legacy across Canada.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This finely crafted circulation coin, whose reverse is engraved with the Saskatchewan Roughriders&#039; logo and a stylized ‘100&#039; framed by the dates 1910 and 2010, commemorates the traditions and passion which have supported the team for generations. The Mint has produced three million of these one-dollar commemorative circulation coins which Canadians can now find in their change.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint has also crafted a gold-plated version of this circulation coin to offer Rider fans and coin collectors. The coin is presented in a visually striking &quot;pop-up&quot; folder duplicating an official 2010 Roughriders football helmet.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<b>About the Royal Canadian Mint</b>The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown Corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada&#039;s circulation coins. An ISO 9001-2008 certified company, the Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and services, visit</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mint.ca" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mint.ca" rel="nofollow">http://www.mint.ca</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a link to a photo and more text on the new business strrike Roughriders Commemorative Dollar (click the flip to see obverse):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mint.ca/store/product/product_roughriders.jsp?itemId=prod990001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mint.ca/store/product/product_roughriders.jsp?itemId=prod990001" rel="nofollow">http://www.mint.ca/store/product/product_roughriders.jsp?itemId=prod990001</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thought you might like to know...</p><p><br /></p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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