Packaged in a genuine wood box featuring engraving of the Mint's historic building on the lid.</br>Each set includes a double-dated (1908-2008) sterling silver proof replica of the 1908 fifty cent piece.</br>Housed in a protective mount?? the companion mint postage stamp depicts the original reverse of the coin.</br>Numbered limited edition (16??000) full-color information booklet featuring vintage photos and historical facts about the Mint.</br></br>Product Description</br></br>Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint! For a young?? growing colony?? the opening of a domestic mint was a confident step towards nationhood. In 1931?? the Mint transformed from a branch of Britain's Royal Mint to a wholly Canadian institution and?? by 1937?? the first "nadian" coin designs-like the 1-cent maple leaf?? the 5-cent beaver and the 10-cent Bluenose began circulating. These renowned coin designs are still in use today. From the beginning?? innovation has been the hallmark of the Mint with a revolutionary coin plating process?? the purest 99.999% numismatic gold coin and the first colored circulation coin are just a few of the Mint's internationally-renowned "sts"- each a source of pride for collectors and Canadians alike. This set takes you back 100 years to the 50-cent coin of 1908-Canada's first domestically produced coin. This faithful replica coin is now double-dated (1908-2008) and struck in sterling silver to celebrate this centennial year.</br><br/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYU9VUVVough the