2007 CANADA 1 DOLLAR COIN 92.5% SILVER & ENAMEL THAYENDANEGEA COMMEM. 25 GRAMS

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2007 CANADA 1 DOLLAR COIN 92.5% SILVER & ENAMEL THAYENDANEGEA COMMEM. 25 GRAMS:
$80.00

A ROYAL CANADIAN MINT 2007 LIMITED EDITION #3223/7500 ONE DOLLAR COIN MADE WITH 92.5% SILVER, 7.5% COPPER PAINTED WITH ENAMEL.

ISSUED TO CELEBRATE THAYENGANEGEA(1742-1807) A GREAT CHIEF -ThayendanegeaorJoseph Brant(March 1743– November 24, 1807) was aMohawkmilitary and political leader, based in present-dayNew York, who was closely associated withGreat Britainduring and after theAmerican Revolution. Perhaps theAmerican Indianof his generation best known to the Americans and British, he met many of the most significant Anglo-American people of the age, including bothGeorge WashingtonandKing George III.

While not born into a hereditary leadership role within theIroquois League, Brant rose to prominence due to his education, abilities and his connections to British officials. His sister,Molly Brant, was the consort ofSir William Johnson, the influential British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in theprovince of New York. During theAmerican Revolutionary War, Brant led Mohawk and colonialLoyalistsagainst the rebels in a bitter partisan war on the New York frontier. He was accused by the Americans of committing atrocities and given the name \"Monster Brant\", but the charges were later found to be false.[citation needed]After the war, he relocated with most of his people toCanadato theSix Nations Reserve, where he remained a prominent leader.

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Product Description

Canada:$1 Thayendanegea 2007

Design:Born in 1743, Thayendanegea(Joseph Brant) was a Mohawk Chief who fought along side the British during the American Revolution. Brant died in Canada, November 24th, 1807.

Composition:92.5% Ag, 7.5% Cu (0.749 oz actual silver weight)

Condition:UNC

Weight:25.175 grams.

Thickness:3.02 mm

Diameter:36.07mm

Edge:Reeded

Finish:Proof

Mintage:5181

Packging:Maroon plastic slide case, black plastic insert, encapsulated coin and a Certificate of Authenticity.

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