100 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Cariboo Gold Rush) 2012 front 100 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Cariboo Gold Rush) 2012 back
100 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Cariboo Gold Rush) 2012 photo
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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cariboo Gold Rush

2012 year
Gold (.5833) 12 g 27 mm
Description
Issuer
Canada
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2012
Value
100 Dollars 100 CAD = USD 74
Currency
Dollar (1858-date)
Composition
Gold (.5833)
Weight
12 g
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
2.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#67041
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

A prospector panning sluice for gold.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
100 DOLLARS
2012 TB
CANADA

Designer: Tony Bianco

Edge

Serrated

Comment

When gold makes history
At the end of the 19th century, rumors began to circulate of rivers so rich in gold that it was being collected virtually unscreened. From California and even distant Asia, prospectors flocked to the Cariboo region, in what is now the province of British Columbia.

The gold rush was a perilous affair, rivaled only by ingenuity and tenacity. The young British colony almost collapsed under demographic pressure as it built the famous Cariboo Road in 1862. A misguided merchant even arrived with camels, thinking he could outwit the harshness of the environment! His enterprise was short-lived, as was the rush itself: it took only five years to extract the bulk of the precious metal, worth almost four million dollars in 1863 alone, a colossal sum equivalent to tens of millions of our current dollars.Automatically translated

Interesting fact

The 100 Dollars - Elizabeth II (Cariboo Gold Rush) 2012 coin from Canada is unique in that it features a double date, 1861-2012, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Cariboo Gold Rush, which took place in British Columbia in the 1860s.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2012  2488 - - - - - -

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