.809 ozt First French Settlement Silver $1

This is the 2004 Canadian 1 Dollar Commemorative Silver Coin, which marks the 400th Anniversary of the First French Settlement in North America (1604–2004).

The coin features a ship sailing towards the coast of Ile Sainte-Croix, with the dates "1604" and "2004" inscribed.

The design depicts a 17th-century sailing ship alongside a stylized map of Ile Sainte-Croix. It commemorates the historic 1604 voyage led by French explorers Samuel de Champlain and Pierre du Gua, sieur de Monts, who established the colony in modern-day New Brunswick.

Artist: R. R. Carmichael (indicated by the initials "RRC" on the left).

Content: .809 troy oz. of fine silver per coin

Mint: Royal Canadian Mint

Denomination: 1 dollar

Diameter: 36.07 mm

Thickness approx.: 3.02 mm

Weight approx.: 25.175 g fine silver

Purity: 99.99%

Year: 2004

Mintage: 106,974

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