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The Canadian gold Ten Dollar coin is a sought-after denomination, struck between 1912 and 1914 by the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint from gold mined in the Klondike and Ontario.
The obverse of this 1914 coin bears a crowned portrait of King George V by Edgar Bertram MacKennal, together with an abbreviated Latin inscription that reads 'GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:'.
The reverse was designed by WHJ Blakemore (1871-1945) and features the quartered arms of the four original provinces of Canada surrounded by maple leaves with 'CANADA' above and '1914' and 'TEN DOLLARS' below.
140,068 gold Canadian Ten Dollar coins were minted in 1914 as the final issue in this short-lived series. These coins were made from about 16.72 grams of .900 (90%) gold and measure 26.92 millimetres in diameter.
For 75 years, the Bank of Canada held more than 245,000 gold $5 and $10 pieces as part of its gold reserves. In 2012, the highest grade examples from this hoard were offered for sale, totalling around 30,000 coins.
Read more: Bank Of Canada Hoard Ten-Dollar Gold Canadian Coins