2023 Silver dollar proof set. 7 coins Queen obverse (final year)! Silver dollar minted in 99.99% Silver. This listing is for the full 7 coin 2023 silver dollar proof set produced by Royal Canadian Mint. This year the silver dollar features a logo on its reverse that celebrates the journalism pioneer – Kit Coleman. The 7 coins are in perfect condition and is minted to the standard of 99.99% purity!! Each is also minted using a proof finish (meaning that the background is mirror or brilliant finish and the elements are in a proof or frosted finish). Pencil to paper to precious metal: In 2023, Canada’s Proof Dollar honours the journey of pioneering journalist “Kit” Coleman. In 2023, the journalism pioneer is honoured on Canada’s Proof Dollar, which is included in this seven-piece set. “Kit” Coleman: A journalism pioneer and a woman of many firsts. Canada’s most successful early presswomen and a woman of many firsts, journalist Kathleen “Kit” Blake Coleman is honoured on Canada’s Proof Dollar in 2023, which marks the 125?? anniversary of her becoming North America’s first accredited woman war correspondent. Your proof dollar for 2023. Crafted in 99.99% pure silver, the annual Fine Silver Proof Dollar is our flagship collector coin and one of the year’s most anticipated collectibles. Only 12,500 sets available worldwide. Also available: A selectively plated version of the 2023 Fine Silver Proof Dollar honouring Kathleen “Kit” Blake Coleman is available as part of the 2023 Fine Silver Proof Set. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins. A design within a design. The silhouette collage on your coin’s reverse captures key moments in the journalist’s life-from the office of the Toronto newspapers that published her columns from 1889 to 1911, to the vintage typewriter that represents her legacy and impact on journalism. Kit first joined the. As a women’s editor in 1889 in order to support herself and her two young children. Weekly, seven-column “Woman’s Kingdom” page featured a mix of observations and advice, thought-provoking articles and travel writings. Coleman was known to go undercover in other cities, such as London and San Francisco, in order to write about social issues and the plight of the poor. Though her travel writings were curtailed after the. In 1895, Kit was dispatched to London in 1897 to cover Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee; while there, she spent time with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, then the prime minister of Canada (and reportedly, an avid reader of Coleman’s column). In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Coleman became North America’s first accredited woman war correspondent. While she was authorized to accompany American troops in Cuba, her male colleagues and the army commanders on the ground were opposed to the idea of having a woman in their midst, and they prevented her travel. Stranded in Florida, she eventually landed in Cuba in July 1898; while she had missed the main battles, her accounts of the war’s aftermath made her internationally famous. Your Special Edition Proof Set is presented in Royal Canadian Mint-branded, book-style packaging with a removable lens for easy viewing. PHOTOS: Note that the photos I post in my listings are stock photo images. However, for items like this one where the products are brand new from the mint and are identical the photo posted in the listing is a STOCK photo meaning that the photos represent the item you will be getting. Normally there is almost no difference between the photo you see in the listing and the actual product you are sent. Certificate numbers (if shown in a photo) are an example of something that will not be the same in the item you receive. Member of Royal Canadian Numismatic Association. Be sure to add me to your. GST or HST EXEMPT item. Usually MUCH cheaper for multiples of this item or similar weight/size.. your item is being sent by a cheaper and slower but fully trackable method (3-4 weeks typically). I have no control over how long the postal systems take to get it to you.