Klondike Dollar - Edmonton, Alberta

Features

Location	Canada
Type	Local coins
Year	1981
Value	1 Dollar (1 CAD)
Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	12.9 g
Diameter	33.0 mm
Thickness	2.0 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 July 1982
Number	N# 23776
References	Pel# AB171 Serge Pelletier; 1993. Standard catalogue of Canadian municipal trade tokens. St. Eligius Press, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Canada.

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Commemorative issue

Donald Ross - Edmonton's First Hotelman

Obverse

Face of Donald Ross in front of hotel with legend above and below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EDMONTON'S GREAT PIONEERS
Edmonton's First Hotelman
DONALD ROSS

Engraver: Don Wincentowich

Reverse

Klondike Mike facing with pickaxe surrounded by legends.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOUVENIR OF EDMONTON KLONDIKE DAYS

GOOD FOR $1 IN EDMONTON
EXPIRES JULY 31,1981

ALBERTA JULY, 1981 CANADA

Engraver: Don Wincentowich

Edge

Reeded

Mint

(ϴ)	Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)

Comments

This trade dollar was made for the annual Klondike Days festival in Edmonton, Alberta. "Klondike Dollars" were struck every year for some decades, with the festival mascot "Klondike Mike" on the reverse and a different obverse design every year. They would be worth $1 for the duration of the festival, but they are now all expired. This reverse is part of a five-year series commemorating "Edmonton's Great Pioneers".

These were struck with four different "mint-marks" so that completionists would have to track down all four different types to finish their collection. The mint-mark can be seen to the right of Klondike Mike.

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Date	Mintage		Frequency
Undetermined
1981 ϴ	175 000	Cane, This mintage applies to all four mint-marks	26%
1981 ϴ	100	Dot after "HOTELMAN". The holder of this token was entitled to a prize.	0%
1981 ϴ		Hat	28%
1981 ϴ		Pick	42%
1981 ϴ		Shovel	37%
1981 ϴ	350	Struck in .999 silver	0%
1981 ϴ	16	Struck in 24K gold	0%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this item. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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