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1965 Chruchill Crown And 1966 Canadian Dollar Sets

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I was the winning bidder on these sets and wonder what the origins are. Can anybody help me out?

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The set look to me like a privately produced item, not an official mint product.

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  • STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭
    Nice looking presentation, maybe a corporate giveaway of some sort? Wonder who RT is/was.

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  • WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    I'm pretty sure RT is for Royal Trust and around this time there were fundraisers for scholarships in Churchill's name. Perhaps a fund raising item towards that goal?
  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭
    The RT logo is indeed from the bank named Royal Trust (it's now RBC I believe). I have a similar set (1966 1c-$1) in a case with the same logo on the box, coins seated on the same blue fabric. I acquired it from an elderly man who told me it was part of a bank promotion where you got the set of coins from that year for opening an account.
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Cool set! Who knows, maybe you can send the Churchill Crowns in for grading and get that ever-elusive pop-top coin that so many of us are hoping for! image

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  • STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭
    I'm pretty sure RT is for Royal Trust and around this time there were fundraisers for scholarships in Churchill's name. Perhaps a fund raising item towards that goal?

    Outstanding! Way outside of my areas of interest, but what a great item, congrats to you!

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  • WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    The RT logo is indeed from the bank named Royal Trust (it's now RBC I believe). I have a similar set (1966 1c-$1) in a case with the same logo on the box, coins seated on the same blue fabric. I acquired it from an elderly man who told me it was part of a bank promotion where you got the set of coins from that year for opening an account.

    Makes sense to me. That beats getting a toaster. And now that you mention it, I think a made an MS66 .50 from one of those .01-1$ sets. Thanks, Pokermandude. image
    BTW: Here's the link for the TrueView image of that coin: 1966 .50 MS66

    Cool set! Who knows, maybe you can send the Churchill Crowns in for grading and get that ever-elusive pop-top coin that so many of us are hoping for! image
    If I do, I know who wants one. And while I'm at it, perhaps I'll score some small beads 1966 Canadian dollars as well. image

    Thanks again for the replies. image
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