{"product_id":"pure-gold-coin-great-canadian-explorers-series-alexander-mackenzie-mintage-1-000-2017","title":"1\/2 oz Pure Gold Coin - Great Canadian Explorers Series: Alexander Mackenzie - Mintage: 1,000 (2017)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__left-column col-xs-12 col-lg-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"caption-large -dash\"\u003eAbout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__right-column col-xs-12 col-lg-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__about-short-desc default-links\"\u003eFINAL COIN IN SERIES! A gorgeous keepsake for art collectors! Order today!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__about-desc default-links\" data-component=\"Readmore\" data-component-id=\"bcfff9d513\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__about-desc-container\" data-readmore-container-text=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 18th century, explorers and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003evoyageurs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewere pushing further into western Canada. La Vérendrye and his quest for the \"great western sea\" had helped spur the expansion of the fur trade, but the search continued for an overland route to the continent's western coast. History credits Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820) for being the first person on record to achieve this; by reaching the waters of the Pacific in July 1793, Mackenzie holds the distinction of being the first European to cross the North American continent north of Mexico. The published account of his voyages to Canada's Arctic and Pacific coasts stirred great public interest and inspired others to follow, while cementing Mackenzie's reputation as one of the greatest explorers in Canadian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexander Mackenzie's two epic voyages pushed deeper than ever into the largely unmapped reaches of western and northwestern Canada. In 1789, his first expedition unexpectedly reached the shores of the Arctic Ocean after following a great river that would later bear his name. In 1793, he fixed his sights on the west once more; setting out in a birch bark canoe with his cousin, two guides, six\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003evoyageurs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand a dog, Mackenzie heeded the advice of local First Nations as he led his expedition down the Peace, Fraser and Bella Coola Rivers, and portaged overland where necessary. While Mackenzie's determination ultimately brought him to the waters of the Pacific, he was forced to turn back without reaching the open sea—but not before leaving a record of his journey and achievement, with these simple words painted on a rock:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex Mackenzie\u003cbr\u003efrom Canada\u003cbr\u003eby land\u003cbr\u003e22\u003csup\u003e\u003cu\u003ed\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 1793\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn an original work of art depicting one of Canada's most renowned and compelling historical figures. Order today!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFINAL COIN IN SERIES!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSixth and final coin in the popular Great Canadian Explorers series, which commemorates the more than 400 years of exploration that have shaped the history of Canada as we know it today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORICAL ACCURACY!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYour coin features an outstanding amount of finely detailed engraving, with great care taken to ensure the historical accuracy of this depiction of a pinnacle point in Alexander Mackenzie's transcontinental journey to the Pacific.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEVIDENCE OF THE EXPLORER'S EPIC JOURNEY!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDepicted in your coin, Mackenzie stands at the water's edge where he has inscribed the words \"Alex Mackenzie from Canada by land 22\u003csup\u003e\u003cu\u003ed\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 1793\" on a large rock, evidence of the explorer's passage and his epic journey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHIGHLIGHTS THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN CANADA!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInstrumental to the success of this expedition is a Nuxalk guide, who is pictured at bottom left with his back turned to the viewer; to the right of Mackenzie stands a member of his expedition, while another helps to carry the dugout canoe loaned by the Nuxalk over the shallow water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMULTIPLE FINISHES AND TEXTURES!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe multiple finishes on your coin enhance each engraved element in this artfully layered design!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eINCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins. Most of these are serialized certifications, meaning that each certificate is given a unique number, starting at 1.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e99.99% PURE GOLD COIN!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYour coin has no GST\/HST!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLOW MINTAGE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOnly 1,000 coins will be made worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Design:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Canadian artist John Mantha, your coin features a full-length portrait of the great explorer, Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Painstakingly engraved in meticulous detail, the scene captures Mackenzie's expedition at the westernmost point of their transcontinental voyage, in a breathtaking inlet surrounded by rocky peaks. Here, the waters of the Pacific in the background seem to sparkle with a golden gleam, thanks to the coin's surface and the polished finish. In the foreground, Mackenzie stands at the water's edge where he has inscribed the words \"Alex Mackenzie from Canada by land 22\u003csup\u003e\u003cu\u003ed\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 1793\" on a large rock, as evidence of the explorer's passage and his epic journey. Instrumental to the success of this expedition is a Nuxalk guide, who is pictured at bottom left with his back turned to the viewer; to the right of Mackenzie stands a member of his expedition, while another helps to carry the dugout canoe loaned by the Nuxalk over the shallow water. The entirety of your coin's design boasts a high degree of historical accuracy—particularly in its depiction of the clothing worn by the voyageurs and the traditional cedar hat of the Nuxalk; the coin truly shines as an artistic piece, and an everlasting snapshot of a historic moment in Canadian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you know…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir Alexander Mackenzie's journals were published in 1801, in a book titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyages from Montreal Through the Continent of America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793\u003c\/em\u003e; it is said to have inspired U.S. President Thomas Jefferson to commission the famous Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile Mackenzie used a mix of vermillion and bear grease to paint his message, surveyors later helped preserve it by permanently inscribing it in the rock. Today, visitors to Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park can view the etched inscription on what is known as Mackenzie's rock, which is located near the water's edge on Dean Channel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile Mackenzie's expedition travelled overland toward North Bentinck Arm, George Vancouver was exploring the coast by sea—in fact, Vancouver's longboats were exploring the inlet just 48 days before Mackenzie's arrival.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail preserves part of the route used by Mackenzie to reach Bella Coola Valley. Long used by the Nuxalk and Carrier people who led Mackenzie to the inlet, the trail is referred to as a \"grease trail\"—one that links communities on the coast with those in the interior, and facilitates the trade of oil from the eulachon fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tmx-pdp__about-desc-preview\" data-readmore-preview-text=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Mackenzie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Scotland in 1764, Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820) made his first journey across the Atlantic in1774 when his widowed father moved the family to New York City. But with the onset of the American Revolution, Mackenzie's father and brother joined the King's Royal Regiment of New York; Mackenzie was sent to live with his Loyalist family upstate, and then further north to the bustling centre of North America's fur trade: Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill a teenager, Mackenzie became a junior clerk in the fur-trading company of Finlay and Gregory, where he shined. He was offered a share in the business—but on condition that he would take charge of the trading post in Grand Portage, which he did from 1785 until the firm merged with the North West Company in 1787.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the winter of 1787-88, Mackenzie was assigned a post on the Athabasca River, in present-day northern Alberta, where he co-founded Fort Chipewyan. It was during this time that Mackenzie learned much from Peter Pond; Pond was inspired by the stories of the Dene First Nations about a great river, and believed this would lead to the western coast. Mackenzie decided to test this theory; in 1789, he assembled a small expedition and set off along the Slave River to Great Slave Lake, then paddled on the long river that would later bear his name. But the party eventually discovered they were heading north, not west; on July 14, 1789, the expedition reached the river's terminus at the Arctic Ocean, where they turned back towards Fort Chipewyan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisappointed but undeterred, Mackenzie secured permission from the North West Company to assemble another expedition. On October 10, 1792, Mackenzie set out on the Peace River with a team of two First Nation guides, his cousin, six\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003evoyageurs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a dog. They wintered at Fort Fork before setting out again on May 9, 1793. Portaging southward across the Rocky Mountains, Mackenzie followed traditional trading routes to the Fraser River, where the Carrier people advised him to turn west towards the Bella Coola Gorge. After borrowing canoes from the Nuxalk people, Mackenzie ultimately reached his goal in July at North Bentinck Arm—there, in the inlet, lay the waters of the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMackenzie had made history as the first European to journey cross the North American continent, across what is present-day Canada. The expedition pressed on towards the open sea, but a hostile encounter with the warriors of the Heitsulk nation meant they could go no further. Before turning back, Mackenzie recorded his passage and journey by mixing vermillion and bear grease to paint \"Alexander Mackenzie\/from Canada by land\/22\u003csup\u003e\u003cu\u003ed\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 1793\" on a rock, which still bears the inscribed message today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1801, Mackenzie's journals were published in a book titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyages from Montreal Through the Continent of America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe book brought him widespread acclaim and recognition as a celebrated explorer, and was knighted in 1802 for his achievements. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada between 1804 and 1808 but retired to Scotland, where he married in 1812. Mackenzie died of Bright's disease in 1820 at the age of 56.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tmx-pdp__about-desc-preview\" data-readmore-preview-text=\"\"\u003eYour coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder your coin today!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__left-column col-sm-12 col-lg-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"caption-large -dash\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__right-column col-sm-12 col-lg-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__specs-container -spacing\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eProduct Number: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003e156285\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eMintage: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003e1,000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eComposition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003e99.99% pure gold\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eWeight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003e15.43 g\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eEdge: S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003eerrated\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eCertificate: S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003eerialized\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eFace Value: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003e200 dollars\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eFinish: P\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003eroof\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tmx-pdp__spec\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-block font-weight-bold\"\u003eArtist: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"d-block mt-1\"\u003eJohn Mantha (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Canadian Mint","offers":[{"title":"CA19878812","offer_id":51819366089005,"sku":null,"price":3105.23,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4844\/5231\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_c4faa6e2-03a5-4c19-8ba6-239d3bad2935.png?v=1770997356","url":"https:\/\/globalbullionsuppliers.com\/en-us\/products\/pure-gold-coin-great-canadian-explorers-series-alexander-mackenzie-mintage-1-000-2017","provider":"Global Bullion Suppliers ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}