# 495 - Canadian Commemoratives - Part 7

Today we will continue a small series called "Lost Ships in Canadian Waters".

They are $20 CAD coins with 99.99% pure silver, a metal weight of 31.39g (1.01oz) and Proof finish.

The text below comes from Wikipedia.org.

"Franklin's lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. A Royal Navy officer and experienced explorer, Franklin had served on three previous Arctic expeditions, the latter two as commanding officer. His fourth and last, undertaken when he was 59, was meant to traverse the last unnavigated section of the Northwest Passage. After a few early fatalities, the two ships became icebound in Victoria Strait near King William Island in the Canadian Arctic, in what is today the territory of Nunavut. The entire expedition, comprising 129 men, including Franklin, was lost."

This coin's mintage was 6,952 units and its issue price was $109.95 CAD.

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This is a super beautiful colorized coin. I wish I had one, just to look at!

They are very beautiful, but the price that RCM issues them is very high. This one was almost $110 CAD.

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