1679 1979 Griffon Tricentennial Ghost Shop Canada Silver Dollar 4VZ4
$12.00
1 in stock
Up for sale is a silver Canadian dollar struck in 1979 to commemorate the disappearance of the ship Le Griffin. It was among the first ship to sail the Upper Great Lakes. On 18 September 1679 the ship was loaded with a cargo of furs, with six crewmen on board and sailed towards Fort Frontenac, a French military fort and trading post. By the end of November, Le Griffon still hadn’t arrived. The disappearance became the stuff of legends. An Indian prophet called Metiomek of the Iroquois said legend had cursed the ship before it left. He told its owner, the explorer René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, that the ship would sink. For years afterwards, sailors on Lake Michigan have claimed to see the ghostly outlines of a barque resembling Le Griffon suddenly appear and disappear. Many explorers have claimed to have found the wreck of Le Griffon but none of these findings have been conclusive. This coin was produced by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1979 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the ship's short service and disappearance. Please view photos and feel free to ask questions.
| Denom | 1 |
|---|---|
| Type | Canada |
| Year | 1976 |
| MM | |
| Strike | Business |
| Certification | Uncertified |
| Circulated/Uncirculated | Uncirculated |
| DateCreated | |
| Grade | |
| Denomination | $1 |
Of course, grading is subjective. It is simply an opinion. You know, everyone has one. We grade strictly in accordance with the ANA Grading Standard. Our Chief Grader, Bill, finished in the top of the ANA Summer Seminar Advanced Grading Class. This class is taught by senior graders at PCGS, NGC, and ANACS. He is also an authorized dealer for these grading services.
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- Item Availability – Please note that we have a retail coin shop, an e-commerce site, an eBay store, and attend an average of two coin shows a month. Sometimes our inventory gets sold locally, and we don’t have a chance to remove it. If that happens, we will immediately refund your money. We are literally a small three employee business.
- Postage – Please bear in mind that our postal charges include actual postage costs, and packaging which is AT LEAST $5 per package. Signature Required and/or Insurance is added on as needed. We do not ship internationally, as we had too many “lost packages”.
- Dispatch Times – We normally ship your order via USPS Ground Advantage within one day of payment. Unless we are at a show, then the next business day. Once your order has shipped, you will receive an email with the tracking number. Your item will probably take up to five days for delivery. We ship thousands of coins a year, about 2% take up to 3-4 weeks. USPS will NOT update the item location in transit, do not expect them to. If the item is lost in the mail (this happens in less than 1% of shipments), we will contact USPS to get the issue resolved. We abide by the USPS definition for a lost item: ” not delivered within 30 days of shipment”.
- Returns ONLY within 30 days– We really do not mind returns at all. However, administrative costs may require us to impose a 10% restocking fee. VERY IMPORTANT: We ONLY accept returns IF and ONLY IF the item has not been removed from the original holder we shipped it in. All items will be inspected thoroughly before a refund is issued. If you do not love the item, I encourage you to return it.