{"id":1123510,"date":"2019-06-27T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=995127"},"modified":"2019-06-27T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:30:48","slug":"canadian-mint-issues-collector-gold-coin-to-celebrate-nunavut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1123510","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Mint issues collector gold coin to celebrate Nunavut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Canadian Mint issued this week a new collector coin crafted entirely of Nunavut-sourced gold to celebrate the Arctic territory&#8217;s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The 2019 $20 pure gold 1\/10 oz. coin \u2013 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of Nunavut has a limited mintage of 1,500 and retails for $359.95<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The yellow metal was obtained from Agnico Eagle&#8217;s Meadowbank mine near Baker Lake, and TMAC Resources&#8217; mine at Hope Bay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, the Mint said the coin recaptures, in 99.99% pure gold, Germaine Arnaktauyok&#8217;s iconic drummer design that first appeared on the $2 circulation coin celebrating of Nunavut&#8217;s creation in 1999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 1\/10 oz. gold token is struck on a thin, yet wide blank that makes its Arctic-themed reverse design shiny. 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