75th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Second World War - Limited Edition Proof Silver Dollar (2014) Numismatic Basketball's origins are Canadian

Basketball's origins are Canadian

loon style dollar

making this coin even more highly prized

•  A distinctive addition to any collection featuring original artwork

they allude to the radio broadcasts that announced the Allied landings that day

75th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Second World War - Limited Edition Proof Silver Dollar (2014) Numismatic Basketball's origins are CanadianRight from its onset, the Second World War ushered in a new era for Canadians. When Canada declared war on September 11, 1939, it did so as an independent nation, not as a colony automatically drawn into the conflict by Britain. The romanticized patriotism that had greeted the First World War was gone, replaced by a collective memory of the heavy losses that had been suffered. The Great Depression had left Canada's military undermanned and