1 Oz Sunshine Mint Great Northwest Vancouver Trade Unit Round BU

Although unmarked, this round was minted by the Sunshine Mint in the early 1980s. Another round with the same reverse and themes on the obverse depicts Mt. Hood and Mt. Saint Helens. The Mt. Hood round is also paired with a sunray reverse that contains the Sunshine Mint mint-mark. Another pairing occurs with a $ reverse which itself has been paired with a known Sunshine Minting Morgan obverse. As a result of these different pairings, it is reasonable to conjecture that the mint is the Sunshine Mint. The Vancouver round is uncommon.

Obverse: The obverse depicts a stagecoach with horses standing in front of the stockade of Fort Vancouver. The mast of a ship can be seen in the background on the right.  A line of text at the top of the round reads "THE GREAT NORTHWEST". The name "VANCOUVER U.S.A." is inscribed at the bottom.

Reverse: The central feature of the reverse is the common motif of the trade unit scales. Laurel leaves flank either side of the scales. The weight "ONE TROY OUNCE" is inscribed at the top with "31.1 GRAMS" immediately below it. The lower inscription contains the text "SILVER TRADE UNIT". Immediately above that is the purity and content of ".999 FINE SILVER".