Box of The Bay $5 coins. Issued in 1974 to augment the paper gift certificate program. They were durable, re-usable, could be held as a collectors piece and would support the historical aspects of HBC. 100,000 coins were struck by Sherrit Gordon Mines in nickel alloy, and sent to the Toronto store, as well as Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg.

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