Why did they do it? “Because we can”. This was the one simple reason given by the Royal Canadian Mint as to why they struck a million-dollar bullion coin. Not only was it a million dollar coin, it was the first ever. In 2007, the $1 million CAD was created to help promote… Read more »
With a slight breeze riffling the water, twelve ships set sail from Havana. Eleven were bound for Spain, loaded with gold and silver. Among them were the flagship Capitana and Urca de Lima. The twelfth ship was the Griffon, a French merchant vessel that had been detained in port. Afraid that word would leak of… Read more »
