Canada 2016 $20 Landscape Illusion Mountain Goat 99.99% Pure Silver Color Proof
All coins offered in this listing are unsearched! All of our Canadian coins are acquired directly from the Royal Canadian Mint - The counterfeiting of numismatic coins, and the sale of stolen coins, are serious problems for coin collectors and dealers. Unlike many other coin dealers. To protect against these risks, we do not sell'second-hand' coins. All of our Canadian coins are stored in a climate controlled, smoke-free vault.
Composition - 99.99% pure silver. Weight (g) - 31.39 (one troy ounce). Certificate - serial numbered (serial numbers will vary). Face value - 20 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin).
Artists - Julius Csotonyi (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). Shadows, lines, shapes, and highlights come together in perfect unison to create an optical illusion, tricking the brain into seeing something that isn't there. This exciting new coin series uses the fascinating art of illusion to celebrate Canada's natural heritage with unprecedented and utterly captivating designs.
Each coin features an image of the Canadian landscape and combines natural elements to create an optical illusion of wildlife - a Mint first! An ideal gift for someone who enjoys the great outdoors and the surprises they hide! The five coins in this series include. Coin 2: Monarch Butterfly - May 2016. Coin 3: Salmon - July 2016.
Coin 4: Pronghorn Antelope - September 2016. Coin 5: Snowy Owl - November, 2016. Expertly crafted in 99.99% pure silver and beautifully enhanced with color to perfect the optical illusion embedded within the primary design.Art, nature and animal lovers will adore this subscripiton, as well as any proud Canadian who cherishes the natural heritage of this land. Puzzlemeisters, graphic designers, and artists will also be impressed by the clever use of shadows, lines, shapes, and light to create each coin's eye-bending design. Only 5,500 coins (each) worldwide - a limited work of art in its own right and highly collectible! For our Canadian customers, these coins are GST/HST exempt.
First coin design, the mountain goat. Designed by Canadian artist Julius Csotonyi, the first coin in this subscription features an alpine scene beautifully crafted in colour.
It is late spring and some lingering snow still covers the ground. Mountains rise to the left and right while a ridge of moraine from retreating glaciers dominates the centre of the scene. The ancient mound has long been reclaimed by nature, and is now covered with grass and spruce trees, but on closer examination, a mountain goat emerges from its sloping side. The goat's body is shaped by melting snow and exposed stone, while the trunks of wind-worn spruce trees stand as its legs and horns. Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell protected by a black beauty box.All of the coins offered in this listing are "unsearched". Many coin dealers "search" all coins when they are received from the Mint.
They "cherry-pick" the best coins. Then submit them to be graded, certified, and slabbed by PCGS, NGC, ANACS, etc. When a dealer searches coins, those that they sell in original Mint packaging are only lesser quality coins. When a listing offers multiples of the same coin, one coin is picked at random and photographed. Since all coins offered in that listing are essentially identical, the coin photographed is representative of all coins offered.
Surface areas that appear black on some proof coin photos are actually highly polished, mirror-bright metal reflecting the color of the camera. We often include proof coin photos with the coin slightly tilted to better depict the mirror bright surfaces. However, tilting the coin may resulting one side being slightly out of focus.Whenever possible, we use actual photos of our coins, rather than just stock artwork from the Mint. We frequently update and upgrade the photos that appear with our listings, using improved cameras and lenses and better lighting.
We will honor your requests for additional photos as quickly as our schedule permits.