Canada 2017 $20 Brilliant Birch Leaves With Drusy Stone 1 oz. Pure Silver Proof
99.99% Pure Silver Proof. All coins offered in this listing are unsearched! All of our Canadian coins are stored in a climate controlled, smoke-free vault. All of our Canadian coins are acquired directly from the Royal Canadian Mint - We do not sell'second-hand' coins from unreliable and potentially fraudulent sources. Composition - 99.99% pure silver. Finish - proof drusy stone embellishment. Weight (g) - 31.39 (one troy ounce). Certificate - serial numbered (serial numbers will vary). Face Value - 20 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin). Artists - Tony Bianco (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse). A crystal-encrusted drusy stone of brightest green recalls the glorious forest canopy at the height of summer.
This is the Royal Canadian Mint's second coin featuring a semi-precious drusy stone embellishment and exquisite Art Nouveau-inspired engraving. A beautiful gift for someone who enjoys unique coins! Highly sought after in the jewelry market, a crystal-encrusted drusy stone embellishes each coin! Only a very small portion of fine drusy quartz has the rich green tones selected for these coins - each is unique!
The stone leaf emerges from a cluster of engraved birch leaves and catkins. These are set within a striking Art Nouveau-inspired frame of curling wood and stylized leaf forms captured in painstaking detail with expert engraving and finishing.LOW MINTAGE: Low mintage of only 5,500 coins worldwide. 1-OUNCE 99.99% PURE SILVER COIN! For our Canadian customers, this coin is GST/HST exempt!
Designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco, the coin features a cluster of birch leaves that includes a green drusy stone leaf embellishment. The sparkling drusy leaf emerges from the engraved silver cluster, seeming to burst out of the image alongside a clutch of catkins. The image is encircled by an ornate Art Nouveau-style frame of curled branches and stylized foliate shapes. Variations in finishing work with intricate engraving to give the design depth and texture. Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell protected by a black beauty box. Photos: 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.Whenever possible, we use actual photos of our coins, rather than just "artist's conception" drawings 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.
" Unsearched" - 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.