All coins offered in this listing are unsearched! (see ‘Additional Information’ below)

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/counterfeit sources.

Specifications:

Mintage – 6,964

Composition - fine silver (99.99% pure)

Finish - proof

Weight (g) - 31.39 (1 troy oz.)

Diameter (mm) - 38

Edge - serrated

Certificate – serialized (serial numbers will vary)

Face value - 20 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin)

Artists - RCM engravers reproduced the painting Toronto Street, Winter Morning by Lawren S. Harris (1921) (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Description:

Lawren Stewart Harris was born in Brantford, Ontario, on October 23, 1885. Born into a wealthy family (his family co-owned the important farm equipment company, Massey-Harris), Harris was able to devote his life to art. This freedom allowed him not only to become a leading landscape artist and key founder of the Group of Seven, but a major supporter of other important Canadian artists. When he was 19 years old, Harris moved to Germany to study art. For Harris, the particularities of Canada's many landscapes became the conduits for the expression of universal truths and his paintings evolved from Impressionist landscapes to geometric abstractions in the 1930s. Regardless of the forms his art adopted, the relationship between the physical and the spiritual remained a key concern over the course of his career. In 1940, after six years in New Hampshire and New Mexico, Harris settled in Vancouver, where he remained until his death in January 1970. Harris was a Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of several honorary degrees from Canadian universities. He is widely recognized as one of the most important figures in modern Canadian art.

This is the 4th coin in the Group of Seven series!

Special features: Each coin beautifully captures Harris's fascination with the interaction of past and present in the central images of Victorian buildings and a horse-drawn delivery van. This is the 4th coin in the series. Coins previously issued are: Varley, Stormy Weather; Carmichael, Houses, Cobalt; and Lismer, Nova Scotia Fishing Village. This coin is crafted in 1 ounce of fine silver (99.99% pure).  Only 6,964 coins were released worldwide! 

Design: In the reproduction of Harris' Toronto Street, Winter Morning, several bundled figures walk in the snowy streets by a horse-drawn delivery van. The contrast of light and morning shadows underscores the strong visual tension captured in the dominance of horizontal and vertical lines of street, architecture, and small stand of trees that define the painting.

Photos: When a listing offers multiples of the same coin, typically only one coin is chosen at random for the listing photo.  Since all of the coins included in the listing are essentially identical, the random coin photographed is representative of all of the coins offered.

Our goal is to provide clear, high definition photos that accurately represent the coin(s) offered in each of our eBay listings.  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.

Packaging: Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock. The case is protected by a black sleeve.

Shipping & Handling:

Fast, free shipping & handling to USA via USPS First Class Mail!

USPS Priority Mail & Priority Mail Express are also available for an additional charge.

International shipping is via the eBay Global Shipping Program.

Additional Information:

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“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.  These graded and certified coins are then sold at higher, premium prices.  When a dealer searches coins, those that they sell in original Mint packaging are only lesser quality coins.

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.