SKU# OK1414279413E


Canada 2014 $20 Cougar: Pouncing in the Snow 1 oz. Pure Silver Proof Coin


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

Composition: 99.99% pure silver with selective gold plating

Finish: proof

Weight (g): 31.39 (one troy oz.)

Diameter (mm): 38

Edge:  serrated

Face Value:  $20 (a legal tender Canadian coin)

Artists:  Maurade Baynton (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)



Description

The cougar is one of Canada's most powerful, elusive and beautiful predators. This silent hunter is the perfect subject for the Royal Canadian Mint's stunning new three-coin and five-coin sets. Viewed together, the series showcases the variety of finishes, selective plating applications, colour and precious metals used by Royal Canadian Mint engravers to bring life and energy to every image.


Special features:

  • This beautiful 99.99% pure silver coin set features multiple technologies to bring out the stunning beauty of a cougar.
  • Celebrate the life and habits of an astonishing Canadian predator, struck in 99.99% pure silver in an engraved work of stunning artistry.
  • For our Canadian customers, this coin is GST/HST exempt.


Design:

This coin features a female cougar leaping through the snow toward her prey. Viewed from the position of the prey animal, this dynamic portrait presents to stunning effect the cougar's most important hunting tools: her large, powerful fore-paws, highly muscular back legs, long counterbalance tail, strong shoulders for holding down prey, and sharp gaze. In a stylized landscape of snow-covered rocky terrain, she leaps with intense focus toward the viewer. The cougar is finished in gold plating to bring the intensity of the image to life.


Packaging:

Each coin is encapsulated and comes in a Royal Canadian Mint maroon clam-shell case protected by a white sleeve.



Shipping & Handling

Fast, free shipping & handling via USPS First Class Mail to all U.S. addresses.  USPS Priority Mail & Priority Mail Express are also available for an additional charge.


International shipping via ebay’s 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.


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.

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 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.