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Canada 2014 Pintail Duck – 25-Cent Colored Specimen Coin – Ducks of Canada Series

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.

Coin Specifications

Mintage – 17,500

Composition - cupronickel

Finish - specimen

Diameter (mm) - 35

Edge - serrated

Certificate – serialized (serial numbers will vary)

Face value - 25 cents (a legal tender Canadian coin)

ArtistTrevor Tennant (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Description

The northern pintail is so named for its pin-like tail feathers.  These long, skinny plumes accentuate the pintail's slender build.  It's an elegant duck, with males typically sporting a chocolate-brown head, a blue-grey bill, and a white neck with combinations of black, grey and white along the back, and a blackish-green patch called the "speculum" shimmering from grey wings.

In contrast, the female's coloring is muted to provide critical camouflage while nesting.  Still, her bronze speculum and mottled brown feathers have an understated elegance.

The pintail is a fast and agile flyer.  It's one of the first migratory birds to return to its Canadian nesting grounds after wintering in the south.  The greatest number breed on the prairies and in the Western Arctic, where birders can delight in the graceful duck they affectionately call the "Greyhound of the Air."

This coin is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys birds or nature!

Special features:

• The specimen finish and the ducks' own reflections perfectly convey the stillness of the water, while the design itself is a celebration of a beloved species that can be found from the Canadian Arctic to the Prairies.

• Birds are a popular theme that come alive in vibrant color on this extra-large 25-cent coin. The coin measures a full 35 millimeters across its diameter - plenty of space to showcase its endearing detailed design.

• This coin is the latest addition in the popular series of bird coins.

• The coin captures a moment typically seen during Canada's seasonal cycle of a pair of migrating pintails.

• Limited worldwide mintage of 17,500.

Design:

This coin was designed by Canadian artist Trevor Tennant.  It features a pair of pintails floating serenely in the calm, mirror-like waters of their Canadian wetland habitat.

Packaging:

Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with black beauty box.

Shipping & Handling

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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.