SKU# OK13009221934EB

2014 $5 Rose, Flowers in Canada Series Bi-Metallic Silver & Niobium Proof Coin

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

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.

Specifications

Composition - 99.99% pure silver with niobium core

Finish – proof

Weight (g) – 9 (0.28936 troy ounce)

Diameter – 28 mm

Edge – interrupted serrations

Certificate – serialized (serial numbers will vary)

Face value - 5 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin)

Artists – Bert Liverance (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Description

Canada's gardens are filled with a tremendous variety of flowers, but a few of them remain all-time favorites year after year.  One of such flower is the rose, arguably the crowning glory of gardens everywhere.  This seemingly delicate beauty is as old as the dinosaurs with roughly 150 species blooming in the Northern Hemisphere.

Today, gardeners cherish the rose for its endless forms and colors, its fragrance and its historic reputation as the preeminent exemplar of floral beauty from the Orient to the Middle East to Europe.

A beautiful gift coin for any occasion!

Special features:

·        Second coin in this exciting new series showcasing Canada's popular flowers.

·        Each coin has been beautifully crafted in 99.99% pure silver with a niobium core.  The niobium has been individually oxidized to permanently change the color of the metal. Set against the niobium background, the single colored rose stands out in its own unique way on every coin.

·        Give this coin as a creative twist to the rose bouquet.  It's a wonderful work of art for gardeners and anyone who appreciates the beauty and history of roses!

·        Limited to mintage worldwide - a must-have!

 Design:

Each coin shows a single rose selectively colored so it stands out from a sea of blooms - a tribute to the crowning glory of Canadian gardens from coast to coast.  The design is further enhanced by the coin's oxidized niobium core, which creates a stunning, one-of-a-kind effect.

 Did you know…

·        There's a tremendous variety of flowers to be found in Canadian gardens, but a few superstar blooms remain all-time favorites year after year.  One of them is the rose, arguably the crowning glory of gardens just about everywhere.

·        There are roughly 150 species of roses in the Northern Hemisphere, growing from Alaska to Mexico and South America.

·        Today, gardeners cherish the rose for its endless forms and colors, its fragrance and its historic reputation as the preeminent exemplar of floral beauty from the Orient to the Middle East to Europe, and finally to the Americas.

·        The niobium core on each of these rose coins has been individually oxidized for a spectacular one-of-a-kind patina that will last forever.  It creates a unique background to showcase the single flower that has been selectively colored as a stunning tribute to every garden's reigning bloom.

Packaging:

Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded black clam-shell protected by a black beauty box

A beautiful gift coin for any occasion!

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 Destinations: 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.