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Canada 2015 $30 Looney Tunes: Classic Scenes: Birds Anonymous 2 oz. 99.99% Pure Silver Color 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

Finish - proof with color

Weight (g) - 62.67 (2 troy oz.)

Diameter (mm) - 54

Edge - serrated

Certificate - serialized (serial numbers will vary)

Face value - 30 dollars (a legal tender Canadian coin)

Artists - Warner Bros. (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Description

Appearing together in more than 40 cartoons from the classic series, Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird have created a wealth of memorable scenes as the tuxedo cat typically pays the price for his instinct-driven pursuit of the little yellow canary.  Beneath Tweety’s sweet exterior lies a resourceful resilience, which begs the question: who is more tormented, the little canary or the feckless feline?  

Premiering on August 10, 1957, Birds Anonymous - as featured on the coin’s reverse - is remarkable for its suspenseful opening scenes that play up contrasts between shadows and light.  The story itself begins quite dramatically: in the darkness, Sylvester the Cat appears to be victorious in capturing Tweety by plucking him out of his cage.  But in true Looney Tunes fashion, Sylvester is stopped in his tracks when a crimson-colored cat appears at the window and explains that a cat’s desire to eat a bird is purely an addiction - and one that can be overcome.  After attending a meeting with other bird-eating “addicts,” Sylvester sets out to overcome his cravings but a series of events will test his resolve, pushing Sylvester to the breaking point as he tries to repress his hunger for Tweety.  

The winner of the 1957 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject (Cartoon), Birds Anonymous has long been a favorite among the animated duo’s fans, who can’t help but feel sympathetic to the cat as he battles against his own very nature!

Special features:

• Crafted from 99.99% pure silver, these coins are striking thanks to the combined use of selective color, expert engraving and multiple finishes.
• This coin comes packaged in a box that mimics an ACME crate, which was a fixture in Looney Tunes shorts whenever a character would have something shipped to them!
• For our Canadian customers, this coin is GST/HST exempt.

About the Design:

The reverse image, provided by Warner Brothers, depicts a scene from the Looney Tunes cartoon Birds Anonymous (1957).  Rendered in finely detailed engraving and selective color, the scene is one that makes a playful use of shadows and light.  Peering out at the viewer as though they have caught him in the act, Sylvester stands frozen with eyes wide open, and one hand wrapped around Tweety.  Tweety is also facing the viewer, with an expression of shock on his face after being plucked from his cage by the hungry cat, and yet stunned by the interruption that may have just spared him his life.  The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Packaging:

Each coin is encapsulated and presented in an ACME wood crate protected by a graphic beauty box.

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 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.