Silver Coin Royal Winnipeg Ballet

The above beautiful coin celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

If you expand the image you can see the coin is of six balley dancers, each with a different colored tutu.

Mintage of this coin is limited to 7,500.  The coin comes in 99.99 fine silver, has 31.6 grams of mass, about a Troy ounce, and is minted with a proof finish.  This is a high quality coin from the Royal Canadian Mint.  The denomination of this coin is twenty Canadian dollars.

This coin is accompanied by a serialized certificate.

New Coin released in the Deadly and Dangerous Series

The Perth Mint has released the ninth coin in its Deadly and Dangerous coin series.  The coin is brilliantly colored, and features a Spider-Hunting Scorpion.

This is a one ounce fine silver coin, and is struck in proof quality.  It has a mintage of 5,000, and comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

River Rapids Features New Technique

The royal Canadian Mint has released River Rapids, featuring Algonquin Provincial Park in autumn.  This is the first time the mint has used what it calls the "Transitional Effect" on a coin.  what this means is that the way the coin is colorized, it appears that the water shimmers, or actually flows.  This technique gives an apparent movement to the image.  Once again the Royal Canadian Mint has produced an innovation that will revolutionize coinage for years to come.

The specifications on this coin is produced with a PROOF finish, and minted in one ounce of 0.9999 fine silver.  It is spectacularly colorized, and mintage is limited to just 7,500.  The denomination of this coin is $20.  It is housed in a display case, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, which is serialized.

The above image can be clicked and connects directly to the mint.

Green Darner Dragonfly Hologram Coin

The Green Darner Dragonfly Silver coin is the second coin in the series.  This is a half ounce fine silver coin, with a colorful hologram on the reverse.  The coin has a proof finish of 0.9999 fine silver, and mintage is limited to 10,000.

The image above is a link to the Royal Canadian Mint, and in particular, this coin.  we recommend that you get your coin directly from the Royal Canadian Mint

New from Canada, Lost Ships in Canadian Waters

The Royal Canadian Mint has released two exciting coins initiating the series Lost Ships in Canadian Waters.   The coins commemorating the hundredth anniversary of RMS Empress of Ireland start this series.  There are two versions, each giving a unique image of the ship.

The $20 coin is one ounce of 0.9999 fine silver, proof, colorized coin.  It will ship in early October.  There is a limited distribution of two per household, so pre-order if you will want one or two.  Mintage is limited to 7,000.  The images below link to the mint.  We recommend that these be bought directly from the mint.

  

The fifty cent coin is silver plated copper.  It also will shop in early October, and will be limited to three per household.  It is colorized, and comes in a matte proof finish.  Mintage is 15,000.



The images are so different many will want both in a collection.