About Fine Silver Colourised Coin Set - Classic Canadian Coins - 2019 [173712]

Stunning colour and an exclusive silver medallion! ?Celebrate the design from the most popular Canadian coins that are not available in standard circulation ? ?Maple Leaf bullion coins.

• 2018 set sold out in the first month! This is only the second time Canada?s iconic circulation coin designs have been included in a colourised collection at standard sizes.
• The unique medallion features the familiar Maple Leaf design used on Canadian bullion coins since 1979, in two different finishes; proof on the reverse, reverse proof on the obverse!
• The medallion has been enhanced with numismatic finishes instead of the typical bullion radial line background.
• The Gold Maple Leaf was the first Maple Leaf bullion coin, followed by the Silver Maple Leaf and Platinum Maple Leaf in 1988, as well as the Palladium Maple Leaf in 2005.
• The Royal Canadian Mint has always sought to make its bullion coins the world?s most pure and innovative. The most recent generation of Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins are also the world?s most secure, thanks to numerous security and quality features not found on other investment coins.
• Canada?s circulation coin designs date back as far as 1937 and highlight uniquely Canadian themes and imagery.
• Each circulation design features a stunning mirror proof finish, highlighting the colourised icons.

The idea of domestic Canadian mint dates back to the 1890s. British Columbia?s Klondike region stayed highly productive after the original Gold Rush in the 1860s, and miners were frustrated by the expense and risk of shipping gold to the US to be processed and sold. In 1901, the Ottawa Mint Act launched the process of building a branch of the British Royal Mint in Ottawa, to help alleviate new Canadian coin demand on its UK facilities. The building was completed and officially opened in January 1908. Nearly 70 years later, in 1976, production of circulation coinage was moved to a purpose-built high-tech facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Did You Know?

• More than 200 million ounces of Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins have been sold since 1988.
• In 2007 the Royal Canadian Mint created the first 99.999% pure gold bullion coin; the highest purity in the world.
• The current generation of Maple Leaf coins feature a radial line background, and are not available in proof finish.
• Bullion coins are usually bought as investments in precious metal that trade near spot metal prices. They generally have much higher mintages and are produced at much higher speed than numismatic coins. Royal Canadian Mint Maple Leaf bullion products are available from a network of dealers that spans the globe.
• In 1931, the Royal Mint in Ottawa was transferred to the Canadian government, becoming the Royal Canadian Mint. The Mint began re-designing circulation coinage shortly thereafter.
• The Mint?s high-tech plant in Winnipeg can strike up to 750 circulation coins per second and strikes more than 1 billion coins each year! Fine silver versions for special collector sets are struck in Ottawa.