2017 Canada 1/2-oz $10 Silver Kayaking On The River Colorized NGC PF70 Matte Early Releases - Canada's 150th Anniversary Label

Silver Coin Takes You On An Exciting Kayak Adventure

Kayaks come in many sizes and can be designed for a multitude of uses including hunting, fishing, transporting goods or just plain recreation. The origins of this simple-yet-effective watercraft can be traced back to the prehistoric Inuit people’s use of the craft in the waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic and North Pacific. The word “kayak” was Inuit for “hunter’s boat” and it was the primary method of travel across the oceans, lakes and rivers. Now this quintessential Canadian boat is the subject of a spectacular legal-tender commemorative coin!

To mark Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint partnered with Canadian Geographic to create a historic, 13-coin series that celebrated the incredible diversity and beauty of Canada's provinces and territories. The designs in the series were based on photographs from the magazine, and were reproduced with exceptional detail in full color on half-ounce coins struck in highly-pure 99.99% silver. Each coin in the series represented one of Canada’s 10 provinces and 3 territories.

This coin pays tribute to the pristine wonders of Quebec’s natural areas. Canada’s second-most populated province, Quebec puts the “French” into “French-Canadian.” That’s because French is the official language of the province. And with half the population lives in the Montreal and Quebec City urban areas, it leaves nearly 600,000 square miles of territory mostly undisturbed by human incursions. In fact, the province's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy. With so many lakes, rivers, hills, and forests seemingly frozen in time; one can easily imagine this was how the land appeared to early explorers and voyageurs as they paddled along in their kayaks loaded with beaver pelts and supplies. Today, Quebec’s rivers and lakes are a treasured part of its natural heritage, and provide a recreational playground for outdoor enthusiasts.

Your 2017 Canada Kayaking Half-Ounce Silver Proof has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Proof-70 (PF70) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended! In addition, your proof has also been certified as an Early Releases (ER) coin by NGC, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue.

With a design that appeals to coin collectors, proud Canadians and kayaking enthusiasts; these beautiful proofs are sure to paddle away in no time! Add one to your cart today “oar” you’ll be sorry later!

• EXCITING DESIGN PAYS TRIBUTE TO CANADA’S 150^TH ANNIVERSARY – This proof is the second coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s 150^th Anniversary of Canada coin series. The design puts you in the cockpit of a kayak as if you’re going out on an early-morning adventure. A thin layer of fog hovers over the river and stoic mountains loom in the distance. The entire scene is rendered in full color – right down to the blue of the kayak’s nose! The coin’s obverse features the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

• STRUCK IN HIGHLY-PURE SILVER – Each Canada Kayaking Silver Proof was struck in a half-ounce of 99.99% silver.

• CANADIAN LEGAL TENDER – These Canada Kayaking Silver Proofs are $10 legal tender in Canada.

• GRADED IN PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Your 2017 Canada Kayaking Half-Ounce Silver Proof has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect proof-70 (PF70) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended!

• KEY EARLY RELEASES CERTIFICATION – Your Canada Kayaking Silver Proof will also be certified as an Early Releases (ER) coin by NGC, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue.

• LOW LIMITED EDITION – The Canadian Royal Mint set the maximum worldwide edition limit for this coin at just 25,000.