2017 Canada 1/2-oz Silver Mackenzie River Float Planes Colorized NGC PF70 Matte Early Releases - Canada's 150th Anniversary Label

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People fortunate enough to have traveled to some of Canada’s most remote locations can tell you that the best way to get there was not by land, but by air. And whether it was for a business retreat or for a fantastic fishing vacation, the only planes that can make the flight are float planes – fixed-wing aircraft with pontoons to allow them to land and take off in water. It’s an exciting way to travel and a common sight along the Mackenzie River in Canada’s Northwest Territories. And now they can be seen on 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 rugged and untamed wilderness of Canada’s Northwest Territories. With an area of 442, 000 square miles and a population of less than 42,000, the Northwest Territories is a land rich in natural beauty. The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada and flows through a thinly populated region of forest and tundra. Many scientists believe it is the path taken by prehistoric people during their migration from Asia to America. It was also a main route used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush in the early 1900s. Wide, calm sections of the Mackenzie River are frequently used to land float planes in the ice-free season. As portions of the river are difficult to navigate by boat, the float planes are an effective way to transport people and supplies to some of the area’s remote regions.

Your 2017 Canada Float Planes 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 aviation enthusiasts; these beautiful proofs are sure to fly out of here in no time! Float one in to your cart today!

• EXCITING DESIGN PAYS TRIBUTE TO CANADA’S 150^TH ANNIVERSARY – Depicting a pair of Float Plans on the Mackenzie River, this proof is the sixth coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s 150^th Anniversary of Canada coin series. The design is selectively colorized to show the haunting Northern Lights in the background. The coin’s obverse features the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

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

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

• GRADED IN PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Your 2017 Canada Float Planes 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 Float Planes 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.