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2017 Canada 1 Ounce $20 Silver Nutty Squirrel & Mighty Oak NGC PF69UC Early Releases

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All Hail the Squirrel on this Pure Silver Coin with First-Ever Oak Wood Embellishments!

 

Though small in stature, squirrels do in fact serve an important ecological function – and a nutty function at that! As they gather nuts for the winter, squirrels bury some of their loot in the ground. And, while its sounds “nuts” to bury one’s supplies where winter storms will cover it up, squirrels can actually find food buried beneath a foot of snow. They don’t find all of their nuts, however, which results in, yup, you guessed it…more trees!

 

Now the Royal Canadian Royal Mint has given these little critters their due on this delightful one-ounce silver coin. Mind you, this isn’t just any coin; the creative artisans at the mint for the first time ever used real wood embellishments to augment this exquisite treasure. Using precision lasers to cut real Canadian oak wood, five oak leaf shapes were surgically crafted and then permanently adhered to the coin’s surface. Plus, the coin comes graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in near-perfect Proof-69 Ultra Cameo (PF69UIC) condition. In addition, your 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!

 

Struck in a full troy ounce of highly-pure 99.99% silver, this $25 legal-tender coin is a fascinating tribute one of nature’s multi-talented creatures. Acrobat, bandit, gardener, and trickster – the squirrel takes on all of these roles and more. It’s no wonder there’s a National Squirrel Appreciation Day every January 21st! It’s no joke. In fact, you can blame humans for introducing squirrels to most of our major city parks during the 1850s and ’60s. Folks back then thought feeding squirrels encouraged kindness to all animals and thus afforded people who could not leave the city a way to enjoy nature!

 

Whether you love squirrels or loathe them, you’re sure to enjoy this coin and its nutty hero. You’d have to be nuts to pass up on the 2017 Canada Nutty Squirrel One-Ounce Silver Proof. Add one to your cart today!

 

  • A DELIGHTFUL DESIGN TO GO NUTS FOR – The 2017 Canada Nutty Squirrel One-Ounce Silver Proof features actual Canadian oak wood embellishments permanently adhered to the coin’s surface. It adds an incredibly unique element to the design of a squirrel climbing down a tree in its never-ending search for nuts to store for the winter. The coin’s obverse features Susanna Blunt’s wonderful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

 

  • STRUCK IN HIGHLY-PURE SILVER – Each Nutty Squirrel One-Ounce Silver Proof was struck min a Troy ounce of 99.99% silver.

 

  • CANADIAN LEGAL TENDER – These Nutty Squirrel Silver Proofs are $20 legal tender in Canada.

 

  • Grade din Near-Perfect PROOF CONDITION – Your 2017 Canada Nutty Squirrel One-Ounce Silver Proof has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in near-perfect Proof-69 Ultra Cameo (PF69UIC) condition, a distinction that means your almost-flawless coin will showcase an impressive full strike and indistinguishable imperfections – well above and beyond the quality of the vast majority of coins in the series.

 

  • KEY EARLY RELEASES CERTIFICATION – Your 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.

 

  • VERY LOW LIMITED EDITION – The Royal Canadian Mint set the maximum worldwide edition limit for this coin at just 7,500. It will come in official mint packaging and accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity.

 

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Year of Issue 2017
Country Canada
Composition Silver
Purity 0.9999
Condition Proof
Grade PF69UCAM
Pedigree Early Releases
Denomination 20.00
Currency Type Dollar
Mint Name Royal Canadian Mint
Coin Weight 31.39 Grams - g
Weight 1 Ounce - oz
Dimensions 38mm