2 oz. Pure Silver Coin - From the R&D Lab: Flying Loon

2 oz. Pure Silver Coin - ...

$441.53 USD
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2 oz. Pure Silver Coin - From the R&D Lab: Flying Loon

Silver 2020 Mintage 425
Archived

2 oz. Pure Silver Coin - From the R&D Lab: Flying Loon

Silver 2020 Mintage 425
$441.53 USD
Masters Club: 6,300 Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability: Out of stock in stores

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Specifications

Product Number 201481
Mintage 425
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Embellishment Unique shape
Weight 59.5 g
Diameter 50 mm
Edge Serrated
Certificate Serialized
Face Value 1 dollar
Finish Antique
Packaging Your prototypecoin comes packaged in an exclusive R&D Lab wooden box with a special certificate to explain the technology.

Design & Artist

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Josh Bednar, Product Manager, Royal Canadian Mint

“It’s exciting to collaborate with the R&D team on a new technology. The way the design or specifications can change throughout the process is really interesting because there are some unique challenges that you don’t encounter with standard coins. Not being technical by training, I find it fascinating to see what our engineers can do.”

Josh Bednar, Product Manager, Royal Canadian Mint

Kevin Wright, M. Eng, P. Eng, Product Engineer, Research & Development

“The idea for this technology came about when we were exploring the fundamental assumptions we often take for granted about coins. In the past, we have asked questions like, ‘Why do coins have to be flat,?’ which resulted in an undulated flag coin; or ‘Why do coins have to be round?,” which led to a maple leaf and even a Canada-shaped coin. For this product, we were curious enough to ask, ‘Do coins need to be planar?” We were excited to discover that they do not need to be planar. It is possible to highlight a coin’s main feature and physically raise it above the surface.”

Kevin Wright, M. Eng, P. Eng, Product Engineer, Research & Development

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