$4 Silver Coin – Tyrannos...
$42.95 CAD
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$4 Silver Coin – Tyrannosaurus Rex (2009)
2009
Mintage 20,000
ARCHIVED
$4 Silver Coin – Tyrannosaurus Rex (2009)
2009
Mintage 20,000
$42.95 CAD
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430
Status: CAN & US shipping only
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$4 Silver Coin – Tyrannosaurus Rex (2009)
From the world-famous fossil deposits of Alberta comes the kingof alldinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus rex. With an overall length of 12 m (39 ft) and agaping 1.85 m (6 ft) bite full of 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) long teeth, it was themost ferocious of all! Read the full story behind the coin...
This coin’s exceptional design reveals just how immense the jaws of thisformidable predator were—it’s an amazing find that any coin collector,nature lover and dinosaur hunter would be proud to call their own.
NOTE: By popular demand, this 4-coin collection is being expanded to include an exciting fifth coin scheduledto launch in the Fall of 2010.
Highlights: A selective aging effect creates a powerful impression offossilized bones in stone. In fact, this technique ensures no two coins areexactly alike. Each 99.99% pure silver coin is unique and—with a designthat was developed in close collaboration with palaeontologists atAlberta’s Royal Tyrell Museum—is an original and compelling keepsakeof one of humanity’s great fascinations.
Reverse: An unusual perspective of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeletonaccentuating its immense jaws.
Tyrannosaurus rex - the story
It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding—and opens awindow to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilizedbones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth butdisappeared suddenly 65 million years ago.
During the time of these great beasts, a great inland sea coveredmuch of western Canada and the area now known as Alberta andSaskatchewan was a lush subtropical shore—and home to over 35dinosaur species. As these animals died, the evolving landscapecovered their bones with centuries of mud and sand—only to berevealed when the glaciers from the last Ice Age scraped away thetop layers of rock and exposed bits of fossilized bone. Discoveredby paleontologists in the late 1800's, they inspired generations ofdinosaur hunters and established Canada as one of the richestsources of Late Cretaceous fossils on earth.
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of several large carnivore (tyrannosaur)species that lived in Alberta, appearing shortly before themysterious mass extinction. Its name means "tyrant lizard" andthere is no doubt it still rules today as the most popularized imageof these prehistoric animals.
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex measured up to 12 m (39 ft) fromhead to tail. It had a gaping one-metre (3 ft) bite with 10 to 15cm (4 to 6 in) long teeth that could rip out hundreds of pounds offlesh at a time.
This coin’s exceptional design reveals just how immense the jaws of thisformidable predator were—it’s an amazing find that any coin collector,nature lover and dinosaur hunter would be proud to call their own.
NOTE: By popular demand, this 4-coin collection is being expanded to include an exciting fifth coin scheduledto launch in the Fall of 2010.
Highlights: A selective aging effect creates a powerful impression offossilized bones in stone. In fact, this technique ensures no two coins areexactly alike. Each 99.99% pure silver coin is unique and—with a designthat was developed in close collaboration with palaeontologists atAlberta’s Royal Tyrell Museum—is an original and compelling keepsakeof one of humanity’s great fascinations.
Reverse: An unusual perspective of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeletonaccentuating its immense jaws.
Tyrannosaurus rex - the story
It is a discovery that sends hearts pounding—and opens awindow to the mystifying world of dinosaurs. Their fossilizedbones testify to the massive beasts that once ruled the earth butdisappeared suddenly 65 million years ago.
During the time of these great beasts, a great inland sea coveredmuch of western Canada and the area now known as Alberta andSaskatchewan was a lush subtropical shore—and home to over 35dinosaur species. As these animals died, the evolving landscapecovered their bones with centuries of mud and sand—only to berevealed when the glaciers from the last Ice Age scraped away thetop layers of rock and exposed bits of fossilized bone. Discoveredby paleontologists in the late 1800's, they inspired generations ofdinosaur hunters and established Canada as one of the richestsources of Late Cretaceous fossils on earth.
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of several large carnivore (tyrannosaur)species that lived in Alberta, appearing shortly before themysterious mass extinction. Its name means "tyrant lizard" andthere is no doubt it still rules today as the most popularized imageof these prehistoric animals.
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex measured up to 12 m (39 ft) fromhead to tail. It had a gaping one-metre (3 ft) bite with 10 to 15cm (4 to 6 in) long teeth that could rip out hundreds of pounds offlesh at a time.
Specifications
Product Number
623429
Mintage
20,000
Composition
99.99% pure silver
Weight
15.87 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
serialized
Face Value
4 dollars
Finish
proof (with selective aging effect on the reverse)
Artist
Kerri Burnett (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
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