2018 Canada $1 R&D Lab: Double Concave Loon 10oz. Fine Silver (No Tax)

2018 Canada $1 R&D Lab: Double Concave Loon Fine Silver (No Tax)

A FIRST! DOUBLE CONCAVE: This 10 oz. pure silver coin is concave on both sides! Order today!

The Royal Canadian Mint has unleashed the creative minds of our innovative research and development (R&D) team to create your multi-faceted collectible: A double-concave coin with the 11-sided shape and reverse design of Canada’s 1-dollar Loonie. This coin features a curvature on both sides of 6.3 millimetres and an edge thickness of more than 16 millimetres! While a brilliant proof finish brings new life to the classic design, the obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, which is beautifully engraved with a concentric repeating pattern of maple leaves.

A 10 oz. coin like you’ve never seen before!

This $1 99.99% pure silver coin weighs 10 ounces and has a diameter of 60 millimetres. Designed by the Royal Canadian Mint R&D Lab, it applies new technology to create a coin that features multiple unique traits. The piedfort style of the coin receives a whole new treatment with a concave shape on both sides of the coin. The total curvature of each side is 6.3 millimetres and the edge thickness is over 16 millimetres—which makes it even thicker than our 1 kilogram coins. The 11-sided circumference and reverse design are taken from Canada’s 1-dollar circulation coin, the Loonie. Robert Ralph Carmichael’s iconic image presents a stylized common loon floating past an island on a lake. The reverse features the text “CANADA” and “DOLLAR” and the date “2018”. The coin’s obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II against a repeating field of concentric maple leaves.

Specification:
RCM Number: 161927
Composition: 99.99% pure silver
Mintage: 112
Weight: 311.5 g
Diameter: 59.98 mm
Finish: Proof
Edge: Serrated
Face Value: $1
Artists: Robert-Ralph Carmichael (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

Special Features:

• NEW MINTING TECHNOLOGY! From our R&D Lab comes your amazing coin that features a concave obverse and reverse with more than 6 millimetres of curvature on each side!
• BELOVED DESIGN! Robert-Ralph Carmichael’s renowned common loon design—the face of the Canadian 1-dollar coin (the Loonie)—gets a brand new look on this proof-finish coin!
• UNIQUE PACKAGING! This coin is enclosed in a double-concave capsule, so you can fully appreciate its shape and brilliant proof finish!
• SIGNED CERTIFICATE! The coin includes a serialized certificate signed by the Royal Canadian Mint’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Xianyao Li.
• CRAFTED FROM 10 OZ. 99.999% PURE SILVER! This coin has no GST/HST!
• ULTRA-LOW MINTAGE! Only 112 coins available worldwide!

Packaging
The coin is enclosed in a double-concave capsule, so you can fully appreciate its shape and brilliant proof finish.