Celebrate the first-ever ULTRA HIGH RELIEF MEDALLIC 5 Ounce Pure Silver Maple Leaf with an unique, one-year-only-design and a mintage limit of only 2,500! When Canada introduced the. First Silver Maple Leaf. In 1988, who knew that these would become the most popular and collected series of Canadian coins in history? Now, twenty-six years later, the mint is again making history with this stunning, ultra high relief. Proof with an unique design of three maple leaves gently drifting on an autumn. First five troy ounce SML minted in high relief. This coin features a handsome, one-year-only maple leaf design, commissioned specifically by the Mint from Canadian artist Luc Normandin! Even more significant is the. Tremendously low mintage limit of only 2,500. Creating a exclusive opportunity for the savvy investor! This coin will sell out quickly at the Mint! Because of the popularity of Silver Maple Leafs, the huge size, and the very low mintage limit, a quick sell out is expected. We recommend immediate action if you wish to secure one of these proof five ouncers for your collection. Unique Ultra High Relief and Medallic Qualities! This coin features the highest relief the Royal Canadian Mint has achieved on a five troy ounce planchet. Such ultra high relief. Requires that each coin be struck multiple times, using enhanced tooling and hand-polished dies developed specifically for the excruciatingly high pressures. The results are truly stunning: the exceptional sculptural qualities of high relief, an age-old technique normally reserved for large medals and medallions. The maple leaves on this coin literally rise from the coins surface, like sculptures. Don’t forget these other great. Canadian 5 Ounce Pure Silver Proofs. Calgary Stampede – Cowboy on Bucking Bronco 5 Ounce Silver Proof. Farewell to the Penny 5 Ounce Silver Reverse Proof. 25th Anniversary of the SML Gold-Plated 5 Ounce Silver Proof. 25th Anniversary of the SML 5 Ounce Sugar Maple Silver Reverse Proof. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 60th Anniversary 5 Ounce Silver Proof. Beaver Swimming Underwater 5 Ounce Silver Proof. It is only the third five ounce Silver Maple Leaf ever! Purest silver in the world – this Silver Maple Leaf is four 9s pure. Total worldwide mintage is only 2,500! We expect it to go quickly at the mint and increase in the aftermarket! Given its unique status, low mintage, and ultra high relief. Profile, this will become one of the keys to the entire SML series. Every Silver Maple Leaf collector needs this unique five-ounce silver maple! Unique, one-year-only design comprised of three Sugar Maple. Leaves gently drifting on an autumn. Design is a commissioned work of art, from Canadian artist Luc Normandin! Exquisite, frosted cameo proof finish. Proof finish silver maples are few and far between! This is the first-ever 5 Oz Silver Proof from the Royal Canadian Mint minted in ultra high relief. Encapsulated in full numismatic packaging: burgundy lacquered wooden presentation case, with individually numbered certificate. The Orange Sugar Maple. The pride and joy of maple syrup producers in Vermont, Ontario and Quebec (but present as far east as Nova Scotia and as far south as the state of Georgia), the Orange Sugar Maple. Is recognized around the world as the source of the sweetest, clearest maple syrup. It takes a great deal of work to produce this trees sweet, golden bounty: one quart (one liter) of syrup requires boiling down 10 gallons (40 liters) of sap! A large-leafed, long-lived tree that often tops 115 feet (35 m) in height, the sugar maple. Can live for 200 years! The shape of its five-lobed leaf is recognizable around the world; a stylized version of its leaf is found at the center of the Canadian maple leaf flag. Autumn in a forest dominated by sugar maples is an extraordinary sight. Intense rainbows of yellow, orange, red, and purple seem to set the countryside aflame in regions where sugar maples grow. Were long attracted to the sugar maple for its savory sap, sweet flowers, and close-grained hardwood. But the leaves and sap are not the only prized features of the Sugar Maple. Sugar Maple wood is exceptionally hard, making it a material of choice for furniture-makers and producers of hardwood flooring, as well as makers of other notable products, including bowling pins and alley floors, basketball courts, baseball bats, violins, guitars, and drums. Ultra-low mintage, ultra high relief. An unique, one-year-only Silver Maple Leaf design, HUGE 5 troy ounce size, the purest silver on the planet, and frosted proof finish, all in a handsome, burgundy lacquered wooden presentation box. What more do we have to say? ! ? Technology Note – Purity. The Royal Canadian Mint refines the purest silver in the world. The RCM is also the only mint in the world to issue commemorative coins in a. This five troy ounce silver proof coin is 99.99% pure! Unique, one-year-only design comprised of three Sugar Maple leaves. Gently drifting on an autumn breeze! The date and denomination also appear. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In profile facing right. This portrait, the second effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian coinage, was executed by the artist Arnold Machin. The legend ELIZABETH II. Each silver maple leaf. Is encapsulated inside a burgundy lacquered wood, clamshell-style presentation case, lined with black velvet, protected by a black outer box. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. 9999 Fine (Pure) Silver. Talisman World Coins and Medals has been in business for more than 25 years and is one of the largest world coin direct distributors and wholesalers in the world. The item “Canada 2014 Silver Maple Leaf $50 5 Ounce Pure Silver Ultra High Relief Proof” is in sale since Monday, February 17, 2014. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Canada\Commemorative”. The seller is “talismancoins” and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Year: 2014
- Denomination: $50
- Strike Type: Proof
- Composition: Silver