The American Bison is the sixth and final coin of the "Wildlife" series produced by the Royal Canadian Mint. All coins in the series (2011- Grizzly and Wolf; 2012- Kuguar and Moose; 2013- Antelope and Bison) are minted in the highest grade 9999 silver. They have a limited mintage of 1,000,000 pieces, which makes them an ideal collector-investment product, as their value increases from year to year- in the year of minting, these coins were sold at the normal bullion price (prices were similar to the Maple Leaf coin, for example) Today, only two years into production, they cost about 60% more than traditional investment coins. "The bison (Bison bison) or American bison is a large placental mammal of the vertebrate family, order Even-toed Ungulates, the largest mammal of North America today. Occurrence: prairies and rare, clear-cut forests of North America. In the wild, it lived in huge herds; it is estimated that before the colonisation of America by Europeans, the bison population numbered millions of individuals. By the end of the 19th century, it faced the threat of extinction, mainly due to overharvesting; buffalo hunting was then a favourite sport of whites armed with firearms. By the 1890s, the bison population was estimated at around 20,000 individuals." The obverse of the coin depicts a massive bison running through the snow. In the background stretches a forest - the natural habitat of its occurrence. The upper half shows the country of origin of the coin (Canada). At the bottom edge, we find information about the weight and the proof of the coin (like all Canadian coins, it is 9999). The obverse was designed by Emily S. Damstra. The reverse of the coin contains information about the coin's denomination ($5), as well as the year of minting (2013). Traditionally, we can also admire the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.SINGLE PACKS ARE SHIPPED IN PLASTIC ROUND CAPSULES.
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