2018 Canada Specimen Set – Burrowing Owl
Where open grasslands provide unobstructed views, the long-legged burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) stays close to the ground and its subterranean nest. This bespeckled summer resident of Canada’s Prairie Provinces is one of our smaller-sized owls, and its features are beautifully showcased on the aureate dollar coin that is at the heart of this 2018 Specimen Set.
Specifications:
Item: 164602
Mintage: 30,000
Finish: Specimen
Face Value: 1 dollar
Composition: Three-ply brass finish plated steel
Weight (g): 6.27
Diameter (mm): 11-sided 26.50
Edge: Interrupted serrations
Artist: Pierre Girard (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 2 dollars
Composition: Outer ring: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel Inner Core: Three-ply brass finish plated aluminum bronze
Weight (g): 6.99
Diameter (mm): 28.03
Edge: Plain
Artist: Brent Townsend (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 50 cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight (g): 6.9
Diameter (mm): 27.13
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Cathy Bursey-Sabourin (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 25 cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight (g): 4.4
Diameter (mm): 23.88
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 10 cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight (g): 1.75
Diameter (mm): 18.06
Edge: Reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Face Value: 5 cents
Composition: Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight (g): 3.95
Diameter (mm): 21.20
Edge: Plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger Gray (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
