{"product_id":"2013-beaver-glen-loates-20","title":"2013 Canada $20 Fine Silver Coin – The Beaver (Glen Loates)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned Canadian wildlife artist Glen Loates brings the beaver to life in one full ounce of pure silver. The reverse captures an adult beaver at the bank of a waterway, hard at work felling a tree — webbed back paws planted, broad tail counterbalancing, sharp incisors deep in the trunk — with one of its lodges rising from the lake behind, backed by dense forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruck in 99.99% pure silver with a proof finish and limited to just 8,500 pieces worldwide, this is the larger, artist-driven counterpart to the Mint's smaller wildlife issues. It arrives complete in its original Royal Canadian Mint maroon clamshell case with serialized certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCollector Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry: Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: $20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: 99.99% Fine Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 31.39 g (1 troy oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 38 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdge: Serrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: Serialized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent — pristine proof surfaces with no visible wear or toning, sealed in original mint capsule and packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMintage: 8,500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigner: Glen Loates (reverse); Susanna Blunt (obverse)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlen Loates is one of Canada's most celebrated natural history artists, whose wildlife paintings hang in collections worldwide. The beaver — one of Canada's two national animals and the emblem of the fur trade that shaped the country's early economy — receives here a naturalist's treatment rather than a heraldic one, rendered with the anatomical fidelity Loates is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Love This One\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlen Loates paints wildlife like a naturalist, and you can see it in every detail of this beaver. It's the full-ounce, 8,500-mintage big sibling to the smaller wildlife coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note: this item is sold as is, including its packaging. The photos show the exact piece you will receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Canadian Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54118876709137,"sku":"FS-EDM-0014","price":129.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/4127\/6689\/files\/BC38AAF0-72D7-499F-AC68-2C5C90A070FE.jpg?v=1786466800","url":"https:\/\/www.freedom-silver.com\/products\/2013-beaver-glen-loates-20","provider":"Freedom Silver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}