The Royal Canadian Mint has used the Silver Maple Leaf bullion coin as a format for the release of special-issue silver bullion coins on numerous occasions. In the case of the Silver Maple Leaf, these limited-issue coins are available with a unique privy mark on the reverse side. One of the longest-running privy mark collections is the Zodiac Series. Today, 2012 1 oz Dragon Privy Silver Canadian Maple Leaf Reverse Proof Coins are available to you online at Silver.com in near-perfect condition.
Coin Highlights:
- Available to ship to you inside of a PCGS protective plastic slab!
- Impressive Dragon Privy for the Lunar Year of the Dragon!
- Reverse-proof specimens!
- Availability of certified coins is limited!
- Consists of One Troy ounce of .9999 fine silver.
- The face value of $5 (CAD) is fully backed by the Canadian government.
- Graded Specimen Proof 69 by the Professional Coin Grading Service.
- Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse of the coin.
- Sugar maple leaf and Dragon Privy on the reverse of the coins.
The Royal Canadian Mint introduced the Silver Canadian Maple Leaf in 1988. The coin was the first-ever .9999 fine silver bullion coin in the modern marketplace. Shortly after its introduction, the Royal Canadian Mint began offering small mintages of the coin each year with a unique privy mark. The very first privy mark was one honoring the 10th anniversary of the Canadian Maple Leaf Series. In 1998, the very first Zodiac Series privy marks were made available in the collection.
All of the 2012 1 oz Dragon Privy Silver Canadian Maple Leaf Reverse Proofs in this listing are available to you in near-perfect condition. Coins in Specimen Proof 69 condition have full, original mint luster and no more than two minor detracting flaws present. Acceptable flaws at this grade level include only minuscule contact marks or hairlines outside of the primary focal points of the coins.
Queen Elizabeth II is on the obverse side of 2012 Dragon Privy Silver Canadian Maple Leafs. The bust of Elizabeth II featured here is the fourth-generation design for Canadian coins and was created for the Royal Canadian Mint in 2003 by Susanna Blunt. This is the first image of the Queen during her reign to showcase the monarch without a crown.
A sugar maple leaf is featured in the reverse design field of the 2012 1 oz Dragon Privy Silver Canadian Maple Leaf. The coins all have the Walter Ott design of the sugar maple leaf from 1979, with a Year of the Dragon privy mark present on this field. All of these coins are reverse proof specimens with mirrored design elements overlaying frosted background fields.
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