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  • Northern Lights in the Moonlight - 2016 $30 Silver Coin

    by Sherryl Reid

    "Glow-In-The-Dark" coins are highly collectible and extremely beautiful.  Place any coins with this technology under a light and they will recharge for a simmering, mesmerizing effect.

    One of my personal favorites is the "Northern Lights in the Moonlight" $30 silver coin minted in 2016. The "Glow -In-The-Dark" technology recreates the aurora borealis in the sky above Thor Peak on Baffin Island, as two wolves howl in the Arctic landscape below.  The end result is picture perfect.

    Posted in "Glow -In-The-Dark" technology, "Northern Lights in the Moonlight", $30, 2016, 99.99% Silver Coin, Royal Canadian Mint

  • What is a Piedfort Coin?

    by Sherryl Reid

    A "piedfort "coin is an unusually thick coin.  The weight and thickness of piedfort coins is twice that of other coins of the same diameter and pattern. A "piedfort" coin can be struck in gold, silver or other metals.

    For more information on "piedforts" coins, check out my blog.

    Posted in $25, 2016, RCM, Silver Piedfort Coin, The Coat of Arms of Canada