Canada 1999 15 dollars

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3213

This specimen was lot 3213 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 30 € (about US$39 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Canadá. 1999. Isabel II. 15 dólares. Año del Conejo. En estuche oficial con certificado [Year of the Rabbit. In official box with certificate]. AG. Proof." This was issued for the Year of the Rabbit. This coin was the second in a series of silver bullion coins featuring the Chinese zodiac.

Recorded mintage: 77,791.

Specification: 33.63 g, bimetallic (.925 fine silver and gold), 40 mm diameter, this specimen 34,09 g.

Catalog reference: KM 331.

Sources:

• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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