Canada 2017 20 dollars KM-2423
This specimen was lot 3266 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, AR 20 dollars, 2017, Birch Leaves, with crystal-encrusted bright green drusy stone affixed to the reverse, contains 1 troy ounce of pure silver, with COA and original Royal Canadian Mint case of issue, Proof. From the Royal Canadian Mint, 'Designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco, your coin features a cluster of birch leaves that includes a green drusy stone leaf embellishment. The sparkling drusy leaf emerges from the engraved silver cluster, seeming to burst out of the image alongside a clutch of catkins. The image is encircled by an ornate Art Nouveau-style frame of curled branches and stylized foliate shapes. Variations in finishing work with intricate engraving to give the design depth and texture.'" In 2017, this denomination was used for KM 2017, 2212, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2416, 2417, 2418, 2419, 2420, 2421, 2422, KM 2423 (shown here), 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, KM 2432, 2433, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, KM 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449, KM 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, 2454, 2455, 2456, 2457, 2458, 2459, 2460, 2465, 2466, 2467, 2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2473, 2474, 2475, 2476, 2477, 2478, 2479, 2480, 2481, 2462, 2463, 2464 and 2663.
Recorded mintage: 1,878.
Specification: 31.39 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-2423.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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