Canada 2017 20 dollars KM-2441

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 3137

This specimen was lot 3137 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $95. The catalog description[1] noted,

"CANADA: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, AR 20 dollars, 2017, Fossils of Canada Series -articulated dorsal exoskeleton of a young Ogygopsis klotzi, antique finish, with COA and original deluxe case of issue and stand, Unc. As per the Royal Canadian Mint, "In a time that predates the dinosaurs, roughly 500 million years ago, marine invertebrates were the most abundant life forms on Earth. Early arthropods known as trilobites thrived in the ancient seas that covered our planet during the Cambrian Period. Today, their remains are the object of study and fascination, particularly those of the Mount Stephen Trilobite Beds, in British Columbia's Yoho National Park, where "stone bugs" such as Ogygopsis provide a glimpse of life in Ancient Canada!"

Wikipedia comments, "Ogygopsis is a genus of trilobite from the Cambrian of Antarctica and North America, specifically the Burgess Shale." Other NCLT's in this denomination issued in 2017 included KM 2017, 2212, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2416, 2417, 2418, 2419, 2420, 2421, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2426, 2427, 2428, 2429, 2432, 2433, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, 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: unknown.

Specification: 31.39 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, irregular edge.

Catalog reference: KM-2441.

Source:

  • 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 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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