Canada 2018 30 dollars KM-2694
This specimen was lot 3134 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted,
"CANADA: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, AR 30 dollars, 2018, Polar Bear mother and cubs, with COA and original case of issue, Proof. As per the Royal Canadian Mint, "The Canadian Arctic is a place of superb extremes, home to some of the world's most fascinating animals, such as the mighty polar bear. Our latest innovation, multidimensional coloring, creates the illusion of true water immersion on the reverse. Offering a double perspective to the 3D effect, the motif shows a mother bear diving with one of her cubs while the other watches from the engraved surface." The coin is encapsulated and presented in a burgundy double-shell case adorned with the Royal Canadian Mint logo."
Other NCLT's in this denomination issued in 2018 included KM 2683, 2695, 2696, 2697, 2698, 2699, 2700, 2701, 2702 and 2703 and others not yet assigned a KM number.
Recorded mintage: 3,000 proofs.
Specification: 62.69 g, 0.999 fine silver, 50 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-2694.
- 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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