Description
Why purchase this magnificently graded First Releases gilded 2023 Canadian 1 oz. Silver Maple Leaf ultra high relief reverse proof coin?
In 2022, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) released the first ever ultra-high relief reverse proof variety of the Silver Maple Leaf coin. Issued annually since 1988, the standard bullion Silver Maple Leaf coin is struck with a relief height of 0.3 mm. Comparatively, the ultra-high relief variant features a relief height of 1.4 mm, which is nearly five times higher! The classic Maple Leaf image is credited to the late Walter Ott (1920-2020), the RCM’s Master Engraver and Director of Art from 1977-1985. Acclaimed medallic artist Susan Taylor, an apprentice to Mr. Ott in the early 1980s, was commissioned to re-sculpt the original maple leaf graphic into an ultra-high relief image. Ms. Taylor served as the RCM’s Senior Engraver from 1999 until her 2017 retirement. This 2023 dated, the second year of the issue of the Ultra High Relief Silver Maple Leaf series has been further augmented from the inaugural release with the addition of selectively gilded accents.
- This 2023 Silver Maple Leaf coin contains 1 Troy oz. of .9999 fine silver.
- The $20 Canadian legal tender coin is minted with an exquisite reverse-proof finish.
- Obverse and reverse imagery are showcased by breathtaking gold-plated embellishments.
- The coin features a sensational ultra-high relief strike on the reverse.
- The coin’s standard relief obverse honors the memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
- The coin measures 36 mm in diameter.
- The coin qualified for the desirable First Releases designation.
- The perfectly graded coin includes a ModernCoinMart exclusive certification label style.
- ModernCoinMart is the official distributor for the 2023 Ultra High Relief Maples in the U.S.
- The graded coin will ship with its original RCM Authenticity Certificate.
- No more than 8,000 coins will be minted.
Gorgeous Ultra High Relief Maple Leaf Design
Obverse: The obverse is graced with an elegant, gold-plated, right-facing effigy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The design, created in 2003, is an example of the work of Canadian portrait artist Susanna Blunt. The likeness of the late monarch is accompanied by the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “20 DOLLARS,” and “2023.” The additional dates “1952” and “2022” are an homage to the Queen’s incredible seventy years as Canada’s sovereign, while the four small dots between the dates are indicative of the four distinct effigies that appeared on Canadian coinage during her reign.
Reverse: A single, remarkably defined gold-plated maple leaf is centered on the reverse. Inscribed “CANADA” and “FINE SILVER 1 OZ. ARGENT PUR,” along with the coin’s “9999” purity flanking the leaf.
Pristine Proof 70
This ultra high relief 2023 Canada 1 oz. Silver Maple Leaf reverse proof $20 coin was submitted to the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) for review within thirty days of release, earning the collectible First Releases attribution. The coin is flawlessly struck, featuring perfectly finished selectively gilded surfaces and sensational eye appeal, for which the coin earned the NGC’s highest grade of Proof 70. The coin is presented in an elegant black core style sonically sealed NGC protective holder with a Canadian-themed certification label available exclusively from ModernCoinMart. The graded coin includes a booklet describing the history of the Canadian Maple Leaf series and its original RCM-issued numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
