2008 Canada Special Edition Olympic Uncirculated Proof Like Set

2008 Canada Special Edition Olympic Uncirculated Proof Like Set

Give your support to the athletes who represented Canada in the Beijing Olympics with this 2008 Special Edition Olympic Uncirculated Proof-like Set. It includes shiny versions of traditional coins with a little twist: the $1 loon is replaced by a special Lucky Loonie and the Caribou design is replaced by the four Olympic sport events Royal Canadian Mint coins released in: snowboarding, freestyle skiing, figure skating, and bobsleigh.

Specifications:

	Reverse	Composition	Weight	Diameter	Edge
2 Dollars	Polar Bear	Outer ring: 99+% Nickel Inner Core: 92% Copper, 6% Aluminum, 2% Nickel	7.3 g	28.03 mm	Interrupted Serrations
1 Dollar	Lucky Loonie	Nickel electro-plated with bronze	7.0 g	26.50 mm (11-sided)	Plain
50-cents	Coat of Arms	Three-ply nickel finish plated steel	6.9 g	27.13 mm	Reeded
25-cents	Snowboarding/ Freestyle Skiing/ Figure Skating/ Bobsleigh		4.4 g	23.88 mm
10-cents	Bluenose		1.75 g	18.06 mm
5-cents	Beaver		3.95 g	21.20 mm	Plain
1-cents	Maple Leaf	Two-ply copper finish plated steel	2.35 g	19.05 mm

Special Features:
Low 30,000 (per set) world-wide mintage.

Offers collectors the annual issue commemorative 25-cent coins as part of an uncirculated set containing all denominations for each of 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Packaging:
Sealed inside a transparent plastic film and presented in a keepsake Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games theme envelope. Accompanied by a serialized enhancement card.