{"product_id":"2000-25-cents-creativite-bu-ms-66-gem","title":"2000 25-cent Creativity\/October BU (MS-66) - GEM +","description":"\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2000 Canada: 25 cents Creativity (Millennium Series)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuality BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) — Grade: MS-66 GEM +\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoin Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis commemorative 25-cent coin was issued in 2000 by the Royal Canadian Mint as part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMillennium Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an initiative that marked Canadian numismatic history. In April 1998, the Mint announced a national design competition open to all Canadians to create twenty-four 25-cent coins, one for each month of 1999 and 2000. The 1999 designs looked to Canada's past, while the 2000 designs looked to the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Creativity\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e coin represents October 2000. Its design, by artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric (Kong Tat) Hui\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Vancouver, British Columbia, offers a glimpse into the arts across three millennia. It features an Inuit art boat on the left, a Group of Seven-style tree on the upper right, and a wireframe landscape on the right, symbolizing the evolution of artistic expression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes this specimen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexceptional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMS-66 GEM +\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grade. For a circulation coin issued in over 35 million copies, achieving such a level of preservation is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eextremely rare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A GEM + grade means that this coin has survived without a single mark, with absolutely perfect luster, a full strike, and aesthetic qualities that place it in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etop 0.01%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of existing specimens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Obverse (Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Canadian artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDora de Pédery-Hunt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst royal effigy designed by a Canadian artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, used on coins from 1990 to 2003. It depicts the Queen at 64 years old, wearing a circular diamond diadem adorned with roses, shamrocks, and thistles, symbolizing the nations of the United Kingdom. The Latin legend \"ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA\" surrounds the royal bust, with the value \"25 CENTS\" at the bottom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMS-66 GEM +\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grade, the original mint luster is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edazzling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, of remarkable intensity and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperfectly uniform\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e across the entire surface. Contact marks are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etotally absent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the naked eye, and even under 10x magnification, imperfections are so minor they are practically undetectable. The fields are exceptionally clear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Reverse (Creativity - Three Millennia of Art)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse, designed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric (Kong Tat) Hui\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, illustrates the theme of creativity through three striking artistic representations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInuit art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e boat, representing millennia-old indigenous traditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpper right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: a tree in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGroup of Seven style\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, evoking 20th-century Canadian art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: a landscape rendered in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewireframe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, symbolizing digital art and the future of creation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMS-66 GEM +\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, all details of this complex design are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003estunningly sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a full strike. The wireframe lines are perfectly defined, the contours of the Inuit boat are remarkably precise, and the Group of Seven tree is rendered with exceptional clarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-scroll-area ds-scroll-area--show-on-focus-within _1210dd7 c03cafe9\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMillennium - October \/ Creativity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEntry into the Third Millennium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObverse Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDora de Pédery-Hunt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverse Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric (Kong Tat) Hui\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFace Value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 cents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper-plated steel (94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.4 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23.88 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.58 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReeded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35,102,206 copies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKrause Number\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKM# 379\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: MS-66 GEM +\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuster:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The original mint luster is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edazzling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, of remarkable intensity and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperfectly uniform\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e across 100% of the surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurface:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Contact marks are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etotally absent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the naked eye. The fields are exceptionally clear, without any visual distraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrike:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Perfectly centered and full strike with all design details (Inuit boat, Group of Seven tree, wireframe landscape) in absolutely perfect sharpness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisual Appeal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An MS-66 GEM + grade coin represents the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eultimate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for this commemorative Millennium Series coin. It is an exceptionally rare piece of incomparable beauty, which will find its place in the most prestigious collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Monnaie Royale Canadienne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44817527341079,"sku":"CA252000-BU66 CREATIVITY","price":109.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/8830\/6967\/files\/200025centsCREATIVITEBU_MS-66_-Revers.png?v=1774100536","url":"https:\/\/grailcoins.ca\/products\/2000-25-cents-creativite-bu-ms-66-gem","provider":"Grail Coins \u0026 Collections Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}