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2014 $20 Snowman Silver Coin at Face Value
October 20, 2014 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
The Royal Canadian Mint offers a fun winter-themed release from its "Exchange $20 for $20" program with the 2014 $20 Snowman Silver Coin. Eighty-one percent have already sold.
[Shown: 2014 $20 for $20 Snowman Silver Coin]
On reverses is a jovial scene of a smiling snowman throwing a snowball. The issue appears as the fourth coin this year from the program and the fourteenth overall.
As highlighted by the series name, each coin is or was sold at its legal tender face value of $20. The affordable nature of the program; the fact that the coins are sold at face value; the composition of .9999 fine silver; and the varied reverse designs all contribute to the popularity of the series. And all but the immediate prior release, the Summertime silver coin, have sold out. It’s at 95% of sales as of this writing.
A list of the coins in the series is below along with their mintage and month of release. A "*" indicates that the coin has sold out.
| Silver Coins in Series | Mintage | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 $20 for $20 Maple Leaf Silver Coin* | 200,000 | February 2011 |
| 2011 $20 for $20 Canoe Silver Coin* | 250,000 | October 2011 |
| 2012 $20 for $20 Polar Bear Silver Coin* | 250,000 | February 2012 |
| 2012 $20 for $20 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Coin* | 250,000 | May 2012 |
| 2012 $20 for $20 Farewell to the Penny Silver Coin* | 250,000 | August 2012 |
| 2012 $20 for $20 Magical Reindeer Silver Coin* | 250,000 | September 2012 |
| 2013 $20 for $20 Hockey Silver Coin* | 250,000 | January 2013 |
| 2013 $20 for $20 Wolf Silver Coin* | 250,000 | March 2013 |
| 2013 $20 for $20 Silver Iceberg Silver Coin* | 225,000 | July 2013 |
| 2013 $20 for $20 Santa Silver Coin* | 225,000 | October 2013 |
| 2014 $20 for $20 Canada Goose Silver Coin* | 225,000 | January 2014 |
| 2014 $20 for $20 Bobcat Silver Coin* | 225,000 | February 2014 |
| 2014 $20 for $20 Summertime Silver Coin | 200,000 | May 2014 |
| 2014 $20 for $20 Snowman Silver Coin | 200,000 | October 2014 |
Designs, Specifications and Melt Value
Shown on the reverse of the 2014 $20 Snowman Silver Coin is the design by artist Jesse Koreck. Inscriptions around the snowy scene read "20 DOLLARS", "ARGENT PUR FINE SILVER 9999", "CANADA" and "2014." Koreck’s initials also appear.
Each coin is struck as legal tender of Canada and has Susanna Blunt’s effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. "ELIZABETH II" and "D.G. REGINA" are inscribed around the portrait.
Specifications for the coin are as follows:
- Mintage: 200,000
- Composition: fine silver (99.99% pure)
- Finish: specimen
- Weight (g): 7.96
- Diameter (mm): 27
- Edge: serrated
- Certificate: not serialized
- Face value: 20 dollars
- Obverse Design: Susanna Blunt
- Reverse Design: Jesse Koreck
Coins ship inside a protective sleeve attached to an illustrated card.
The coin’s weight of 7.96 grams equates to slightly over one-quarter ounce of troy silver, giving it a silver melt value today of about $4.35.
Ordering
2014 $20 Snowman Silver Coins may be ordered from the Royal Canadian Mint website at mint.ca. The following affiliate link goes directly to the RCM’s $20 for $20 page.
