2012 EVENING GROSBEAK Colorful Birds of Canada 25 Cent Color Quarter in FULL OGP

Description: In Stock and Ready for Immediate Shipment! Long SOLD OUT at the Royal Canadian Mint! A brightly hued, golden Evening Grosbeak pauses on a wintry, orange-leaved sumac tree branch on this colorful crown-size quarter! The latest release in the extremely popular is Colorful Birds of Canada series is a brightly hued little songbird with excellent travel skills! The Evening Grosbeak is a talkative bird of bright golden plumage with a fascinating ability to camouflage itself among the deciduous and coniferous trees in which it makes its home. A helpful devourer of budworms whose range spans the entirety of North America, from Canada through the United States to Mexico, the Evening Grosbeak is a well-known and well-loved bird that still harbors many mysteries. Our picturesque friend is perched atop a wintry bough of red sumac leaves dusted with freshly fallen snow. A Bird of Mysteries The stunning, golden-yellow Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) is a talkative bird of bright plumage with a contradictory ability to hide itself among the deciduous and coniferous trees in which it makes its home. Its camouflage begins with its unique bill. In springtime, the extra-large bill (normally a soft bone-white) turns the same delicate green as the fresh tree buds and new spruce needles that will hide its summertime nest. Sitting absolutely still, the bird secretes itself among the trees. This ability to hide itself is amazing for such a colorful bird! The male sports a spectacular golden body and banded head with a velveteen brown crown and neck, and black tail and wing feathers. The female’s soft silver body is lined with yellow patches on the sides, neck, and wings. Her wing and tail feathers are bold black and white. These bold patterns match the dappled trees, while hiding the silhouette of the birds. While the articulate Evening Grosbeak has a wide range of loud chirps and calls, it is only known to have a single warbling song. Nevertheless, it uses its large vocabulary of single tweets to express curiosity, alarm, position in a flock, and a full range of other emotional and predatory states. The bird is believed to have been given its name erroneously by its discoverer, who mistakenly thought that it came out of hiding to sing at night. Wrong! The Evening Grosbeak has notable eating habits as well. Backyard bird feeding enthusiasts enjoy watching it carefully roll seeds across its bill to position them for rapid husking. Not only is the bill powerful enough to crack cherry pits, but the Evening Grosbeak can hull seeds with surprising speed, eating large quantities in mere minutes. It also adopts a primary diet of spruce budworms, helping to reduce a serious threat to pulpwood forests. Flocks of Evening Grosbeaks will nest and breed in infested areas, then move on to another infested location when the local bud worm population is all but eliminated. Take that, damn budworms! With a range that spans from the Rocky Mountains to Newfoundland and Labrador, the Evening Grosbeak is a noted wanderer. Flocks will appear seemingly at random in one region, sometimes for long intervals, then suddenly disappear. Their meanderings take them across the entire breadth of Canada and the United States. Studies show a pattern of wandering eastward in autumn and westward in spring, but scientists believe their impetus is food and not migration in the traditional sense. For such a noted and well-loved bird, the Evening Grosbeak still harbors many mysteries! Like the other low mintage entries in the Colorful Birds of Canada series (such as the American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Barn Swallow, Black-Capped Chickadee, and Rose-Breasted Cardinal Grosbeak, all of which sold out quickly at the Mint), the Evening Grosbeak looks like a real winner. Why not tame your own fine feathered friend today with this beautiful colored coin? The Evening Grosbeak Colorized Quarter is the tenth entry in the extremely popular Colorful Birds of Canada series. A Significant New Quarter! You'll fall in love with the Evening Grosbeak Colorized Quarter! Stunning its beauty, size and rarity, it's a true keeper, and features a number of significant facts! This is the largest quarter ever issued by Canada - in fact, it's truly "crown-sized", a full 35 mm in diameter! As you might expect, is also significantly heavier, weighing nearly three times as much as standard quarter, and features the most colorful image ever on a Canadian colorized quarter. What's more, this quarter is minted in the Royal Canadian Mint's exclusive specimen finish (more information on this below). Perhaps most important is the mintage limit of only 20,000, extremely low for any Canadian quarter, and comparable to typical pure silver Canadian commemorative coins featuring holograms or colorization that sell for multiples of its price. Like all previous issues in the extraordinarily popular Color Birds of Canada Series, it seems destined to sell out very quickly! All previous Colorful Birds of Canada have sold out at the Mint! Very affordable and a great value - so get yours today - it will truly be one of your favorites for years to come! Technology Note The Evening Grosbeak Crown-Size Quarter features the Royal Canadian Mint’s patented colorization technology. The RCM leads the world with its proprietary colorization technology, in which the color is actually sealed on the coin. The intricate detail, smooth gradients, and extreme precision of the technology create a stunning, full-color portrait on each coin. The Specimen Finish This coin features the uniquely-Canadian "specimen" finish, a three-fold combination of different finishes. The design (raised area or relief) includes both frosted and mirrored surfaces, while the fields (background) are subtly striated, resulting in a contrasting, matte appearance. No other mint in the world employs the specimen finish. Obverse A brightly hued Evening Grosbeak pauses on maple tree branch, all highlighted in color by the Royal Canadian Mint's proprietary colorization technology. The date of issue and denomination are both indicated. Reverse Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in profile facing right. This portrait, the fourth effigy of the queen to appear on Canadian Coinage, was executed by the artist Susanna Blunt. The legend ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA ("Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God") also appears. Packaging The coin is encapsulated inside a burgundy leatherette, clamshell-style presentation case, lined with black velvet and protected by a black outer sleeve. An individually-numbered certificate of authenticity is included. Specifications Country Canada Year of Issue 2012 Face Value 25 Cents Weight 12.61 g Diameter 35 mm Mintage Limit 20,000 Finish Specimen with Color Composition Nickel-Plated Steel Edge Plain Artist Arnold Nogy Certificate Individually Numbered Copyright © 2024 Talisman World Coins and Medals. All Rights Reserved.

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Location: Saint Louis, Missouri

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