2024 The Howling Wolf 2 oz Fine Silver Coin with 3D Art

Weight: 61.3g

Face Value: $30

Composition: 99.99% pure silver

Diameter: 50 mm

Mintage: 2,500 Only

Finish: Antique Finish

Edge: Serrated

Artist: W. Allan Hancock (reverse)

UNLOCKING A TECHNOLOGY’S FULL POTENTIAL: This 99.99% pure silver coin with antique finish is the first to use Lifted Engraving technology to its full potential: the ground-breaking innovation made its world debut on the 2020 From the R&D Lab: Flying Loon prototype.

FROM 2D TO 3D: The technology allows for a more dimensional rendering of an already captivating night scene—perched on a cliff’s edge, the elevated wolf truly stands out against the full moon!

CRAFTSMANSHIP MEETS SCARCITY: Mintage is limited to 2,500 coins available worldwide, and since the 2020 dated prototype had a low mintage of just 425, only a small group of collectors can say they own an example of this new Lifted Engraving technology.

UNIQUE ENGINEERING: The howling wolf isn’t an embellishment—it is all crafted from a single 99.99% pure silver blank using the same minting process as a standard coin. Using a new type of die and deliberately cutting into the coin, the key relief is separated from the rest of the design using proprietary methods that cut-out and bend the field. The key relief is now in position to come out of the coin as a foreground layer.

AN ENGINEERING FEAT: Each coin is the product of an intensive production process involving a specific sequence of steps. This is craftsmanship meets innovation, made possible through the collaborative efforts of Mint engineers and engravers.

DESIGN: The reverse design by artist W. Allan Hancock depicts three members of a wolf (Canis lupus) pack on a moonlit night: two of the wolves are focused on something in the distance while the third one is shown howling at the cliff’s edge, backed by the full moon.

LIMITED MINTAGE: Only 2,500 coins are available worldwide. The packaging includes serialized certificate. The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.