2011 - Specimen Set - Great Gray Owl

Specimen Sets have always been highly collectible; even more so with a unique avian theme on the one-dollar coin. This year's design features the Great Gray Owl, an exceptional hunter that can hear small rodents 30 cm (1 ft) beneath the snow and can break a snowy crust that's strong enough to support a human being!

Specifications

2 Dollars
Composition: outer ring : 99.9% Ni - inner core : 92% Cu, 6% Al and 2% Ni
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 7.3
Diameter (mm): 28.03
Edge: interrupted serrations
Artist: Brent Townsend (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

1 dollar - Great Gray Owl
Composition: nickel electroplated with bronze
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 7
Diameter (mm): 26.5
Edge: plain
Artist: Arnold Nogy (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

50 cents
Composition: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 6.9
Diameter (mm): 27.13
Edge: reeded
Artist: Canada's Coat of Arms (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

25 cents
Composition: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 4.4
Diameter (mm): 23.88
Edge: reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

10 cents
Composition: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 1.75
Diameter (mm): 18.06
Edge: reeded
Artist: Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

5 cents
Composition: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 3.95
Diameter (mm): 21.2
Edge: plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)

1 cent
Composition: two-ply copper finish plated steel
Finish: specimen
Weight (g): 2.35
Diameter (mm): 19.05
Edge: plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)