2023 - 6-Coin Specimen Set – Greater Sage-Grouse

One of Canada's most endangered birds struts its stuff on the 2023 specimen dollar.

Each spring, the male greater sage-grouse puts on quite a show: it fans out its plumage, puffs and pops its chest, and struts its stuff in hopes of attracting a mate. This elaborate courtship display has been captured on the 2023 specimen dollar, which highlights the endangered status of a species that now occupies just 7% of its historical range in Canada. With fewer than 250 remaining in the wild, Canada's greater sage-grouse population has been the focus of collaborative efforts to support the recovery of both the grassland species and its sagebrush habitat. Those efforts include a captive breeding and reintroduction program led by the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo; as of early 2022, 187 conservation-born sage-grouse have been released onto protected lands in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, home to only five known communal mating grounds (leks). Hope for the greater sage-grouse's recovery grows, as ongoing research and population management strategies are working to slow the population's decline and boost its chances of survival.

Share your interest in wildlife conservation and grow your collection with this affordable set.

SPECIFICATIONS
Product Number
206339
Mintage 30,000
Finish Specimen
Packaging Book-style packaging with removable lens
Series Set

1 dollar
Composition Three-ply brass plated steel
Weight 6.27 g
Diameter 26.5 mm
Edge Plain
Artist David Caesar (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

2 dollars
Composition Outer ring: Nickel-plated steel, Inner core: Three-ply brass finish plated aluminum bronze
Weight 6.99 g
Diameter 28 mm
Edge Interrupted serrations
Artist Brent Townsend (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

50 cents
Composition Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight 6.9 g
Diameter 27.13 mm
Edge Reeded
Artist Cathy Bursey-Sabourin (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

25 cents
Composition Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight 4.4 g
Diameter 23.88 mm
Edge Reeded
Artist Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

10 cents
Composition Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight 1.75 g
Diameter 18.03 mm
Edge Reeded
Artist Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

5 cents
Composition Three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight 3.95 g
Diameter 21.2 mm
Edge Plain
Artist G. E. Kruger Gray (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)