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| It all started here, the simple cuni $2 Canadian Polar Bear coin. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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$2 1996
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NGC PF 69 UC
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| Same series-different design as two cubs signify the continued growth of the species into the next millennia. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$2 2000 GILT PATH OF KNOWLEDGE
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NGC PF 69 UC
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A very attractive coin..especially in hand. The design with the polar bear and her 2 cubs is a fantastic variation for this one-year design type for the millenium...
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| All silver Twonie and the only non-bi metallic issue in the $2 series. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$2 2004 PROUD POLAR BEAR
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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The only all silver $2 polar bear coin issued. Titled, "Proud Polar Bear" this wonderful coin seems to be more aptly struck in silver for the polar bear coloration than the normal gold or gold gilt which is used in the series.
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| Reverse gold/and white gold rings- with gold outer ring and white metal gold on the inner circle. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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$2 2006 BI-MET 10TH ANNIVERSARY Au-Ag
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| My first Grizzly Bear Coin-from the Canada Wildlife Series-S$5 |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$5 2011 GRIZZLY BEAR
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NGC MS 67
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| Two young baby black bears. Standing on their rear legs and playfully pawing at eachother--the ursus americanus, native to North America. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S50C 1996 BLACK BEAR CUBS
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| A large 1.5 oz silver coin .9999 pure. The polar bear is known to smell through 3 feet thick ice for seals underneath and track for as far as 20 miles. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$8 2013 1.5oz POLAR BEAR
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PCGS PF 69 Ultra Cameo
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| Classic US Commemorative coin from the state of California and honoring the Bay Bridge- the first US minted coin for the collection. |
United States
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50C 1936 S BAY BRIDGE
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PCGS MS 65
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Attractive coin with a highly detailed rendering of the Bay Bridge and activity on the water below- with the shores of Oakland and San Francisco. The bear rendering is somewhat plain without much detail of musculature or texture of the fur.
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| An interesting piece- although I don't usually collect colorized, hologrammed or coins with inserts--since this "Bear Coin" collection is ultimately for my granddaughter Jade, then how perfect to find a coin with bears but also a bear shaped jade insert..pretty cool. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2015 POLAR BEAR - JADE INSERT EARLY RELEASES
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| $50 Denomination of 1 oz silver coin depicting a polar bear jumping across broken ice chunks. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$50 2014 POLAR BEAR
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NGC PF 70 MATTE
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| An "O Canada" series coin of $10 denomination depicts a polar bear waiting on a submerged seal to surface as it patiently hunts for its next meal. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$10 2013 POLAR BEAR
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NGC PF 69 MATTE
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| An "O Canada" $25 denomination series coin-gorgeous coin of mother bear with cubs in an almost ultra high cameo strike-lots of depth in the design. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$25 2013 POLAR BEAR
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| An "O Canada" series $10 silver coin with the Grizzly bear. Lumbering across the terrain as the apex predator. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$10 2014 GRIZZLY BEAR
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NGC PF 70 MATTE
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| European brown bear seen in the Pyrenees mountains of Europe. |
ANDORRA
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S5D 2010 BROWN BEAR
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| A .9999 fine silver issue depicts a mother with lone cub on tranquil frozen landscape. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$5 2015 POLAR BEAR AND CUB
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| A $100 face value silver coin with a Grizzly bear splashing through the river shallows with a freshly caught large salmon in its powerful jaws. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$100 2014 THE GRIZZLY
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NGC PF 69 MATTE
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| The Asian or "Himalayan Brown Bear strides through a valley among the towering Himalayas. |
NEPAL
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S500R VS2050//1993 HIMALAYAN BLACK BEAR
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NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO
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| A commemorative issue for endangered species- a large silver coin dedicated to the Grizzly. |
COOK ISLANDS
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S$50 1990 Cook Is. GRIZZLY BEAR
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NGC PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO
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| A uniquely 9-sided coin depicting an Arctic Adventure scene with a icelocked tall sailing ship and a curious mother bear with cub--a walrus also appears to be curious. |
AUSTRIA - REPUBLIC
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S5E 2014 ARCTIC ADVENTURE
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NGC SP 69
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| An interesting design with differing finishes for the coin for the above water and underwater views of a swimming polar bear. Polar bears, amazing swimmers, can swim as much as 100 miles non-stop if needed |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2012 POLAR BEAR
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NGC SP 69
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| Wonderful design of the annual tradition of the Alaskan Grizzly fattening up on the annual salmon run. |
United States
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25C 2008 S SILVER ALASKA
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PCGS PF 69 Ultra Cameo
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| Another bi-metallic bear coin, however this one is from Turkey. The Turkish Brown bear-Ursas Arctos- has been a protected species in Turkey since 2003 and resides primarily in the Black Sea and Eastern forested regions. |
TURKEY
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LIRA 2011 BEAR
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NGC MS 67
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| Pretty cool coin with a unique idea of reflecting the bear in the water. Fantastic detail on both the bear and his reflected image which is slightly distorted by the ripples. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$10 2016 GRIZZLY BEAR FIRST RELEASES
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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Coin was purchased "free" by using $32 of ebay bucks. Even with the ebay buck freebie, the winning bid of $32 was cheaper than the 1 oz of silver value plus the $19 slabbing costs would have been--so a nice deal in more way than one.
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| First Bear coin purchased in 2017-pre slabbed on ebay. A half dollar sized coin which is colorized with red maple leafs. My granddaughter Jade did her first geography report choosing Canada-perfect for her set. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$25 2016 TRUE NORTH COLORIZED-FIRST RELEASES
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NGC SP 69
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Reverse Proof of 2016 S$25 Canada "True North" coin with polar bear and colorized maple leafs. An SP69 First Release with Canada insert on slab label.
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| Pure gold coin from O Canada G$5 series-Grizzly |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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G$5 2014 THE GRIZZLY BEAR
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| First Denmark coin with fantastic artistic rendition--celebration of the International Polar Year |
DENMARK 1873 TO DATE
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S100K 2007 INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| Grizzly Bear from 3-coin 2015 set, "The Family" |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2015 FAMILY
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| Grizzly Bear -second coin of 3 coin 2015 set "The Catch" |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2015 THE CATCH
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| Grizzly Bear--third coin of 3 coin set from 2015, "Togetherness" a mother and 2 cubs |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2015 TOGETHERNESS
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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| Quite scarce and pricey coin--Greenland. |
FANTASY COINS
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S1P 2012 Greenland POLAR BEAR SILVER FANTASY ISSUE
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| Again, not a fan of "colorized" coins but this geometric genius with the northern light striations--really clever and attractive coin. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2016 POLAR BEAR COLORIZED
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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| Quite possibly my favorite coin of this set. The snow literally has real diamond dust mixed into the silver to add to an already deep 3d-ish design. |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE
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S$20 2017 THE POLAR BEAR
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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| First panda "bear" coin for the set. Bought it only because my granddaughter loved the design |
CHINA - PANDA SERIES
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S10Y 2013 PANDA EARLY RELEASES
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NGC MS 69
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Hesitated to add any of the Panda series for 2 reasons--first because of the oppressive, dictatorial Chinese govt and secondly because of the on-going debate as to whether a panda is a true bear. Thear will be no red pandas or koalas as these cannot be argued as being in the bear family.
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CHINA - PANDA SERIES
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S10Y 2019 Panda
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PCGS MS 69
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United States
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50C 1925 S CALIFORNIA
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PCGS AU 58
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