I don't even remember entering this contest ( https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ive-got-a-new-2015-1-25-oz-canadian-silver-bison-and-im-giving-it-away.255609/ ) but I was picked as the winner. By the way, CoinTalk.com forums are well worth visiting anyway, but they do run frequent contests, so that's another good reason to visit.
At first I thought the coin was a piece of private bullion, but no, it's from the Royal Canadian Mint. It's distributed in the U.S. by J.M. Bullion and you can read all about it here: http://www.jmbullion.com/bison/
It's an interesting coin. First, the weight: 1.25 ounces. It's the same diameter as a Silver Maple Leaf, but gets its extra weight from being 25% thicker at 4.1125 mm. There are "anti-counterfeit radial lines" running through the obverse and reverse fields, also.
The reverse is very attractive:
The obverse, not so much:
These are 38 mm coins, but thicker than silver dollars and bullion coins:
I'm not sure why they decided to go with the 1.25 ounce weight. The nominal $8 value is odd also as they make 1 ounce bullion with a $20 face value.
Note: All my coins are in a safe deposit box. I keep nothing in my home.
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