The 2020 Specimen Set’s dollar coin features the black-footed ferret. This once-lost resident of our grasslands has been the focus of decades-long recovery efforts led by volunteers and partners—including the Toronto Zoo, Calgary Zoo, Parks Canada and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—who are working together to give this species another chance in Canada.

Includes a rare 50-cent coin in a specimen finish — it’s only available as part of this set. The specimen dollar has featured a different bird each year since 2004. But with this year’s set, the black-footed ferret becomes the first mammal to appear on a specimen $1 coin—another set exclusive.

All six coins in this set feature a specimen finish, with brilliant and frosted relief over a lined specimen background. We are the only mint in the world to offer an annual set in a specimen finish.

You get a total of six coins: the special edition dollar coin, along with the 2020 designs for the two-dollar, 50-cent, 25-cent, 10-cent and 5-cent circulation coins. All six coins are presented in book-style packaging with a removable lens.

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The mintage on this year’s specimen set is lower than last year’s, making this coin set more special
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Specimen Set - Endangered Species: Black-footed Ferret (2020)