{"product_id":"2024-20-pure-silver-150th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-l-m-montgomery","title":"2024 1oz $20 PURE SILVER - 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF L.M. MONTGOMERY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eL. M. Montgomery (1874-1942), one of Canada’s most enduringly popular authors, has influenced culture and literature internationally. Publishing hundreds of short stories and poems in addition to 20 novels, she achieved lasting fame through the creation of one of the world’s unforgettable characters: a plucky, talkative orphan girl with red braids, big feelings and imagination, and the same deep love for Prince Edward Island as her creator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eWith the 2024 $1 commemorative coin, L. M. Montgomery becomes the first author to be featured on a Canadian circulation coin, which shares a reverse design with this 99.99% pure silver coin marking the 150th anniversary (“150 YEARS ANS”) of the writer’s birth. On this silver piece, the modified design has been given a colour boost that highlights the \u003cem\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eauthor’s inspiration and the most famous character of her imagination. It features a more detailed view of the P.E.I. landscape, along with a full-colour rendering of the fictional Anne Shirley – with her famous red hair. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eOwn the fine silver companion to the 2024 $1 commemorative circulation coin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCanada celebrates L. M. Montgomery. The 2024 $1 commemorative circulation coin celebrates the life and literary works of L. M. Montgomery, one of Canada’s most widely recognized and celebrated authors, on the 150th anniversary of her birth. The creator of \u003cem\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eis the first author commemorated on a Canadian circulation coin, and its reverse design has been enhanced on this 1 oz. of 99.99% pure silver collectible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCelebrating the power of imagination in Montgomery’s life and works. Flowing from the engraved view of the \u003cem\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eauthor putting pen to paper, the coin design gets a big boost of colour as it moves into the inner world of L. M. Montgomery, where the fictional Anne Shirley gazes out at the P.E.I. landscape immortalized in Montgomery’s writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eA personal connection. The artist, Brenda Jones, has a family connection to \u003cem\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/em\u003e: her grandparents owned the Green Gables house associated with the story. The original house is now part of the Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, P.E.I., where millions from around the world have come to walk in Montgomery’s footsteps and with her characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eA sentimental piece. A great gift or keepsake for readers, fans of the author’s many works, and the kindred spirits who relate to the imaginative heroine of \u003cem\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eand her Island home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eLow mintage. Only 5,000 coins are available to collectors worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eITEM SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eProduct Number: \u003cspan style=\"font-family: BrownPro, sans-serif;\"\u003e248019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eMintage : 5000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eComposition: 99.99% pure silver with selective colour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eWeight: 31.39g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eDiameter: 38 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eEdge: Serrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eFave Value: $20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eFinish : Proof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ePackaging: Black Clamshell with graphic beauty box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eArtist: Brenda Jones (reverse) , Steven Rosati (Obverse) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; margin: 20px 0px; line-height: 22px;\"\u003eWith the 2024 $1 commemorative coin, L. M. Montgomery becomes the first author to be featured on a Canadian circulation coin, which shares a reverse design with \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003ethis\u003c\/span\u003e 99.99% pure silver coin marking the 150th anniversary (“150 YEARS ANS”) of the writer’s birth. On this silver piece, the modified design has been given a colour boost that highlights the \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eauthor’s inspiration and the most famous character of her imagination. It features a more detailed view of the P.E.I. landscape, along with a full-colour rendering of the fictional Anne Shirley – with her famous red hair. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; margin: 20px 0px; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eOwn the fine silver companion to the 2024 $1 commemorative circulation coin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; margin: 20px 0px; line-height: 22px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; margin: 20px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eCanada celebrates L. M. Montgomery. \u003c\/span\u003eThe 2024 $1 commemorative circulation coin celebrates the life and literary works of L. M. Montgomery, one of Canada’s most widely recognized and celebrated authors, on the 150th anniversary of her birth. The creator of \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eis the first author commemorated on a Canadian circulation coin, and its reverse design has been enhanced on this 1 oz. of 99.99% pure silver collectible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eCelebrating the power of imagination in Montgomery’s life and works.\u003c\/span\u003e Flowing from the engraved view of the \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eauthor putting pen to paper, the coin design gets a big boost of colour as it moves into the inner world of L. M. Montgomery, where the fictional Anne Shirley gazes out at the P.E.I. landscape immortalized in Montgomery’s writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eA personal connection. \u003c\/span\u003eThe artist, Brenda Jones, has a family connection to \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/em\u003e: her grandparents owned the Green Gables house associated with the story. The original house is now part of the Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, P.E.I., where millions from around the world have come to walk in Montgomery’s footsteps and with her characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eA sentimental piece.\u003c\/span\u003e A great gift or keepsake for readers, fans of the author’s many works, and the kindred spirits who relate to the imaginative heroine of \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003eAnne of Green Gables \u003c\/em\u003eand her Island home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; --pr-translate-x: 0; --pr-translate-y: 0; --pr-rotate: 0; --pr-skew-x: 0; --pr-skew-y: 0; --pr-scale-x: 1; --pr-scale-y: 1; --pr-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --pr-ring-offset-width: 0px; --pr-ring-offset-color: #fff; --pr-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --pr-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --pr-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eLow mintage. \u003c\/span\u003eOnly 5,000 coins are available to collectors worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"West Edmonton Coin \u0026 Stamp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51180443140228,"sku":"248019","price":189.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/3447\/8468\/files\/248019_rev-1200__22748.1723406361.1280.1280.jpg?v=1759821965","url":"https:\/\/www.westedmontoncoinandstamp.com\/products\/2024-20-pure-silver-150th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-l-m-montgomery","provider":"West Edmonton Coin \u0026 Stamp","version":"1.0","type":"link"}