Online reference for Canada platinum?

XpipedreamR

I was looking through a box of my coin stuff, and I came across a 1999 Canada platinum coin, 1 oz., $50 denomination, with a polar bear on the reverse. I tried to find information about it on the internet, and there doesn't seem to be any comprehensive online reference for these.

I thought that $50 seemed like a low face value for a 1 oz platinum coin. I think the value is much higher on most 1 oz platinum? I wouldn't know; it's difficult to find any information


Also, are these part of a series? I know they had the wildlife series with 0.1 - 0.25 - 0.5 - 1 oz coins for each year through the 90's, but one list I was able to find showed the 1999 coin as a Musk Ox. I'm pretty sure this is not a Musk Ox

trozau

The Canada 1999 platinum Polar Bear is a special bullion issue (much like the bullion platinum Maple Leaf). I believe that was the last year that the RCM issued bullion platinum and the mintage for the 1 oz is 1999. Other fractionals are available much like the Maple Leaf fractionals. The Polar Bear design is based on the Canada $2 circulating coin. The RCM platinum series animals are different from these as they were issued in proof sets only with different designs on each denomination.

tbirde56

Krause 2006 says value is bullion value + 10% but only lists the Maple Leaf design that was minted 1990-99.

XpipedreamR

Thanks for the info. I had started (very briefly) worrying that maybe it was fake, because I couldn't find anything about it

trozau

I actually have 1 of those Ploar Bear 1 troy ouncers.