2014 is when the Royal Canadian Mint extended its radial-line and micro-engraved security features — introduced on the Gold Maple Leaf the year before — to the Silver Maple Leaf. As with the gold coin, this is an authentication measure rather than a design overhaul, but it gives silver-specific collectors the same design-era dividing line gold collectors use around 2013.
Not a scarcity date — 2014 Silver Maple Leafs are common. Worth knowing mainly so you can check for the expected security features on a 2014-or-later coin if authenticity is a concern.
Log the year, your cost basis, and photos — and see it valued at today's spot price alongside the rest of your collection.
Start tracking freeYes, one year later — the Gold Maple Leaf gained radial lines and a micro-engraved privy mark in 2013, and the Silver Maple Leaf followed in 2014.
No — it's a common date. Its significance is the security-feature introduction, not scarcity.