The Royal Canadian Mint launched the Wildlife Series in 2011 with the Gray Wolf and Grizzly Bear, the first two of what became a six-coin finite set released two designs per year through 2013 — the Cougar and Moose followed in 2012, then the Pronghorn Antelope and Wood Bison closed out the series in 2013. Each 1 oz .9999 fine silver design was capped at a mintage of 1 million, and the artwork came from two different illustrators: Pierre Leduc designed the 2011 and 2012 releases, while Emily Damstra — who later designed the Predator Series' Cougar and the current American Silver Eagle reverse — took over for the 2013 finale.
This is a larger finite series than the Predator Series or Birds of Prey (six designs rather than four), but still a bounded, achievable completion goal unlike an open-ended date run. A new buyer should decide whether they're drawn to the specific animals, the two-illustrator design history, or simply want a complete, finished themed set — all reasonable starting points for a series this size.
The dates serious Wildlife Series collectors specifically chase — the rest of the run trades close to melt value.
First releases — the Gray Wolf and Grizzly Bear — launching a six-coin finite series that continued with the Cougar and Moose in 2012, then the Pronghorn Antelope and Wood Bison in 2013, two designs per year throughout. Each design was capped at a mintage of 1 million.
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Start tracking freeSix: Gray Wolf and Grizzly Bear (2011), Cougar and Moose (2012), and Pronghorn Antelope and Wood Bison (2013) — two designs released per year throughout the series' run.
Pierre Leduc designed the 2011 and 2012 releases; Emily Damstra — later known for the Predator Series' Cougar and the current American Silver Eagle reverse — designed the 2013 finale.
Capped at 1 million per design — a larger mintage than the Predator Series or Birds of Prey, reflecting this series' broader initial distribution.