The 1998 Royal Canadian Mint silver quarter belongs to a collector-targeted proof and specimen program that the RCM aggressively expanded through the 1990s, marketing high-finish issues directly to hobbyists as annual subscription sets rather than circulating currency. These pieces never entered commerce.
KM#312 encompasses two distinct finish varieties catalogued separately under Ch#RC-214a and 214b — the difference lying in surface treatment applied at the die preparation stage, not in composition or striking pressure.
The 1998 Royal Canadian Mint silver quarter belongs to a collector-targeted proof and specimen program that the RCM aggressively expanded through the 1990s, marketing high-finish issues directly to hobbyists as annual subscription sets rather than circulating currency. These pieces never entered commerce.
KM#312 encompasses two distinct finish varieties catalogued separately under Ch#RC-214a and 214b — the difference lying in surface treatment applied at the die preparation stage, not in composition or striking pressure.