Part of the RCM's ongoing wildlife series, the Canada Lynx issue was struck in .9999 fine silver at a time when the Mint was aggressively expanding its bullion and collector programs — annual silver coin revenues had roughly doubled between 2008 and 2014. The .9999 fineness, rather than the more common .999, reflects the Mint's push to differentiate its collector output from competitors, a standard it had been applying selectively since the late 1990s.
Part of the RCM's ongoing wildlife series, the Canada Lynx issue was struck in .9999 fine silver at a time when the Mint was aggressively expanding its bullion and collector programs — annual silver coin revenues had roughly doubled between 2008 and 2014. The .9999 fineness, rather than the more common .999, reflects the Mint's push to differentiate its collector output from competitors, a standard it had been applying selectively since the late 1990s.