Description: RCM Product Number: 124312Mintage: 10,000Composition: Fine Silver (99.99% pure)Weight: 7.96 gramsEdge: serratedCertificate: serialized ( 04,606 / 10,000 )Face Value: 3 dollarsFinish: proofArtist: Yves Bérubé (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse) Second coin in the series of animal architects! Because orb webs are so ubiquitous, it is easy to overlook how astounding they are. The basic scaffolding of an orb web is laid when the spider climbs a vertical surface, such as a tree, and drops a line of silk. This line is incredibly fine, yet is one of the strongestfibres on Earth. The silken thread floats on the wind until it catches on a second nearby vertical surface, such as a branch, to create a tightrope-like horizontal bridge line. The spider then drops another line from the midpoint of the bridge. From this basic frame, the spider strings a non-sticky border and,through a complex series of manoeuvres, creates radius lines—radii—that join the central line to the periphery of the web structure. The spider then weaves its "capture spiral"—a continuous double thread of a specific type of sticky silk that spirals from the outside of the web toward the central hub. At each junction with a radius line, the capture thread is reinforced with a special glue excreted by the spider. The central hub is a non-sticky region where the spider lurks in wait for its prey. Special features:• This coin features a painted specimen of an orb-weaving spider sub-species bearing light and dark markings on its back, body, and eight legs! This coin is rendered in fine silver (99.99% pure).This coin was designed by Canadian artist Yves Bérubé and features a painted specimen of an orb-weaving spider sub-species bearing light and dark markings on its back, body, and eight legs. The spider is viewed from the top, poised atop an embossed orb web rendered in fine detail. The image is lent dimensional detail through expert engraving. The spideroccupies the upper left quadrant of the web, movingtoward the central hub where it will sit in wait for its unsuspecting insect prey.
Price: 19.95 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Denomination: $3
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Composition: Silver
Year: 2014
Fineness: 0.9999
Features: Commemorative
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Certification: Uncertified
