Product Details

This is the second exciting issue in the Unexplained Phenomena Coin Series with black light technology that adds a sci-fi glow to RCM’s depiction of ‘Canada’s Roswell’.

Royal Canadian Mints second UFO coin is a re-telling of a widely witnessed event that took place in 1967. The vertical design conveys a feeling of awe as you witness four mysterious lights crashing into the waters off Shag Harbour, N.S. Use the blacklight flashlight (included) to view the coin in the dark – the glowing features add a sci-fi worthy touch to this true story.

“This coin brings attention to a story that many people don’t know about. The Shag Harbour Incident is one of the best government-documented UFO crashes; even today, the case remains open and unsolved.” Laurie Wickens, Eyewitness and President of the Shag Harbour UFO Incident Society.

Coin Highlights:

The second coin is a 1 oz. fine silver rectangular wafer that gives us more vertical space to depict a UFO crash off Canada’s East Coast.

Use the black light flashlight (included) to activate the coin’s glow-in-the-dark features. These add a sci-fi worthy element to our colorful depiction of the mysterious craft and the four mysterious lights that were spotted in the sky.

Legal tender issue in Canada and minted in .9999 pure silver.

The Royal Canadian Mint once again guarantees and serializes the 2nd coin issue certificate.

Only 4,000 coins in total production.

Coin delivers encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint branded black storage box.

Coin Design:

Designed by Pandora Young, your coin is an artist’s rendering of the Shag Harbour Incident. The colourful vertical image shows the well-known UFO encounter from a witness’ perspective, with a view from a fishing vessel off the southern coast of Nova Scotia. Three fishermen look up at the night sky, where black light technology adds a glow to the mysterious craft and its flashing lights as the object crashes into the Gulf of Maine.

The obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt.

Backstory:

At first, no one referred to it as a UFO. Laurie Wickens, then 18, noticed the lights while driving with friends and estimated the craft to measure some 60 feet in diameter. But when it came crashing down into the sea, a flash of light and a roar led some witnesses to believe a plane crash had just occurred.

Three RCMP officers, including one who had also seen the lights, arrived at the impact site to find the strange object glowing in the water less than a kilometre from the shore. Officials contacted the Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax to find out if an aircraft had gone missing—all were accounted for. Coast Guard and military vessels also arrived on the scene but they were already too late: the lights had already vanished and only the sparkling yellow foam remained on the surface.

The search for a downed craft continued into the early morning hours but there was never any evidence of debris. A diving detachment of the Royal Canadian Navy also combed the seabed until the investigation was called off on October 9.

What crashed in the water? Was it top-secret aircraft? An alien ship? Government documents show authorities could not offer a conventional explanation. Even today, the Shag Harbour Incident remains a mystery and one of the best-documented encounters with an unidentified flying object.

Specifications:

Year: 2019
Quality:  Proof
Denomination: 20 Dollars
Metal Content:  One Ounce (31.56 Grams)
Purity: .9999
Manufacturer: Royal Canadian Mint
Dimensions: 28.6 X 49.8 mm
Mint Capsule, Presentation Box, Numbered Certificate Of Authenticity