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Under this logic, the Gold Dragon 1/10 ounce is one of the better Mint deals out there. i agree as well, both the silver 1/2oz and the gold 1/10oz are good buys. The gold dragon especially I would expect to be very popular. It's going to trump Perth Mint's gold dragon by far. Just hope that RCM delivers a coin to match the digital renderings Quote:
better packaging then a regular bullion coin very true, however boring and uniform the maroon clamshell is getting :P I'm still going to press my point though. Just don't feel the finish and design on that coin justify the price. It would've been neat if it continued a new "Maple Leaf Forever" line, but in fact it feels like the RCM got lazy and recycled the 2001 colorized maple design on its 2010 kilo maple and again on this 2011 1/2 oz. While on that topic, that's my one beef with the 2010 piedfort maple too, the recycled design already used in the 2008 20th anniversary gilded silver maple leaf. But at least the design was flipped and the reverse proof finish done really really well on the piedfort. Well executed coins like the 2010 piedfort justifies 100%+ premium over melt (by my books it would even justify the 300%+ secondary market price for it nowadays) |
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and I'll stress my point. I don't think that $ 35 is that much of a bank breaker but I will agree with you about the look, it could have been nicer still.
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:) it's a love hate thing with RCM products |
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Quote::) it's a love hate thing with RCM products Yes, Unfortunately I'm starting to hate more often. The technology available to make interesting coins has skyrocketed yet we still get poorly minted products and painted on designs. On the other hand they can make those tiny little gold pieces with extreme finesse and stunning detail that just makes me GRIN. There's always this split between Granny bait and coins. Having said that, I ordered the 1/2 ounce dragon to take a closer look at it. Looks nice in the photos, kids will love them I think. |
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I don't order much from the mint & the Eight Coin Parks Canada Set isn't something I would brag about.
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Yes, Unfortunately I'm starting to hate more often. With you 100% on that Ugly. RCM took to decreasing mintage and increase offerings over the past few years, and that's fine. I don't really mind having more variety. The drop in quality is what really hurts. Up the price if that's what it takes, just stop selling recycled designs for no meaningful reason and pay more attention to quality instead of dreaming up the next gimmick and calling it an innovation. Rant over. Still much to love though. The new $10 silver series is quite stunning I think. Just don't have the extra cash to get into it as of yet, would have to unload quite a few coins this holiday season to afford it among other things ( a plug for my overpriced ebay listings ) |
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Suprb photo as usual c_c.
Do you have one of Maple Leaf Forever coin?
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Thanks DBM. Here is the ML Forever.  |
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Thanks c_c ,nice looking coin IMO,think I might buy one of these instead of the 80 grit quarters.
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it's a nice coin. it's the first one I bought, I'm just starting
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 kenney I bought this coin yesterday,one of the very few NCLT that actually look better in hand than in c_c's photos |
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one of the very few NCLT that actually look better in hand than in c_c's photos Very true! This coin is well done - the reverse HEAVY frost works very well indeed. |
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I found it was sold around US$30 on APMEX web site 2 days ago.  |
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