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Valued Member
United States
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July? For the polar bear? that just doesn't seem right.....maybe time was flying and I just lost track
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Valued Member
Canada
451 Posts |
I think someone has their January's and July's mixed up. It looks like it sold out in 30 days. But I think there were some issues with the system as you could only purchase these over the phone for about a week and it didn't seem like there were any left when some members here phoned in. Trying to move a few hundred thousand coins across Canada in such short of a time frame is probably challenging. Not to mention they were moving the Moose Bullion at the same time.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
572 Posts |
my friend placed an order on web on Feb. 16, one day before they changed it to phone order only. one week later he got an email saying it's backordered. don't know if he will receive the bears or not.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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my friend placed an order on web on Feb. 16, one day before they changed it to phone order only. one week later he got an email saying it's backordered. don't know if he will receive the bears or not. I know people who ordered on JANUARY 30th that still have not received them. |
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Valued Member
Canada
207 Posts |
My lcs hadn't received any as of last Thursday
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
695 Posts |
I ordered 1 in January and received it a week later. Regretting not getting more, I ordered 2 more on Feb. 11th and got them yesterday.
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Valued Member
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So how long did it take to really sell out? On the 16th or the 28th?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
849 Posts |
Woot Just received my 2x Canoes and 2x Maples to complete the set :)... Bought them from gatewest for $29 a piece is anyone else is interested.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
572 Posts |
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my friend placed an order on web on Feb. 16, one day before they changed it to phone order only. one week later he got an email saying it's backordered. don't know if he will receive the bears or not. I know people who ordered on JANUARY 30th that still have not received them. Well, my friend received his 3 today and the postage said it was shipped on Feb. 29. Hope everyone else who was able to place an order with RCM receive theirs soon. I still cannot help wondering what's going on this year. The mint has been selling out quite a few products already. Is it possible that the members of this forum own 10% of the bears? How about the 50 cent rolls, and the Titanic? At least 1%. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Kind of a sad image... all the polar bears will be swimming before too long.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
610 Posts |
Mine was shipped out jan.30th.,with the option of pre-ordering the next $20 for $20. I just checked my status and the order is being processed (as of Feb.3rd.) How can that be.We don't even know what it looks like yet  |
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New Member
Canada
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I'm new to Canadian commemoratives and non-circulating coinage. Today I bought the Polar Bear $20 today for $25. I was wondering if I should get more at this price?
Please advice.
Thanks!
Edited by patsass
03/12/2012 5:57 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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While you missed out on the Mint's $20 cost, $25 is reasonable. I don't think you'd find them any cheaper unless you get one as a free promo for buying several hundred dollars worth of items from a dealer.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Has anyone else NOT received their order of these coins from the Mint?
I have two family members who ordered on Jan 30 that have not yet received their coins. Order tracking on both of them first said processing on March 5th and now says processing on March 11? Credit cards ave not been charged yet.
As for buying more at 25$: IMHO, many (maybe most) of the issue were purchased on speculation. Lots of folks bought to resell and that's why the going price seems to be only $25. They could even drop further as the speculators look to get their money back.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Speculation plays a big part I'm sure. Coupled with a $20 for $20 face value, many should think the risk is minimal.
As with anything in life, buying strictly for the purpose of speculation can lead to major disappointments (and financial trouble). I'm sticking with the fun part of collecting. If I can make a few bucks along the way - fine.
But looking at the future of circulating currencies Vs other electronic payment methods, and the impact on coins in general I am pretty certain that there will be a continuing decrease in utilization thus affecting exposure for potential new collectors. I can't see this trend going the other way, unless the numismatic base manages to reverse that trend.
Based on that logic, (and I may be wrong) by ricochet NCLT will also suffer and only few coins will draw a significant and durable demand. I still continue to trust base metal to be the major component to support NCLT value. Beware of silver plated copper, steel, etc. Only time will tell I suppose.
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