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New Member
Canada
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The colourized mantis that Dooby did is awesome! It wouold have been cool if the RCM had done something like that. Anyway, have just joined the forum, been collecting for a while, and I am the photographer who took the mantis photo featured on the coin. I now have a silly question...when I took my tour of the mint, they presented me with the coin and COA 0001/7500. Friends are saying I should sign it, and others are saying no...I searched but could not find a topic on this....so thought I would ask here. Cheers, |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Welcome and congrats on photo and coin, myself I think you should sign it and sell it to me and I will look after it for a long time otherwise maybe sign it and get it certified or what ever you call the process so it can be proved it's your signature
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Valued Member
Canada
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I can't imagine any negative effect of signing it. That actually seems like a cool idea.
That being said, once you sign it you can't take it back, but there's no harm in waiting to see if you change your mind.
Congratulations!
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Pillar of the Community
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To bad you didn't come on before this. I would've suggested you get a pic with the Mint director handing you the coin and COA. Any articles would help the provenance. Many US mint designers sign their slabbed pieces. Signing it will slightly help it's value. It's really something to hand down to your children.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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As long as you keep the coin in your possession, I don't see the need for you to sign the COA. Will it have any more significance to you if you add your signature to it?
If, however, there comes a time when you wish to sell the coin, either signing the COA or a letter attesting to the special nature of the coin would likely be very attractive to a potential buyer.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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New Member
Canada
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Hey thank you all for chiming in! I've got provenance covered, the coin is framed with the original photo and with a plaque stating presented to Robert Ganz by blah blah on the date etc. I have photos of the COO of the RCM handing it to me, and I have all the press releases that mention my name etc, including the one on the mint website. I was concerned that signing it might do some harm, not that it is relevant as I do not intend to sell this in my lifetime; but who knows what my kids or grandkids are going to do. I had a tour through the "really cool" places in the Mint, and saw where and how all these coins are made, from the 1kg silvers to the 1/15th golds. Very very cool and such excellent people there. (but no one really answered me when I asked about the glowing quarter or the two loons that I have been waiting forever for! Unfortunately I am under a signed NDA now so I am not sure what I can talk about and what I can't, so the safer bet is for me not to talk. As for collecting, I am restarting a hobby I started as a kid. Small collection, no high value coins, just coins that *I* like to look at and own. Cheers, |
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Pillar of the Community
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You certainly have an enviable restart. Welcome aboard.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Quote:The colourized mantis that Dooby did is awesome! It wouold have been cool if the RCM had done something like that. Anyway, have just joined the forum, been collecting for a while, and I am the photographer who took the mantis photo featured on the coin. I now have a silly question...when I took my tour of the mint, they presented me with the coin and COA 0001/7500. Friends are saying I should sign it, and others are saying no...I searched but could not find a topic on this....so thought I would ask here. Cheers, Welcome and congratulations. If you have the chance to visit Vancouver, I will absolutely take my mantis coin and ask you a favor to sign on my COA.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coin is now on sale at the Mint. Tons of new coins also on sale.
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New Member
Canada
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Hello fellow alumnus! Thanks for posting the link.....the Record article was a lot of fun to do, but no, I do not scream if I get a spider on me.
Did Colville get a Record article for his Centennial coins? ha! <BG> tongue firmly (and humbly)in cheek.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Probably not given the statement many people believe he made with his work in Tweedie Hall. You may recall that the mural's most compelling feature is a horse's ass.  I saw it many times having lived in Trueman House from 1983-1986. Go Mounties! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Yeah, interesting
Nice coin, the mintage isn't hight, presentable package...and the coin is still available at the mint.
Probably the price shouldn't be $69, but around $54, like 1/2oz Penny.
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New Member
Canada
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Off topic CC, but then we were there at the same time. Basement Thornton for me. Left in 88.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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We definitely knew some of the same people.
Small world.
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