Burn Out Or Legitimate Concern?

Been collecting for nigh on 10 years, and selling too, but I'm done. For me, it's been a downward slope for the RCM in terms of quality since around 2012. Way too many releases, way too many errors and issues between marketing and production, and way too many colours, rocks, glass, borderline Canadian associations, and other gimmicks. Heard the RCM spent north of $50,000.00 on just designing the new logo too.... The beauty and meaning behind RCM's NCLTs are too becoming too diluted. Smells more and more like the Franklin mint now, a private mint. A shame... Loved the RCM...

I am not a big fan of the "new" paper boxes , I perfer the good old Maroon clam shells as the boxes seem to be a bit cheap looking and scatch very easy, But eveyone is different.

BTW does anyone know what month the RCM puts out their yearly reports?

The RCM is making way too many products these days and the quality is abysmal to say the least. I think next year I will just save money and order stuff through Alibaba , getting so you can't tell the real ones anyways............bah Humbug Grinch !!

It seems that NOW is the time for you to branch into other areas of numismatics.
Typical symptomatic.

How 'bout finding out more about Canadian 1859 die variety Cents? That is a well researched topic that requires some numismatic interest from the reader.

If you are into gold, how 'bout 1912-13-14 $5 and $10 coins?

If you are into silver, how 'bout a nice type set of dollars 1935 to 1967? If you wish to be a silver stasher you could do worse than stashing silver bars.

If you want to go into ancient coins, Calgary Coins are probably the best help for a Canadian collector. That is where I ended up. Investigate VCOINS as well.

Above all, please just stay here in the CCF, whatever you decide!

And what about to support a bit RCM and to buy truly proof NCLT beauty?

Is all the collecting in chasing after "yesterday" in order to find some coin from the past? Just think this way:
all these scarce, unusual etc coins in their time were just the coins, pay means, nothing serious.
Sure, understand the current day by learning the history, but do not stuck there.

And of cause the above doesn't delete the excellence of designs and craftsmanship of any coin - Silver Dollars, 50c pieces, Large pennies....all of them.

When and as I first expanded my collecting of modern coins, I did admire the wide range of themes that the RCM puts out and it was a point of interest for me in adding to my collection.

But then the ugly part of collecting RCM coins made me put on the brakes big time- the rapid after market or secondary market drop in prices. Seeing coins 6 months later going for 20-50% of their original listing prices made me just stop and slow down.

Nowadays, I simply make a wish list, track the coins and track their prices from when they list and then their auctions to determine what price I feel is fair market value and that I feel comfortable with.

This has in turn spread to my other coin purchases, lately if I like a coin, it has to be available for auction from a reputable dealer and many times I throw out low ball prices until I get what I want. In the past I didnt mind paying a dealer price that was less than the RCM issue price but as I started to notice prices dropping, thats when I changed tactic.

Interestingly enough and not surprising, coins from other mints, I do the same with them, whether it be the US Mint, Perth (which I really do not buy from anymore) and Australian to name a few.

I think the mints around the world are just now making too many coins with too high prices not in line with whats really going on in the hobby.

Unfortunately, I find that the only use that modern RCM NCLTs are good for is as one time gifts for those not initiated in numismatics and coin collecting in general.