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or a souvenir token given out at the mint, perhaps?
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Edited by Northener0
05/14/2016 6:57 pm
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This 2008 token is half the same. lol https://goccf.com/t/192309#192309It's almost certainly a token produced for the annual Tulip Festival - it's kind of a big deal here. I also have never seen one before. Start the search. |
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Very interesting. I pulled it out of one of the junk bins at my LCS and asked what it was. He didn't know, thought, as I did, perhaps a test token. I asked, "How much" and he just gave it to me. I told him I'd let him know what I find out (and maybe I'll need to bring in some pastries too!).
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Now that's another one I need for my RCM logo collection! Thanks for sharing. |
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@northener0 I just sent them an email to see if anyone there knows anything ... thanks for the suggestion.
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I think this coin is becoming a bit of an obsession with me. But I'm at my wits end. I've tried every possible combination of wording I can think off to find out info or even another picture on the net to no avail. I certainly hope The Canadian Tulip Festival can reveal something about it. Chequer after all my years of looking things up on the net this is by far the most interesting thing I have ever seen. Also, unless I'm gapping out here, why doesn't the Royal Canadian Mint archive pictures of the coins they produce. (unless they do and I missed something) In this day and age you think they could give a student or intern something to do and catalog coins they have produced. Such as circulated, rejected designs, commemorates, etc..... Yes this is driving me nuts lol. |
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I haven't heard anything back from them, but with the festival happening now, I don't suppose my question would be high on their priority list. Hopefully they'll get someone to answer (if they know) at some point. It does seem rather odd something produced by the RCM and 9 years old would be so obscure. |
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Ya I'm bumping this one up. Have you tried send a message to the RCM to see what they say about the coin. Like I said this one is driving me nuts and I need a resolution. lol |
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This may have some bearing as to the reason the coin was minted. This is noted on the Canadian Tulip Festival website
"This was the result of several years of investment to renew Festival programming following a decline that brought it to the brink of insolvency in 2006." "
"Since 2007 the Festival has successfully mitigated this risk through more diversified programming, much of it under shelter."
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Ok it's been a couple years now and this coin is still on my mind. So here goes an other bump to see if any one has any if on it yet.
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Hello Northerner0, I'm pretty sure this tulip token is a token that visitors could strike when visiting the gift shop at the mint in Ottawa. The gift shop had an actual press where you could make your own token. They would change the theme based on the time of year.
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