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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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New coins available to the public on Feb 28 got an email from the mint today.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Cool preview, gearing up for the public release.
Sorry, newbie here, but can someone enlighten me as to the appeal of the 50 cent rolls? Basically $1 for a 50 cent coin. I can see buying a few for novelty, but don't know what I'd do with 25 of them. Is it because I'm so old that I remember 50 cent coins so they don't impress me that much?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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^ Just like most coins that are not circulated, they carry a premium.
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Valued Member
United States
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20 new coins were just released! talk about good timing!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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^ Just like most coins that are not circulated, they carry a premium. Plus GST... Quote:
20 new coins were just released! talk about good timing! Cannot see all the Titanics, still. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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love the wolf $5, I wouldnt complain one bit if it replaced the $5 bill. but what would they nick name it?
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RCM Representative
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United States
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Anybody get a an about the titanic? came across a titanic quarter up on ebay... |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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I saw in a dealer's ebay listings for each of the Titanic coins what looks to be a 'cut-and-paste' of the RCM's info sheet on the coins. It lists 28 February as the advertising date for the coins and 5 March as the launch date. Maybe this means they will be available on the RCM website beginning on Monday. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Generally how quickly do new releases sell out? Could I afford to wait a week or two for the Titanic coins before ordering let's say a 50c roll or niobium wolf?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just bought the set of three Titanic coins at the Talisman website here in the U.S. Typically they are more expensive but my total was $124.85, which is a dollar cheaper than the combined RCM price. Individually they are priced $64.95, $39.95 and $24.95. I guess they suspect the fifty cent piece will be the hotter item. I wasn't going to bother with the $0.25 one but my son will like the fold out card. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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These niobium coins are actually quite interesting. This new one is quite aesthetically pleasing. I just hope it looks just as good or better in hand.
On the downside, those Swarovski coins are just bad taste. The idea is nice but you should be able to custom build your own with your own stones. I'm guessing the technology isn't quite there yet to use precious stones?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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^ I hadn't paid much attention to the Niobium coins as I can't justify the expense. But Libertad is right, these are quite interesting. After reading a bit more about them, I found that because of the oxidization process no 2 coins will have the exact same finish.
Even with the uniqueness of these coins I still cannot justify the cost. Great looking coins though, and quite interesting.
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Valued Member
Canada
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^I will be interested in seeing what the next oxidized coin will be once the niobiums are done. I guess the Dinosaurs Fossil were oxidized silver coins, which I couldn't resist. I just wish the oxidized niobium's were larger, less expensive, and less Toonie looking.
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