2012 Silver Coast Guard $20 Unveiled

As I was a member of the Canadian Coast Guard - This coin served two purposes for me. I was the same age in 2012 (50) and working within the organization. I picked up a couple of these as soon as they were available. I don't know if it actually says it on the COA, but from the mint's own website:

Each coin is accompanied by a vial containing a small piece of steel from the pre-refit bow of CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent taken during its refitting to keep the vessel operating until its replacement can be commissioned in 2017. This refitting process is symbolic of the life-cycle of all CCG ships, making the steel piece an exceptional memento of both the history of the Canadian Coast Guard and the historic CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.

Also from the Mint's web-site: 87% of 7500 coins sold - so that is only 6525 sold. Kind of low IMHO, but still a very narrow market for collectors/Coast Guard people - so the current price is still dropping from the original $129.95.