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I tried the capsules: 38 and 40 mm by Lighthouse and 38 and 40 mm air-tite from US Both of the types do not fit. The Lighthouse capsule is better for this coin, but it still not a solution. checked my coins and got an idea - the capsule from the "Raindrop Maple" could be good after removing small pieces. I will not remove my Raindrop coins from the capsules for the Polar Bear, but need to check with RCM |
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Does anyone know if a company is planning to make a capsule for this coin.
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Just got my 3 polar bear today from C.A .. very nice coin....hopefully it won't have milk spots in the future Quote:
checked my coins and got an idea - the capsule from the "Raindrop Maple" could be good after removing small pieces. I will not remove my Raindrop coins from the capsules for the Polar Bear, but need to check with RCM did you tried it and did it work? Edited by Lostwords
12/17/2012 3:30 pm
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To Lostwords:
Well, I didn't removed "Raindrop" from the capsule, because the capsule has small "pins" inside, in order to hold the coin, preventing crystal touching the capsule (I believe the same has Lady Bug capsule).
But the coin has the same 38mm diameter, and the depth of capsule is enough to hold the Polar Bear - with condition, that those "pins" will be removed (looks like easy to do).
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I have noticed a few of my Polar Bears have milk spots starting to show up. I figured it would happen at some point. Darn.
On the capsule issue, I'm surprised none of the capsule manufacturers have made one that would fit this size coin.
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@rockdaddy.. did you get enough people to interest in the polar bear from gatewest? Price is looking good.. :)
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Canada
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I actually went a head and bought 2 tubes for myself yesturday. Rockdaddy and I put a group buy together, but Gatewest has almost a 4 week turnaround time to get the coins to you (by the time you have a draft/money order shipped to them, they wait for it to clear, they package and ship, and actual return shipping time)... it turned one of the buyers away and the deal fell through. I figured that I just wanted them sooner then later, which is why I just went a head.
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For silver bullions, are you all worried about milk spot issue?
How to avoid that happen?
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its a problem when they charge a 10 to 12 premium over spot, as for milk spot it has to do with poor rinse in the manufacturing process by the RCM from some of the other threads. |
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@wettld2: I am tempted to pick one tube but how much is shipping?
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I believe $6.50 from gatewest and I think $8 from colonial acres. I think Wett picked them up, but correct me if I'm wrong.
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@Lostwords: Colonial is getting low until after Christmas, so they aren't in a hurry to offer discounts on bulk (which I don't blame them for). Gatewest charges $6.50 + $0.25/oz for the polar bears (so my 2 tubes cost $14 for shipping). Just be aware that they are not really accomedating to try to get you the coins sooner. They just told me that "delivery is 4-5 weeks. Thats how were comfortable doing business, and it's obviously working for us."
@Rockdaddy: I usually do pick up directly from Colonial, but I did go through Gatewest for this order. I figured we would spend any savings trying to re-ship across ontario, especially since we couldn't put the 7 tube deal together.
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Cool, how much is a bank draft? I'm thinking I might get a roll. Especially if silver goes down a little more. Gatewest does have a great price on them.
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Rockdaddy, I think you'll have to check with your bank to see what they will charge you. I recently needed to obtain a draft for something. I was pleasantly surprised to discovery that there was no charge for it, because of a feature included with the checking account I have.
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@Rockdaddy:
Typically drafts/money orders run in the $7.50 range... but if you have a high end account it might be free. Also, depending on the bank you deal with the teller might be willing to waive the fee if you ask nicely. Especially if you do a lot of business/have a lot of products/assets with them.
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