Bank Of Canada 1912-14 Gold Coin Special RCM Release

I like the way you put it MJT. Nice one!

Would anyone be willing to place a wager on whether these coins will be released again? I'd put all my coins on no.

I don't think someone should ask them, I think everyone should.

There has been a few coins the RCM has released that has exceeded the initial mintage.
When it comes to these gold coins Its simple supply and demand.
Both the supply and demand are both there, so I cannot see why the mint would not capitalize on this. Look how many coins went to "private dealers" those numbers were not included in the initial release numbers, and we're only found and talked about months later.

These coins are a good entry point coin as they will also hold bullion value, and to me gold and silver are a great investment in the years to come. If the coin does not get a person into numismatics then hopefully it gets them into bullion investing.

As for coin collecting and the future I see numismatic coin trends taking a huge hit. Go to any show, convention, the general age is the 40+ crowd. I am apart of the younger generation being 27 years old, and don't see the market improving with the next generation's becoming "coin collectors". If anything I see more of my generation investing in bullion rather than coins with numismatic value.

For the record, I did buy 8 of the $5 coins. It is a good looking coin with some history behind it.
I Kept one of each year and flipped the rest into pure gold and silver.
I guess I should just return to the PM section of this board. As I only see these coins as bullion pieces, and only the best of the best having any sort of numismatic value and even those coins will sell under trends since so many coins have been introduced.

I've emailed the mint and asked about the melting of the coins. I'll update when I get a reply.

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Which coins have been produced beyond the stated mintage?
Also, it stands to reason that the majority of people at coin shows are older than 40 because of the high cost of the hobby. Have you noticed anything about the ratio of males to females at shows as well? I wish the ratios were balanced. My wife won't even go with me to shows.

I think Numismatic is an expensive hobby, especially when you start to commit to gold coins. I dont believe I would have the cash to support this hobby back 10 years ago in my 20s. Now with a good job, and the extra cash you can afford more expensive coins. This translates to why you see most numismatist to be older in age and thus why you would see most people in the 40s and above at coin shows. This is just the nature of coin collecting. Just like drinking wine. When you are in the teens you just want to get drunk with beer and hard liquor etc. when you grow in age, you learn to appreciate the higher end liquor and the more expensive wine. you would not be saying that collecting red wine is a dying breed as most of the buyers at wine auctions are people 40+.