Seller Karlyshannon

I phoned the mint the other day to question why CP was taking orders in advance of its release and order taking by the RCM.You could tell that RCM was exasperated by the issue. I sustain my MC membership at what I consider considerable expense precisely to have access to newly released coins before they go to the public. If CP continues to take orders as in this case, they are undermining the major benefit of MC membership. I sense that they will close this loophole.

"The 2013 $20 Fine Silver Canadian Maple Canopy is described by Karlyshannon as being hand-painted. If true, wouldn't that make each coin very unique? And how would that be possible for a mintage of 7500 coins?"

probably outsourced to China.

You're right, it was most likely outsourced to India. Also under Canadian product labeling guidelines a product only has to have at least 51% of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been in Canada

http://www.mcmillan.ca/New-Made-in-...a-Guidelines

Theoretically the painting could have been done in another country.