New Coins - April Public Release - Venetian Glass Butterfly

might be a good day to check the post office, my post office just called me , they got 3 in at 12.00 I rushed right in and picked one up, very happy to finally get one, now I can wait while the mint draws names from a hat on who and when to ship next..

Their showroom so good
If you have concern about some coin - at their place you will want to buy it.
Convenient parking, double-doors, and sometimes the coin not on the display, but they might "to check the coin somewhere downstairs" and to find it.

Added:
1oz Platinum Platypus by Perth Mint looked great (..but the price tag isn't on my level...)

1 kilo Maple Leaf - less than 30 remains.

I got shipping confirmation too. and without notice they charged me tax as I'm in BC. I wonder if it's appropriate for RCM to do this because on the day I submit my order, there was no tax on silver coins in BC.

@ SilverBug, give the Mint a call and explain your situation. It's worth a try to push for a tax refund...

Everyone coin I ordered in March from RCM and shipped in April had GST of 7%. I doubt you will get a refund from RCM. Let me know if you get a refund.

@Asoul, perhaps they were made aware of the problem from the first shipments so now packaging is better?

You know the tax thing could be messed up due to 'what it is'. A glass adornment on a silver coin is no long considered a 99.99% silver coin. The idea that coins were tax free - if only 99.99% silver, or 99.9% gold. (ie Sterling coins did not get tax free status despite other countries using sterling as a standard for bullion 92.5%)

I remember years ago, Crown Royal (whisky) came with a velvet bag - because of that, extra taxes were applied. So, they stopped giving out the bag except at Christmas in Gift boxes.

I'm thinking the tax man does have a case on any coin that has been altered to any degree beyond pure metal. Any Crystals, or bugs attached surely make the coin more of an 'object of art' than simply a nice looking coin.

For that matter, any coin that is markedly above the current bullion prices, we should be thankful they haven't decided to tax the crap out of. After all, we all know these coins are not bought simply for the silver value, and apparently are more considered as a 'product' to be bought and sold, like any other store bought goods.