May 2014 Releases

yea I liked that Bison coins and thats it... but even that one, I dont really have a rush to get it.

I really like many of their coins that offer animals, but I am looking for either either a clean simple look, like the 20 dollar canada goose coin..... or the Untamed canada series that ended, with the different finishes,,, like I love how striking the pronghorn looks in that series, he just stares at you in a stoic manner lol

In fact I find coins that they released from last year more on my to get list, such as the Ducks of Canada, I want those. But going forward, I am not too crazy about anything.

I haven't even bothered to see whats for sale in fact. As I said earlier, I just been looking at what you guys say .

Talisman had all five of the new Bald Eagle coins - three silver, 1 gold, 1 platinum - listed on ebay last night when I was scanning the Canadian coins section. It surprised me too! I wonder if they had something to do with the new eagle coins or they accidentally "jumped the gun" on the release?

I would never buy coins from Talisman.

I was in the same boat as you silveroid. I bought from them with no issues, up until this year. One of my orders disappeared and another one shipped to me damage with no reply so far. The first item was hot so you could make the argument hey their running a business to make money but the second set of items I bought was not hot in the least. Capsule came cracked and 2 coins had finger prints on them. Just sharing my experience, you can take it anyway you wish.

I agree too, first dead than buying from Talisman.

Hello all


Brand new to this highly informed community of collectors...
Very much enjoyed many past postings as a outsider looking in...especially so from the RCM aficionados.

So I shall commence by offering up a reply to "commens" fantastic lobby on the latest RCM gem of a series - lost ships in cdn waters.
I refer to this series as a gem primarily because it immediately stirs up a desire within to seek out more about the subject matter depicted on the coin. (which RCM has historically excelled at - less so lately)

The first coin, Empress of Ireland - is truly striking in terms of its image - the artist nails it in the way the image conveys the ships final moments.

I'm no insider commens, and as such shall predict as you have.
Upon further research I would be inclined to agree with your #2 and #3 ...possibilities.

However, would the SS Edmund Fitzgerald fit within the scope of this promising coin series?

And, is the most famous of all ships to sink near or in Canadian waters - RMS Titanic - to resurface off the Newfoundland so soon again in coin format. (is 600 kms off Newfoundland coastline too distant to fall within this coin series theme?)

Yes sherwooddavid, I doubt Titanic will resurface in this instance - despite satisfying the criteria of this series in many ways;
two reasons Titanic will be excluded: not sufficiently within cdn waters and too soon since 2012 releases...

I very much support the inclusion of the two ships highlighted within commens two guesses - both very strong candidates for this series - consistent in that they are both spectacular shipwrecks well within cdn waters (very much like Empress of Ireland) and both incredible tragedies resulting from extraordinary human miscalculations and errors in judgment.

@ Electrum

Very punny!

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