2016 25$ Sculptural Art: Grotesque Wild Green Man (4000)

I pulled the trigger on this set, being that I'm highly interested in architectural history. If I had the budget, I would have purchased the 100th anniversary of the Parliament fire coin as well (but I'll wait for this one on sale in a year).

Excuse the horrible quality photos... my DSLR is at the office, and I was forced to rely on the fiancee's iphone (no zoom), an eraser for a display stand (bonus points for creativity?), and VERY poor lighting for the photos. I'm almost embarrassed to post these this evening - they are not at all up to my personal standards - but here it goes...







The RCM display case is well executed. It has a nice cherry color, and the RCM logo is "branded" into the wood on the top surface. The lid is magnetic (magnetic closer), and is hinged to the base (sturdy construction).

The "Wild Green Man" coin is also well done. The relief is impressive. The depth of the engraving in the beard and hair stands out.

My two main motivations behind making this purchase:

1) As mentioned above, I'm an architectural history buff. Unrelated to this post, but as a side project, I'm involved in a campaign to save / relocate one of the only wooden grain elevators remaining in Eastern Manitoba. Things are looking good with our campaign! Here's a link to our Facebook group, if you would like some information: *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. ***

2) Originally, I didn't purchase the 3-coin moon mask set. I managed to pick one of these sets up for slightly below issue a couple of months back, and I was blown away by the detail. I had assumed that this set would be similar, and I'm not disappointed. I must note, however, that the remaining two coins will determine if this series matches the overall aesthetic appeal of the moon mask set.

If I can find time this weekend, I will post better photos!

It does not work for me at all. The wavy lines on the reverse are too distracting (IMO a ploy by the RCM to cover up poor quality coins).

Beside, I'm avoiding RCM subscriptions... and $150 for an ounce of silver!? Outch.

I'm keen to add something with high relief to my collection, and I'm also keen on the subject for this series, but I'm not particularly fond of the field -- specifically with the blend from field to mask. I do wish I'd been in the scene soon enough to get a nice new set of the moon series... It's not really the type of thing I'd like to buy off ebay, is it possible that someone would have a set at a coin show in Toronto one of these days? Or maybe I can get on a train to Ottawa this week/weekend for the RCNA convention... I just don't have *any* idea what I'd be likely to find there as I'm a coin show virgin.

Just wait you will find all these coins for well below issue, the RCNA show is great to visit but not to just get this set, eventually you will find it on ebay for below list.