Merry Christmas to everyone, may your Christmas stockings be blessed with silver!!
I appreciate the responses I received and by two members I know from my beginnings on the forum. I find the answers interesting regarding packaging. I find storing the sleeves, the most bothersome part of collecting nclt. I agree wholeheartedly on wooden cases! I can agree not as strongly on those bulky clamshells, which I don't find enhance the appearance of the coin. Apparently the sleeve has a little damage. The price was attractive at $472. As I mentioned I missed out on the 2012 set and I crush on Rose gold! I'm really limited on space, so if truth be told I rather not worry so much about the beauty boxes. I'm not a packaging collector!! It seems most collectors in a number of hobbies go crazy for the original in box. Even never opened, a concept I don't understand.
My son bought a Ltd edition Nintendo switch, with intentions of making a few $ in a couple of years. He won't even open the box, to check if the item isn't damaged or a lemon. He wants to be able to say never opened! Now I don't think it's wise, not to inspect for any damage, before the return period expires. However, I don't have a clue about other collectables, other than watching an episode of the Big Bang Theory years ago.
I'm excited to receive this set, which was an accidental find. I was really looking to get some bullion in themes I enjoy. In my younger days, I was very active in the horse community! So I'm a sucker for a well executed horse design! I discovered bullion has really upped its game in terms of designs! It's also has the bonus of being more reasonable than mint releases. Now I've been working on collecting the silver commemorative dollars and then added the sets! It's been my focus since 2014. I really enjoy the sets, as I don't need to make a decision on how to store/display. As they come attractively presented. Then I have the complete year set of circulation coins in silver, I find is a bonus! I read commens post of his light house cases and trays! It's sort of what triggered the packaging question. It would be wonderful to dispense with the clamshell and sleeves. I wonder in a huge watertight tote how much packaging can truly be stored? I feel the mint could do more with reducing packaging size and waste. For me the truly important thing, is the coin and coa. Especially since there's many attractive storage or display options. As my arthritis and chronic back pain increases, I'm not interested in lifting excess weight! Compactor the better, however, the other side of my brain goes, what if a dispersal is need for an unseen emergency? This is why I was wondering just how important packaging and its condition are to people. I've noticed in myself I tend to get ocd, the more I read on proper coin storage! I've come to the conclusion slabs and air tight capsules will not necessarily stop toning of silver, delay it yes! Years ago I was in search for the perfect method to keep my new mint purchases from toning. After much reading, my conclusion unless I have museum conditions it's nearly impossible. It's why I needed a break, where I just did coin roll hunting or looking through a friend's coin jar for cool circulation coins, like when I was in my younger days! It's a nice feeling to find a cool surprise at face value! So I feel I'm now ready to get back into collecting silver. I'm really going to need to figure out how to store unneeded packaging until it's needed for a far off date.
I just finished packing my mom's care home room in November, when she passed. I was amazed by how much there was to pack in a 350 sq ft room! My collection/ board already takes up half of my 12x10 bedroom. I'd never be a person who could live in a tiny house, as I'd probably need a 1/3 for my growing collection
. Coins are a smaller option verses collecting art work to hang on walls.
I was really hoping to hear from people who own the set. I was looking forward to reading what people liked, why or what could have been improvements made. It's a Christmas present to myself as I have bought any silver since the pure silver 2016 circulation set. It's going to take me a long while to collect the 2017 offerings. I had been looking forward to 2017 for the previous 2 years! Then it arrived and I got totally distracted! I'm blown away by the amount of offerings that year. It was most likely a blessing, as I didn't have much discretionary spending money. As my son had a major hip surgery March 2017. Between both of us we had 25 medical trips to Edmonton. So I was barely aware of Canada's 150th celebration. So the bright side, I will be getting more bang for my buck. Although it may have been entertaining to hear Steve's speal on each coin
. He's definitely perfected the art of the coin sale! I see humour in it at times. As it's what hooked me on nclt coins Canada day 2012. I have a good laugh at myself from time to time, as I hated the 2 term 8 month art history course I needed for my 1st post secondary degree. Now I absolutely enjoy art. When I was going to university in the 90's I became friends with an internationally recognized artist. I'd hang out for hours in his studio watching him create his paintings of western Canadian history. In the early 2000's I even ran one of his galleries for a short time! It was a dream, being surrounded by beauty, history and meeting interesting people! So it's how I learned to look at collecting from many angles ; along with being interested in how others perceive an art object? As it really is all based on perception!!
Beauty can be found in amazing places and is a very difficult topic to define, outside of the golden ratio!
Posted 12/22/2021 12:33 am
