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All Forums Category: Canadian Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Canadian Commemoratives and Non-Circulating Coinage (NCLT)

Canada Opal Maple Leaf Coins?

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Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 610 Posts	Posted 06/19/2022 5:50 pm HELLO all I am still learning about ALL coins, so I sometimes sit and browse Ebay just looking at what has been issued through the years by various mints. I was looking at Canadian commemoratives and found some I really like. One in particular has piqued my curiosity. I suppose some may think they are rather vulgar, but I have to confess I like the maple leafs with opal "leafs" (white one is nicer). But I can't seem to find any real information about them online. Looks like only 500 of each were made? What did they retail for? ETC ETC ETC! Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3693 Posts	Posted 06/19/2022 7:12 pm i know these were after market enhancements. They were not made by the RCM. Report this Post to the Staff
Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 610 Posts	Posted 06/19/2022 8:01 pm THAT explains a lot! So similar to all of those colorized bullion coins we see advertised in non-coin publications, etc? Report this Post to the Staff
commems Pillar of the Community United States 7788 Posts	Posted 06/19/2022 8:17 pm As mentioned, the enhancements to the Silver Maple Leaf coins you've shown were not done by the R C M - they were done by a private mint in Germany (this mint "enhances" lots of of Silver Eagles and Silver Maples with various colorful designs and limited production runs), The Opal coins were issued in 2019 and 2020 for sure - I haven't yet seen a 2021 or 2022 version, however. Their "issue" price was variable between dealers as they are not official government issues - ~$150 USD is a reasonable estimate.Today, they can be found for lower prices and higher prices - depends on the seller. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 19692 Posts	Posted 06/19/2022 8:27 pm Interesting collectibles, with high quality manufacturing and packaging, but getting away from the central core of numismatics. They need a different type of collector. With these, very low mintages don't necessarily lead very high values based on rarity. Much more often, they remain at somewhere near their issue price. Report this Post to the Staff
Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 610 Posts	Posted 06/19/2022 8:50 pm Being a casual mineral collector, I was naturally curious! ;-) Report this Post to the Staff
dunkleosteus430 Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 06/20/2022 12:53 pm Are they made of mined, lab, or imitation opal? Or are they just stickers? Report this Post to the Staff
dunkleosteus430 Valued Member United States 66 Posts	Posted 06/20/2022 2:27 pm Did some research. One man on Catawiki, which appears to be an auction site, claims that the opals are genuine. The one with white opal and red fields sold for $93.28. Report this Post to the Staff
Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 610 Posts	Posted 06/20/2022 3:21 pm Hmmm... if we could narrow down the company who made them, maybe we could find out for sure using the Wayback Machine! Report this Post to the Staff
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