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I'm still waiting for my order of the niobium wolf as well. Don't understand the holdup when many of the dealers are already selling them. ditto. Order tracking says last processed January 7/12. The coin went on sale two months ago. Very frustrating.  |
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I called the Mint yesterday to ask about the niobium wolf coin order taking so long to process. The lady told me that they are minting the remainder of the coins. For some reason, I always thought that coins of relatively low mintage would be made all at once.
I could have bought it from a dealer instead, but every so often, I order it from the Mint directly, to maintain my Masters Club status.
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Looks very nice. Hopefully, it will be worth the looong wait. It does seem logical that all of the coins would be minted at the same time though maybe the individual coins were done first and the subscription coins done later? I could see that since the two runs require different packaging and my guess is there is incentive to produce the individual coins first because the subscription buyers are already on the hook just waiting to be reeled in. I feel like a played out salmon looking for the dip net.  |
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Canada
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darn I didn't want to buy it either but that coin is extremely nice. Great picture SilverBug
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Canada
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thanks ztt2. the blue color has matelic effect. you need to compare with normal painted coin to feel the difference  |
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Canada
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Makes me wonder why the mint doesn't use pictures that better show off the detail of the coin on their website. You're picture makes me want one much more than the stock photos used on the mint site and ebay do. |
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Canada
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Got 2 yesterday, the picture the mint puts up really doesn't do the coin justice.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I'm also waiting for mine to come too...one thing coin collecting has taught me...is patience...I've waited months for a special coin to arrive...and I've found it has always been worth the wait...hang in there guys....your coin will show up...I saw the wolf at my postal outlet...and it is beautiful
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04/03/2012 8:36 pm
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Now you are getting me all excited. Usually, the Mint's artistic rendering surpasses what I get - in terms of fine detail or frosting particularly. I did get the $20 Silver Queen high relief today and again, sadly, the frosting ruins everything. *** RCM : TUNE IT DOWN *** |
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Canada
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Are you guys into the series at all or just picking up the wolf? I think it's probably the nicest design of the 4.
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Canada
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Just received my full wolf moon coin today and I am a little disappointed with the quality. The blue niobium around the rim is uneven. It's similar to something like overspray.
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I'm working on the series. But I guess since I didn't order my wolf until late February I still have a long wait :-(
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Canada
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Heh, yeah kuh it's looking that way. I wish I could get into the set, but not at that price. Does anyone know if that's because of the novelty or because niobium is actually hard to work with/expensive to get? I don't even know what it is to be honest.
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Pirated from wikipedia :-). I would say a combination of the value of the metal, novelty and 'uniqueness' of each coin's finish. But that's just speculation on my part. It was not until the early 20th century that niobium was first used commercially. Brazil is the leading producer of niobium and ferroniobium, an alloy of niobium and iron. Niobium is used mostly in alloys, the largest part in special steel such as that used in gas pipelines. Although alloys contain only a maximum of 0.1%, that small percentage of niobium improves the strength of the steel. The temperature stability of niobium-containing superalloys is important for its use in jet and rocket engines. Niobium is used in various superconducting materials. These superconducting alloys, also containing titanium and tin, are widely used in the superconducting magnets of MRI scanners. Other applications of niobium include its use in welding, nuclear industries, electronics, optics, numismatics and jewelry. In the last two applications, niobium's low toxicity and ability to be colored by anodization are particular advantages. Niobium is used as a precious metal in commemorative coins, often with silver or gold. For example, Austria produced a series of silver niobium euro coins starting in 2003; the colour in these coins is created by the diffraction of light by a thin oxide layer produced by anodising. In 2012, ten coins are available showing a broad variety of colours in the centre of the coin: blue, green, brown, purple, violet, or yellow. Two more examples are the 2004 Austrian €25 150 Years Semmering Alpine Railway commemorative coin, and the 2006 Austrian €25 European Satellite Navigation commemorative coin. The Austrian mint produced for Latvia a similar series of coins starting in 2004, with one following in 2007. In 2011, the Royal Canadian Mint started production of a $5 sterling silver and niobium coin named Hunter's Moon in which the niobium was selectively oxidized, thus creating unique finishes where no two coins are exactly alike. |
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