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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I've mentioned in a few of my posts here that my primary interest in Canadian numismatics is with the silver dollars, from 1935 to the present. From time to time, however, a modern NCLT commemorative coin other than a silver dollar catches my attention and finds its way into my collection. Here's one... Though it was issued about five years ago, the 2007 International Polar Year commemorative $20 silver coin just recently caught my eye while I was thumbing through the 2011 Edition of the Collector and Maple Leaf Issues volume of the Charlton Standard Catalogue. I very much liked the design of the coin and appreciated the importance of the history being commemorated by it. So, I went looking for one online and soon found one at a fair price and made my purchase -- it arrived today. In person, I believe the design to be even more attractive than the printed pictures and/or online images I viewed before making the purchase. I'm very pleased with the coin! Anyone else have this silver $20 coin in their collection? What are your thoughts about its design and execution? One other note about the coin, from a quick review of my Charlton, it appears that this coin might be the first RCM issue to carry a private logo on the obverse along with the Queen's portrait. There were quite a few coins of multiple denominations issued for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics that featured the organization's logo on the obverse, but the 2007 Polar Year coin might just be the first! It features the official International Polar Year 2007-2008 logo, without text. Here's a look at my coin... 2007 International Polar Year - Obverse 2007 International Polar Year - Reverse 2007 International Polar Year - Logo Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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that is one nice coin good pick up any idea of the mintage of it.
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There is also a plasma version selling for $250 at JandM if they really have it.  Edited by Mrpiedfort
04/11/2012 6:17 pm
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Per Charlton, the net mintage was 9,164; I believe 15,000 was the mintage limit.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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Definitely one of my favorites too.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have it. Thought the design was a little busy. But for $32.50, the price was right.
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I have both the regular and the plasma. I think the design is busy as well. On the other hand though, I can't decide which element of it could be removed without taking something significant away. :-) The mintage limit for the proof coin was 15,000 and 7,000 for the plasma.
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very beautiful coin, the blue one
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I was researching this coin today, I I received it on Monday from colonial. I won it for $188 on their ebay auction. It ended up costing $208 with taxes and ship. I was researching it online and discovered this topic. I was amazed at how expensive this coin was in 2007. A 1 Oz sterling silver coin it's issue price was $249.00, pretty pricy back then for sterling silver. It still sells around this price, so I feel I got a deal. This is the most I've ever paid for a 1 Oz coin. Here I thought today's silver coins were expensive. It would be nice if the mint would release another plasma coin. I do wonder how expensive the process is? The design is incredible, the elements do tell the story of the arctic. I absolutely love the blue plasma color. It's even better than hoped for. Truly an incredible coin, I wonder what the final Mintage was? This another select treasure of my collection! It seems the 2007 releases have done incredibly well over time. This is one coin I will not tire of. I now need to hunt down the proof silver version. The logo on the queens side is another nice added tough. Anyone other than commens have these coins?  i   I hope you enjoy the images. The last image was down with flash, sorry for it being out of focus. Edited by pocket change 50
11/27/2014 6:30 pm
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I sold mine 250 USD 2 years ago. Still think it is a really beautiful coin. |
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I did a little more reading and found some interesting facts. There were only 3005 minted of the 7,000 projected Mintage. Even the silver one came in low. I found an entry in a coin book that said, Frobisher lured an Inuit on board his vessel on one of his trips and took the guy back to England to be displayed. The poor Inuit died after awhile from disease. Talk about cultural insensitivity. I'm glad we've progressed somewhat in the 21 century, however we've a long way to go.
I also found a number of Canadian coin stores I never knew about.
One observation I can make, it seems most Winnipeg coin sellers get a high premium for their coins. One retailer in Winnipeg was asking $350. It seems GAtewest is the only sane Winnipeg coin seller. It was interesting to note they were out of stock on more 2007 coins.
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11/27/2014 7:27 pm
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Hmmm...people post here their nice Canadian coins for "2007 International Polar Year" Very nice coins, have to say. Well, I do not have it, and probably will not buy, but I have the same theme coin, and I very like this coin, from RAM, Australia. Here, take a look, on something "polar" but non-RCM: 2008 Australia $5 Polar Series "Skua" 1oz Fine Silver Coin   It much more sharp looks "in hand", and the frosting amazing... |
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Silveroid: Amazing coin and amazing photos!
That bird is really flying.
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It's one of the few modern mint coins with a design that I really like. I also liked my photograph of it:  |
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@ silveroid incredible coin you have and I didn't know their were birds in the Antarctic ? The wing span looks so big and yes the in flight bird looks like it's coming straight at you. Looks like this coin is going on my wish list. I wonder if there are other international polar year coins by the other countries that involved in the science? Anyone has any please post.
Responding to the post regarding the slabbed 2007 plasma, I couldn't see anything using my iPhone, however I'm not an experienced slab owner yet. Maybe the more experienced collectors will chime in.
Hey Matt, I agree that is a stunning photo! Care to share how to tips? I like the crispness and the contrast it really shows off the coin nicely. The 1936 dollar I got from you is headed to my friend in Arizona. He convinced me to grade it in order to protect the colors. The king side is incredible; it was hard letting it out of my sight. My friend does mass submissions so it will cost less and coin will be protected. It's my first foray into sending coins for grading.
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