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How important is it to you guys that coins such as RCM $100 and $200 gold pieces remain intact with their original casing? Going through my father's collection I've noticed that he would often extract these coins from their bulky cases in order to store them safely away in one place. Sadly, these cases are long gone. Has this impacted the value of these coins. Is the casing a 'nice to have' or is a 'must have' when it comes to collecting RCM commemoratives? Looking for your opinion guys! Thanks! Moved by Forum Mom from Canadian Coins, Bank Notes, and Paper Money forum to Canadian NCLT forum. |
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No. For most of the $100 and $200 RCM gold pieces, only the price of gold impacts their value... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with SPP. I'd take the cased one over a non-cased one, but I wouldn't pay a cent more for it.
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Canada
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For me, it will depend on the piece especially if its a set. Like the others posted before me, those ones don't matter too much.
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Given a choice between two coins that are identical in every way including the same price as well, I would rather take the one with complete packaging than the one without.
If the one without was less expensive and I already had plans for my own packing/mounting display, then I would take the cheaper one.
Edited by jpaiva83
01/28/2013 12:24 pm
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Given a choice between two coins that are identical in every way including the same price as well, I would rather take the one with complete packaging than the one without.
If the one without was less expensive and I already had plans for my own packing/mounting display, then I would take the cheaper on.
+1. In fact, I would only buy it if there's a discount in price for the one without case. It's not the end of the wrold without original case, but I should get a discount for the missing c ASE |
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I'd pay more for a complete package or less for just the coin depending on your perspective.
But to some degree it depends on the coin. For the gold the OP talked about that tend to BV, the packaging is less important. For a newer NCLT like say the niobium series, the package becomes part of the overall collectible. With many of the Asian culture themed coins, the packaging is very important.
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01/28/2013 12:23 pm
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So, what would say, if for example, the modern NCLT has been graded (MS 69), the packaging and the COA were removed, and the coin now listed with small discount compares to the packaged one.
Is it good to buy it (when the COA not included)?
Edited by Silveroid
01/28/2013 12:58 pm
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When I started collecting them I placed more value on the case and the COA then I do today. Probably something to do with having three large boxes full of empty cases stuck in the basement.... :-) And when you think about it, the COA is relatively meaningless as anyone can print them up. In my experience, the coin without the case is worth about $5-$10 less than the coin with the case. Plus the extra shipping the case imposes if you're buying online. Some people really value the case and COA. Some focus just on the coin. Some compromise on the coin being in the original, 'unopened' RCM plastic capsule as being good enough. Personal opinion: if you're buying a keeper for your own collection and you can save some money by not getting the case then why not? (Unless you collect and/or display with the case because that's just your thing). If you're buying with the intent to resell in the near future then having the case provides a small benefit but not enough to be worth paying a significant amount extra for it. |
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That's what I am thinking too, Kuh_85
Just having the COA gives me some internal "quiet" that the coin is original and it some kind of "complete"
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01/28/2013 4:48 pm
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If it's my keeper I want it mint in package...untouched..
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Valued Member
Canada
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I started breaking up and removing any coins that were plastic wrapped by the mint. I don't care to have my coins remain in "collector cards". Now if they come from the mint in a clam shell with the coin is an air tight, then I leave them alone.
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Valued Member
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Some coin stores will sell empty $100 or $200 cases for about $5 to $10 each. Surprisingly, I've seen the certificate in the empty leather cases of the old $100 coins.
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Valued Member
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If I was buying those gold coins, I would want the cases.
But, as a new collector trying to get commemorative dollars, I am going for no cases to cut down on the shipping costs especially if it's coming from USA.
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I actually prefer that mint products I buy not be the in the original packaging, as it saves on shipping, and lets me display them along with the rest of my coins in a 2 by 2. However, if the coin IS in the original packaging when I buy it, I can't seem to bring myself to throw it away! Odd, I know.
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New Member
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Thanks very much fella for your thoughts/opinions on this!
A very broad range of responses from you all. I think the bottom line is the packaging is always preferred, however on the more expensive range of coins not having the package may not necessarily reduce their value.
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