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Hockey Biathlon Alpine Skiing Curling Wheelchair Curling 2 different obverses
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games logo Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games logo Edited by chrycopaul
04/22/2007 01:47 am
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Canada
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Do all five have both obverses? If so how to get the ones without the olympic rings (first obverse shown)?
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United States
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cool! I hope some trickle down to the US eventually.
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Canada
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I picked up a roll of each type so far, and both rolls are the ones with the olympic rings. I didn't even know there were two obverses. Anyone know anything more on the obverses?
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I guess that I forgot to mention that the top obverse is for the Paralympic Games which follow after the regular games, and the logo is on the obverse of the coins which represent the sports of those games.
Here is what the two logos look like. Edited by chrycopaul
04/22/2007 12:06 am
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Canada
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That explains why I haven't seen it yet. I couldn't tell what it was from the picture, but now it makes perfect sense. We'll see one of them in the beginning of July, when wheelchair curling comes out.
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Are these circulating quarters, as what we have here south as State Quarters? |
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Canada
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monster - yes, they are circulating, although the only ones I've seen so far have been in the rolls I picked up from the bank. I'm just now starting to see the 2006 Bravery quarters in circulation finally. I have seen the standard 2007 quarter (caribou) in circulation already though, so it looks like in addition to the olympic quarters, the mint will also be producing the usual one as well. I haven't seen the 2007 dimes or nickels yet, though.
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One of my mom's friends has gotten a curling quarter in change and I've seen one in roll searching. I've seen a couple 07 caribous in roll searches and a whole lot of Medal of Bravery lately.
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United States
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The RCM offers the entire set plus two loonies but they don't ship the olympic items to the US. |
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Canada
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I picked up this set from the post office. It is an uncirculated 2007 year set but instead of the caribou 25 cents, it has the 5 Olympic quarters for 2007. ($23.99)  |
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That's cool that your post offices sell coins!
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Canada
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Our Post offices sell a variety of RCM products like uncirculated, specimen, and proof sets, plus the Oh Canada, Wedding, and Baby sets. It is easy over here as many Shoppers Drug Mart stores have satellite post offices in them, so it is usually a short trip to pick up your mint products. I was lucky to pick up 2005 and 2006 year sets while I was there. One was in a wedding set, and one was in the Oh Canada set and they were discounted 50% to $9.98. Edited by chrycopaul
04/22/2007 2:33 pm
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Wow I have to put a set of eack together
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I guess us "southerners will have to check ebay for the new coins. I may get that way this summer or fall...I hope. My wife thinks I am strange bringing all of these navy blue folders up there on our trips. |
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^ I plan on doing the same when I come south this summer for my sister's wedding. :)
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