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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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Is this something you did in Photoshop or can you really buy these colored?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
157 Posts |
I like them and for a hefty premium I believe they can be purchased.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2366 Posts |
Check ebay. There's a couple of stores in Germany that sell them. Mintages are 5000 per I believe. The wolf is the only one I paid (slightly) over $100 for with the rest in the $70-$90 range. They also do them with gold highlighting which also sell for a premium but not as high. Also looks quite sharp. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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See the logo on the pictures - they are real and for sale.
Except the last one.
But looks like Perth's Mint "over painted" issue, although the pictures are nice.
So, would like to have them proofs, non-coloured, but with those pictures on the boxes, or on the single box.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow...
didn't even know they existed. They do look nice though.
Thanks for sharing!
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Valued Member
United States
214 Posts |
They are for sale - limited of 5,000 I think -Issue price was 79.99 each - most are more than that now- APMEX has or had most for sale. I picked up a few but not sure I'm going to complete the set or not.. |
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Canada
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I own 4 wolves 2 from Germany, and the last 2 from the states. The wolf is exquisite, it is my favorite coin . I think the colored moose is awesome! I can barely wait until I can afford the colored moose and buffalo. I just learned from the mint on the weekend they don't color these coins. Anyone know who is doing the color job. I've seen the wolf go for $125. I'd love to have a whole herd of these coins. Rox
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Valued Member
United States
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Just checked mine with the paperwork and there is nothing marked with who did them. The bottom of the box says "Leuchtturm Nobile" which appears to be a place out of Germany? The top of the box says Canada Wildlife Series Full Colour Edition -I have the moose in front of me and it looks pretty cool colored - If your into that.. Mine came from APMEX |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Beautiful coins!  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Very nice! From an outdoorsman/hunter's stand point they are all nice,except the face of the cougar looks like a poor Fit.....Still very appealing
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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so no body thinks this is post-minting-damage?
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't like the idea of people coloring them. It confuses people, some people think the mint colored them. It's the same as some privy marks, example y2k privy, some people thought it was a RCM privy maple when it's not. |
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Canada
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Not just that. These coins weren't designed with colour in mind. Attempts to do so just feels like strained efforts that covers up the subtle differences in finish and nuances in carving that makes coin designs striking. It renders the coin cartoon-like and flat and defeats, really, the purpose of a coin as oppose to paint on a flat planchet.
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Posted 03/07/2013 5:25 pm
