I was curious and had a spare 30 minutes this week, so I decided to run some numbers and get a better sense of the
RCM's output so far for 2013-dated "collector" coins.
I counted all coins with a date of 2013 that were available for sale via the
RCM website. This means I did not include any Maple Leaf bullion coins that must be purchased outside of the Mint, including pieces such as the silver and gold War of 1812 coins sold by Goldline or the silver bullion Polar Bear. I also didn't count the snake privy-marked SML sold by
APMEX.
Also, to avoid double-counting, I tallied only individual coins and skipped subscriptions.
What I found amazed me. Here goes!
So far, the
RCM has issued the following number of coins with 2013 dates:
Platinum coins:
2Gold coins:
18Silver coins:
43Base Metal coins:
6Sets (All Metals):
12 (not subscriptions; only annual sets, etc.)
That's a total of
81 different coins/sets.
If you set out to purchase all of the
RCM's 2013-dated output (minus for a moment the gold and silver kilogram coins) you would have had to spend
$28,370.62!
If you just purchased the non-Kilo gold coins, your bill would be
$13,268.18. If you added in the three gold kilogram coins, your bill would rise to
$220,268.18!
If you were only a fan of silver coins, you would have had to spend
$4,416.89 to get all of the 2013 issues (minus the Kilo coins). Add in the three silver Kilos and your bill rises to
$11,166.74!
Just a set collector? A purchase of each of the twelve 2013 sets issued thus far would set you back
$4,533.95. Not so bad (sort of), most of the total is tied up in the gold Maple Leaf fractional set.
Finally, if you collected only this year's individual base metal coins, your wallet is likely feeling rather good. Total bill: just
$159.70.
Of course, if you're the sort that has to have one of everything, your payments to the
RCM would total a whopping
$242,120.47! Nearly a quarter of a million dollars (at issue price) and we're only a third of the way through the year.
Just my opinion, but I'm beginning to think the
RCM is out of control...
Mind you, if you got rid for the kilo gold it would be less, but still a ton!
Posted 04/27/2013 8:41 pm
