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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Ya I got their email, that's not bad for a 1oz proof 7500 mintage silver coin but its not a popular set of coins, I guess they wont be making many baseball themed coins in the near future.....  They have the gold one on sale there too. or get all 4 in the set. $20 2013 Celebrate Baseball 4-Coin Set Our Price: $459.80 Deal Of The Week Price: $299.77 ** Tax Exempt ** http://www.cdncoin.com/DealoftheWeek-s/3193.htm
Edited by Northerncoins 07/15/2013 6:47 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
451 Posts |
Even at this price, it is too expensive.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
516 Posts |
I don't like the design. When I first looked at it I was like that is a baseball coin.
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Valued Member
Canada
451 Posts |
I find the relationship between the Mint and CC&C interesting. CC&C is a representative of the Mint for The Shopping Channel. The Mint does not reduce their prices on their own website, but they will offer discounts on Mint products through The Shopping Channel, it almost makes me speculate if the Mint is using CC&C to clear out their items as opposed to discounting their items and upsetting customers.
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For the RCM, that is just good business... you always treat your best customer (CC&C), the best...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
746 Posts |
Nice coins if you're a baseball fan, I suppose. What's next? Golfing? Football?
Olympic sports seem to be more popular for coins it seems...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2019 Posts |
Most coin collectors are not that into sports as most sports jockey types are not that into coin collecting...the two just don't seem to go hand in hand... 
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Valued Member
Canada
234 Posts |
probably one of the worst series in the past 5 years...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote: Most coin collectors are not that into sports as most sports jockey types are not that into coin collecting...the two just don't seem to go hand in hand... Would it tank as bad if these are hockey coins? I think they pciked the wrong sport and wrong theme. How many people here watch the world baseball classic tournament or know it existed? On top of that, these are some ugly coins.
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Valued Member
Canada
329 Posts |
i was so excited to see baseball coins, but then when they released them and saw these incredibly generic designs, I was downright dissappointed. I'm the biggest baseball fan in the world and I didn't even buy these.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The RCM clearly struck out with this series. Clearly they couldn't even get to first base with the designs and the the prices were at scalper levels for a Blue Jay's World Series game. Definitely not a home run for the mint! 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote:For the RCM, that is just good business... you always treat your best customer (CC&C), the best... I'm not sure the Mint is doing CCC any favours by having them try to sell these dogs. Even at 1/3 off, they are duds worth about melt IMO. Poor design, obscure subject and grossly overpriced. Three strikes, you're out.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2366 Posts |
@allspice - Think 'cricket'.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hockey coins from the RCM don't do very well, I don't know what they were thinking making baseball coins. It's not very often you can pronounce a series a dud right from the get go, but I'm pretty sure we all knew this one was going to be a dud.
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Valued Member
Canada
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YES THEY DIDN'T SPEND TIME TO DESIGN, AND JUST COPY THE IDEAS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. I WOULD BUY IT IF THE PRICE DROP TO $40.
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