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New Member
United States
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Hi Guys, very new to forum and coins in general. I have a question about 2013 Silver Maple Leafs. I just received my first 2 tubes of these bullion coins. I opened 1 of them and on all 25, the Queen is missing most of her upper lip! Since I have never seen a silver maple before receiving these, I was curious if this is a common issue with quality. I have looked at the pictures of these coins and they are not like the ones I received in regards to the mouth area. The lower lip and line of the mouth is there and well defined, but it looks kind of mangled in the area where the upper lip should be. You can see where it should be (outline) and from that point to almost the cheek, it's missing and not smooth (under a magnifying glass). The maple side of the coins are all very nice. I will try tomorrow to get a picture, but not sure if I have the expertise to get the shot! Any input appreciated.  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Hmmm...
I just checked my Canadian coins (which feature the same obverse) and it does look like you've got a bit of a ropey batch there.
It's bullion so the quality of the coin isn't that important to its value. It comes down to whether you're prepared to put up with it. If not, send those back to where you bought them.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1528 Posts |
um... have to check mine when I get home... at least you don't get milk spots on her face .. sigh
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
Silver Maples are famous for being the uncontested world-leading silver bullion coin when it comes to milk spots, transit damage and deficient quality control, but... It sounds like you've got an unusually bad batch! RCM policy toward milk spots and damaged Maples is "Yeah--So what's your point?" but it sounds like the ones you got are truly over the top--even for the RCM. If I received what you're describing, I'd be on the phone to the vendor the same day I got them and I'd be returning them the next day. I'm tolerant of milk spots, scratching, marring and non-catastropic rim dings on Maples, but missing body parts on the Queen is just ridiculous--even for Maples! SHAME on the RCM! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like she has some fuzz above her lip. At least the RCM is keen on realism! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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No, it's just the Chris Hadfield mania claiming yet another victim.
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the info. I suspect that the dies must have been pretty worn or something. Looks like a moustache! Basically, wanted for bullion, so no real worries, but was somewhat surprised by the poor quality. I think I will stick with ASE's from here on out. that said, I did get a couple panda's which were really beautiful. Thanks to all again. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Because you have a whole tube of them, wouldn't they be good to keep as "error" coins? Might be worth more? Hmmm... queen with moustache...nice touch... there is a devil's face, so what the heck?...  |
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New Member
United States
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Here is a little better pic of the queen's cookie duster!  |
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Valued Member
Canada
258 Posts |
Looks like she has a toothbrush 'stash. Maybe that should be called the "Adolf" variation! I checked my 2013s and don't have any mustachio'ed queens. I agree, keep them as an error variety or something. I't's not like bullion coins are numismatics anyways.
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New Member
United States
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I've bought 4 in the last couple weeks for the LCS, and they are all fine. Maybe she shaved before they stamped her face that day?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1037 Posts |
I went through my roll of CML's and the Queen is not darning a mustache. Yours could be part of a run with worn or altered die.
In my roll, the Queen does have acne.
I conclude that the .9999 purity of these the coins is soft enough that it gives the Queen acne from the maple leaf impression it is stacked with.
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New Member
United States
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Bought a couple more maples and this time before I paid I inspected her lip on each coin, everything looked kosher, except the guy behind the counter gave me a funny look.
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Valued Member
Canada
95 Posts |
I'll be going to my LCS to try and get myself some of the one's you got.
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Valued Member
Canada
95 Posts |
I'll be going to my LCS to try and get myself some of the one's you got.
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New Member
United States
23 Posts |
That fuzz makes her look cuter.
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Posted 08/23/2013 08:38 am
