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Pillar of the Community
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Sames coins that we have seen for over a year now, but now all in one box? Sounds kinda nice I guess.  |
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It's the RCM's new marketing strategy to unload unpopular slow selling coins. Sell them as a "Limited Mintage" set! The execs that dreamt up this plan must think we all have limited intelligence! |
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I did wonder why the four 1812 coins weren't available as a set in one box. They would look nicer altogether than in four individual boxes.
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So we should expect an Untamed Set soon ..... great !
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I thought the "on sale" period for an RCM coin was limited to 12 months. The silver Brock coin was issued more than 12 months ago (since October 9, 2012) and yet is being included in this set. Interesting... Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Good point commem!
Also on the mint site the description declares:
"Special Features:
• Limited to 800 sets worldwide
• Crafted in fine silver (99.99% pure)
• Coins are encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black beauty box."
Just a tad misleading since under specs it indicates a mintage of 10,000 for each War of 1812 coin and gives no mintage for the 1/2 OZ Maple Leaf.
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Pillar of the Community
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2019 Posts |
Same as the Allegory, should have been in a set from the beginning.
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If they are going to do an 1812 set, at least use the HMS Shannon 1/2 oz silver coin instead of that maple leaf coin.... what are they thinking really?!?
Edited by shopaholic
10/22/2013 6:13 pm
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Just a marketing strategy. Well, this understandable. IMO, the 1812 coins initially "deserve" to be united in the set. But where from came idea to put 4 coins with the Maple Leaf? Why not 5 war-related coins all together, or just 4 coins? Quote:
Coins are encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell case lined with flock and protected by a black beauty box." and this one suspicious...it could be, that there is no one box for all, but 5 separate boxes. |
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Still not interest in buying it...
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Why not 5 war-related coins all together, or just 4 coins? Good question Silveroid! My guess is that they only have maroon clamshell cases for five coins, and that there are no other War of 1812 coins left in sufficient quantities (800) and in the correct size. So they thought, let's throw in a maple leaf... This sucks! Quote:
what are they thinking really?!? Silveroid, they are not thinking at all! |
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The $239.99 price is exactly the same price as if you bought each coin separately. So you are just paying for the box.
I am sure people who bought all five coins separately would be upset whith this issue but I think relatively few bought all 5 of them.
Isn't the claim of limited mintage of 800 a bit of a stretch since the original mintage per coin was much higher at 10,000 per coin?
Edited by MoneyPenney
10/23/2013 3:29 pm
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Isn't the claim of limited mintage of 800 a bit of a stretch since the original mintage per coin was much higher at 10,000 per coin? I thinks it is "OK" and legal. Do not think, that here RCM's try to mislead the people. What actually meant - 800 units - this is mintage of the set / packaging. This definition I saw also for Proof Britannia (2012, probably), where was mentioned: Limited Mintage of 2500 for special presentation |
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I am sure people who bought all five coins separately would be upset whith this issue but I think relatively few bought all 5 of them.
I bought all five of them but I am not upset at all. I think I just don't care. IMHO, this set is just a "stock clearance set". If they included the HMS Shannon coin instead of the maple leaves coin and branded it as a "war of 1812 set" then it may be a different story. |
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The 'special box' in this case seems to be a large maroon clamshell. Nothing special. So you buy 5 as a set and get one clamshell or buy 5 individually and get 5 clamshells.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
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I spent time in the military and the cooks would do the same thing: Day one would be spaghetti, Day 2 would be sloppy joes, day 3 would be American style spaghatti........ Repackage repackage repackage. The comments earlier were right, If the Shannon was included the set may have some merit.
cheers
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Posted 10/22/2013 5:15 pm
