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New Member
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2 oz Tim Barnard coin
Face value: 30 $
Mintage: 5000
Price: 169.95 $
Diameter: 54 mm
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2 oz 200$ for 200$ coin - Towering Forests
Face value: 200 $
Mintage: 20 000
Price: 200 $
Diameter: 50 mm
If you could only buy one of the above, which would you buy?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3690 Posts |
Or the 2oz due out next month. It's also $169.95 and mintage of 5k. The theme is WWII and I think the image could be better than either the Barnard or the 200/200.
The only thing the 200/200 has going for it for me is the FV. Since I'm a coin collector, I think the design and mintage of the coin becomes more important and thus I suspect that the coin coming out next month will be the winner (for me).
That said, I bought the Barnard and did not order the 200/200.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
644 Posts |
Tim Bernard: + Cheaper + Nice design + 5000 mintage + First 2oz silver coin done by the RCM- Artist isn't that well known (at least for me he wasn't when I bought the coin) $200 for $200: + $200 face value, you're guaranteed at least $200 should you sell it + First $200 for $200 done by the RCM (firsts usually do good) + Interesting design - Higher mintage (20000) I would personally go for both but if you had to choose one i'd pick the Tim Bernard. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Just remember that the 1st 50 for 50 coin is still available from the mint, and apparently the next one is coming out next month. I once read that a good marker that a coin will hold value or rise was the magical # 1,000,000. Take the Cost X Mintage = less than 1 mill then good, if its greater than 1 mill, then its not good.
The saving grace to the $200 for $200 is that you could take it back for your initial investment.
I as well bought the Tim Bernard coin and steered away from the new coin. And I will probably get the new one if its a WW2 theme.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I owned Tim Barnard coin. I like it but I find it too busy on a 2oz coin. I will buy the $200 for $200 coin because I do like the design and I find it much less busy than the Tim Barnard coin. But then again, it's just an illustration so will have to see the coin in hand
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Prefer the "Tim Barnard" coin. But bought the new one as well. What I actually see, that the new "200for200" it designed as "simple" version of "Barnard". The art is less symbolic and simplified. So I did like the theme, so bought both. For the second - also the face value is an advantage. In opposite to this - the new coming 2oz coin (in August release) probably also nicely designed, and contains commemorative message. But again, I think, that RCM started to overuse this 2oz format too frequently. I would buy the "WWII Victory" related 2oz (if will be issued), but not every coin, that they decided to make commemorative and sell for $169. |
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Valued Member
Canada
242 Posts |
as a collector probably the 200$ because I like the images one the coins....but as a stacker I would get 25 X 1 oz siver coins instead....LOL
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Valued Member
Canada
335 Posts |
I got the Tim Barnard coin, and might get the ww2 coin
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
644 Posts |
If the WWII 2oz coin is nice I will be getting it too.
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Valued Member
Canada
411 Posts |
Didn't really care for the Tim Barnard coin but will be more interested in the ww2 coin and will probably purchase it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
867 Posts |
DragonMaster, If I liked the Barnard design, I would buy both coins.. However, only the $200 coin appeals to me and with that face value, it's a win win proposition (despite the usual naysayers). 
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