New $50 For $50 Beaver

That's because they want to get rid of the 'snowy owl'. The design wasn't very good and I assume it's not selling very well.

Yes, the demand for this Beaver would be overwhelming.

I received my Beaver today. It looks good.

That's a pretty neat coin in hand.
I like the depiction of the waterline.
It is very lifelike.

Hi I'm back, I decided a break from coins for a couple months was in order. Today is my first day back into the hobby. I found last yr I was spending way too much, buying from 5 different sources. So this years resolution is to keep to $1,000, unless I free up extra cash from selling older pieces. I took a complete break from Dec 10 no ebay even. So I have a bunch of major house repairs to budget for, and my hip surgery is supposed to be May now hoped to be finished it by now. I have a lot of coin news to catch up on.


My rep has sent me out the beaver, horse, and color flag coins. I just opened the packages today, they arrived earlier in the week. I must say the beaver is by far the best of the 3 coins.
The beaver coin has a nice variety of finishes, beautiful depiction of motion, especially like the water droplets and bubbles beneath the surface. The wolf on the bank is a nice addition.

Contrast with the $100 horse, the scene seems very barren, its devoid of action or story. Its also lacking the inclusion of varying finishes. Its a let down from the eagle and big horn sheep coins. I doubt I would of ordered it, without my rep interceding on my behalf. I will keep it to keep my collection whole.

The $25 flag, I really like the engraving on the coin, its the best part along with keeping the written details discreet on a small coin. In comparison the earlier coins the denomination took up too much space. This coin has a nice larger design accompanied by smaller engraved details. I do find the use of shading very distracting. It takes away from an excellent design, in my opinion.

I apologise for my wonkily formatted response, I'mposting from my new laptop. I usually post from my ph, its very different, a bit of getting used to.

@pocket change. Nice to see you're back. Missed reading your posts. You're not the only one taking a break. There's been a few posts of coin fatigue. Myself included. Hard to get excited with the product the RCM is presently releasing.