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Pillar of the Community
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Was happy to receive this coin today. I have been to
this area of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick. It is
a spectacular view and the tide and surf have sculpted
these neat flowerpot rock structures. The coin is
plated in pink gold and is 1 ounce. Pardon the dust
and scratches. Bottom photo courtesy of;
http://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/P...llRocks.aspx
From the COA - signed by my favorite Mint Pres.
Dave Dingwall
"Twice a day, 200 billion tonnes of water swirl around
the base of these rocks, sculpting distinctive shapes
that people call "flowerpots"."   Edited by SilverDon
12/15/2014 4:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very cool coin, Don!  Enjoy it, and thanks for sharing and your write up! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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This is on my bucket list to go to the Bay of Fundy. Thanks SilverDon. Very cool coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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One of the few pros about living here is the Bay of Fundy ... thanks for sharing |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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One of the many pros about living here is the Bay of Fundy Fixed that for you, Kevin. The local aboriginals belive that these rocks were whales frozen like that. Edited by Harmonica
12/15/2014 5:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks very much for the comments,
lots of thumbs up and our NBers are
debating the many pros of the area.
I have been to the maple sugar camps along
this area, and can attest to the great people.
The whale info is excellent, frozen in place.
Oh yea, I have to add, the packaging is the
same as the Sambro Lighthouse, original clamshell.
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Pillar of the Community
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Fixed that for you, Kevin. Alrighty then  |
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This natural wonders series, was one of my first NCLT purchases. After this series ended, I purchased the 1992 25c silver proof Provincial set. Something about geology on coins... gets me every time.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I still maintain the design on this coin is one of the best the Mint has ever done. I am already a sucker for the selective plating designs, but this one just stands out as perfection. I would have liked to see the rest of the Natural Wonders to have the same treatment.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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What was the original price of the coin?Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Charlton has it issued for $69.95, I was lucky to snag this at a discount.
Originally mintage was planned for 25,000 but only 16,918 were produced.
It has been on my wish list for some time. I am a geologist as well, and
the theme appealed to me, I really like the gold plated rock formations and
the different finishes on the coin are very nice. It also proves that a
tree can grow absolutely anywhere, these are rocks in a salt surf, inhospitable.
Edited by SilverDon
12/17/2014 4:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I also agree this is an incredible coin and it too is on my wish list. I didn't realize it's a relatively low Mintage coin, for when it was issued. The mint was in the habit of doing very large mintages. I'm glad these days they are much lower. I still think they could do mintages of 5,000, especially with the large number of coin designs produced.
It's funny the mint, isn't cutting back on the amount of different designs issued. They aren't selling out and I can't see how this helps?
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin! I visited it just 4 months ago ! Now, thanks to you I kinda want to buy it ....  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by SilverDon
12/20/2014 7:24 pm
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Pretty cool pics of the area at night.  We don't get the northern lights that often. |
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