Hey Northern, I love your new image! Have u got the new coin in hand?
Back to turtle, it's nice to see the
RCM take action for a change! Now if they'd put the same effort to controlling fakes, my faith as a collector would be somewhat restored. Faced with price drops on newly issued coins and Chinese Fakes, I'm leaning more to hanging out with the coins I already have. In my 2.5 yrs of being a very active collector, I have several hundred coins to look at. It's just getting over the compulsive habit to buy!!
I wonder what if any effect this Pre release image will have? I remember when
ebay seller Karly Shannon leaked the Butterfly image early.
ebay Pre sales were around $300 and the coin was sold out within hrs! Creating quite the buzz and then a problem for the
RCM, with many irate MC members. The butterfly was the 1st coin of the series I got. Last yr I got a bee for $125, as it had a cracked capsule. I just called the mint and ordered a replacement capsule.
I don't see why people are saying the coin is ugly? I like the turtle as depicted. It remains to be seen if its actual quality will be good. I'd like to hear what people don't like about the coin? It makes for good discussion! I admit the colors aren't vibrant. I really liked how vibrant the colors were on the first two coins!! I found the color on the coneflower drab in comparison. I wish they had done something like a tiger lily. The flower on the frog was again vibrant. The foliage choice does seem appropriate for the turtle. I'm just a fan of vibrant color to accent. I really like the flower series with the crystals, however, I feel those are overpriced!
I know I will wait to save money and buy mine on the secondary market. Or maybe I will be lucky and find someone needing a frog. I still have 3 extra. I needed 2 last yr for a friend in the USA. He has 10 complete sets. He had trouble getting enough butterflies. So when I heard orders were being cancelled at the mint. I panicked and bought from other sources. I ended up with 4 extras. Last yr I was able to trade 1 for a coin I wanted and cash. I do like the frog, it's a very pretty coin. So this year I'm in no rush, especially with the increased Mintage.
I guess the mint is caught in a catch 22, so many people were upset at not getting the butterfly at issue, while being a MC member! So they increased the Mintage by 2500. Now collectors are steamed because the coin has lost value. I believe the lost value is what has killed interest in the last coin! I'd like to hear how many collectors plan to wait for a deal?
Lets face it, it does add to the fun to own a coin that goes up 10%. We don't boast as much when we buy a coin, which starts dropping soon after it's released. If collectors didn't give some consideration to value, the finial coin would still have an active fan base talking about the series and how many they are purchasing.
I remember people talking about 3 or more butterflies, even the frog had people interested in 2. Anyone care to share their views on this series? It would be interesting to hear from the new members, what they think?
Posted 03/03/2015 12:28 pm
