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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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7 FIFA coins.  And three gold to come later. - A "$20 for $20" fine silver coin, sold at face value (designed by artist Joel Kimmel); - Four $10 fine silver coins (designed by artist Greg Banning) featuring the themes of "The Kicker", "Heading the Ball", "The Goalie" and "Celebration"; - Two Greg Banning-designed coloured $10 fine silver coins: "Canada Welcomes the World" and "Go Canada Go!"; - Three $75 pure gold coins: "The Soccer Ball" and "The Championship Game" (designed by Tony Bianco) and "The Trophy" (designed by Glen Green). Added another pic.  Edited by CC-Ottawa
03/18/2015 3:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Of all of them I think I like the multicoloured maple leaf the best. I just might try to pick up one of these. Thanks to CC-Ottawa for the photo.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thank you, CC-Ottawa!
I like them...actually not as coins in term of collecting, but as Championship souvenirs, specially these with Maple Leafs.
But no plans for purchase any.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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@CC-Ottawa: Thanks for the update.
10 new coins for a soccer tournament. Seems like overkill to me!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Ok so someone from the mint has a daughter on the team? Because this many coins on the same theme is just silly. I likely will pass on all of them I think.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Have you paid attention, that these cases aren't cardboard, but our fellow clamshell in new attractive version  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2019 Posts |
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Have you paid attention, that these cases aren't cardboard, but our fellow clamshell in new attractive version These clam shells are ugly as sin, but I guess soccer fans might like them,but do soccer fans collect NCLT? Probably not enough to make these a hit. |
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Canada
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Well I like the multi-coloured Maple as well - as long as it's under $50
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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The 20 for 20:  Edited by CC-Ottawa
03/20/2015 10:44 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm shocked the mint did not flood the market with 2015 Pan Am Games coins in Toronto .
Or maybe they will its still early.
Edited by yingyang
03/20/2015 11:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@Yingyang
Yes, I was wondering about that too. Where are the pan-am coins?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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They are coming soon. Incidentally, I am yet again amazed by the Mint. They truly are working hard to disappoint in new and innovative ways. Like some of you, I save all of the invoices and packing slips that I receive with my coins. I record them in my inventory spreadsheet and put them in a binder. If nothing else, they might come in handy as proof of purchase (not counterfeit) but really they just are for my records. Anyway, the 20 for 20 coins I received today came with documents that are barely legible. Come on Mint, put a new toner cartridge in your printer. This is just one more way you're demonstrating your fading commitment to quality assurance and customer appreciation.  Edited by CC-Ottawa
03/20/2015 12:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Update on the FIFA coins:
There is a six coin sub available limited to 15,000 coins and comes with a 'free' light coloured wooden box shipped w/ the 4th coin.
One each month:
Coin 1 Go Canada Go - group w/ colour $59.95
Coin 2 The Kicker $54.95
Coin 3 The Goalie $54.95
Coin 4 Heading the Ball $54.95
Coin 5 Celebration $54.95
Coin 6 Canada Welcomes the World Leaf w/ colour $59.95
I don't see the specs but assume they are typical for $10 coins - that is, 1/2oz and 34mm.
The three gold coins are $699.95 each w/ mintage of 3500. They are 7.8g and 20mm.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The designs are good. The people who like soccer and coin collecting, have no disappointment here. Affordable, some colour accents, RCM wooden box (1-st wooden box for 6 * 34mm coins in the capsules). And as in many times, they didn't tell the mintage of the boxes. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I like the $20 for $20 coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice Coin.  |
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