2015 $20 Master Of The Sky: Canada Goose Free Coin

I agree with John. The intention behind free gifts given through loyalty programs is it's intended to be appreciated by the recipient for having achieved the special status.

So don't expect a goose coin to be valued on the secondary market considering RCM is in the business of churning out too many dime a dozen coins each month already and it's widely known by coin collectors that a sizeable portion of their sales are achieved from hopeful flippers who are in it for the money only, no interest in the hobby.

I guess we will find out the mintage of them tomorrow as they should be in some of our mail boxes.

Remember that RCM is a Crown Corporation.

Therefore it's just not reasonable to expect that it give valuable freebies away in the same way that most corporations do, in rewarding their best customers.

I wonder if Canada Post's "best" clients receive anything for filing our boxes with all that junk mail?

How about CRA rewarding those who pay the highest taxes the earliest in the year?

<joking>

This will be the difference between Master's Club collectors vs flippers. When I (a collector) receive a gift (any gift for that matter) it's "thank you very much, it's greatly appreciated" where the flippers will just be thinking "mmmm I wonder how much I'll be able to get for that?"

Personally, I am looking forward to both the coin and the RCM collector case.

Sorry Lostwords, the comparison I was making - both RCM and CP are Crown Corporations, legally owned by the people of Canada. Yes it's true that many business absorb the cost of postage as a general business expense but that doesn't mean they've arranged to ship for free of charge. So my point was that It would be unusual for other "best customers" of other Crown Corps to be offered gifts of any great value in exchange for their business and it would be unreasonable to expect the general public to condone such a practise.

Also keep in mind, in a business sense, RCM does not even have competitors - no one else is allowed to mint Canadian collector coin. But in the general marketplace freebies and incentives are generally offered so that clients might prefer the benefits of one company over another. You can be assured RCM profits from Cdn collector coin, whether directly sold by them or through a dealer.

In my opinion, that's why the goose coin should be thought of only as a token of appreciation, exactly in the way that Dcadon has very graciously expressed in his/her post.

True point....

See the one guy / lady's question on other forum:

"Do you guys spend thousands for RCM stuff?"

To make some real money from the coins, even RCM stuff, need to have large amount of free spendable money.
If you have it - take a risk, buy a lot and sell a lot - this way your gains will cover the loss.

In my humble opinion, buying RCM collector coin for the sole purpose of flipping is a game clearly destined for failure. You'd have a better chance of success by playing the stock market, shutting your eyes and selecting a few picks, spending your money at a casino or buying lotto tickets. Either way, you're gambling.

RCM is not a non-profit organization -- it mints and prices products in relation to the quantity and highest price that they believe the market can bear.

Certainly people have made money flipping real estate, vehicles or other goods on the short term but it's most often because they put a certain amount of work or money into improving or upgrading the original purchase.

Collector coin? Not the same whatsoever. RCM offerings are not secret so only a select few happen to know what's for sale and capture a good deal. RCM has an aggressive marketing program, plus even if something sells out, dealers who buy are sure to stock it. No shortage of distribution points of RCM product.

Coin nor any type of collectibles have NEVER been promoted as a short term investment option, couple that with the price of bullion, most certainly not, creates even higher risk.

I could be wrong but it almost seems as if RCM has collected a sizeable following who see themselves similar to an unofficial sales force who are under the mistaken impression they have the ability to buy a RCM product at cost, rather than at retail value. The reason this might be so is most odd to me because it's not as if anyone ever thinks of buying stuff from other retailers such as Lowrs, The Bay or Walmart, thinking they can flip it for a higher price once stock has run out.

My concern of this topic is nothing more than perhaps giving those who think there's quick money to be made in flipping RCM products something to think about. If you're interested in buying collector coin, do so for the right reason: That being it's for the satisfaction of it becoming part of your own personal collection.

2015 $20 Master of the sky: Canada Goose Coin is available to order on the Mint web site for Master Club Members.