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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There's got to be a story behind these coins, yes that's 3,750 of them for sale on ebay. Item number: 151913524410$55,586 Cdn Specimen finish, 92.5% Ag, 0.175 tr oz Background: "Only 17,500 of these sets were assembled, with the majority (14,000) having been sold in Europe. Thus only 3,500 were ever available for collectors here in North America. On top of this, the silver quarter and silver mint medallion are available only in this set, further increasing their rarity." http://talismancoins.com/products/46695Edited by wildflowerAB
02/02/2016 12:28 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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Wow.
At least shipping is cheap :)
656.25 oz of silver total.
Seller is asking 84ish per oz.
Is it worth it?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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At least shipping is cheap :)
Yeah, but I'm thinking this one line might pose a little problem: "International items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges" Seriously though, it's a bit of a mystery how such a huge quantity of these coins would end up being sold by a private seller on ebay. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It seems that a dealer bought 3,750 of them as a job lot.
It is essential that the verifiable provenance of this hoard be found, before making a decision to buy.
This standard of proof is normally required with significantly expensive ancient coins, but it also applies in this case.
Much the same as a prospective employer would normally do, when verifying a job seeker's resume and references.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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"On top of this, the silver quarter and silver mint medallion are available only in this set, further increasing their rarity."
Either 3,750 sets were disassembled or the above statement is not true, if the 25c were bought by a dealer.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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so to get this into the country you would pay gst on the total because this is not 99.99 pure, over $2700 just in tax. this is an interesting coin, and would like to own one myself but for stacking silver, I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I own one and It's strange that the government would let such a large quantity show up for sale even after availability was published in Charlton. I also have the 50 cent from the four coin set. Same strike.
on silver.
Edited by Fixguy
02/16/2016 8:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The market price for these will drop, when they are all offered for sale, either individually or in groups.
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