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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm going to dig a hole and occasionally throw money in it as I slowly fill it with dirt. At least then, when I dig it up to look at it, it'll still be worth the same amount.
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Rest in Peace
Canada
1360 Posts |
Just today I received my email notice of Septembers issue.. got the hard copy in the mail 2 days ago.
NOT a single 1 ounce silver coin under $100. I'm Out.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
644 Posts |
Anyone notice how the prices have gone up by a dollar or two.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
6767 Posts |
Yes, I've mentioned it. This is because RCM will give some discouts to MC members for future purchases, and the mint has to ammortise this by raising prices a bit. |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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Have to give the RCM credit for responding to criticisms about not showing actual images of their coins on their web site at the time of release. The sales page for just about every coin in the September release features a video of the actual coin. This should help lots of folks with their purchase decision process. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
12250 Posts |
Nothing in the new release has intrigued me enough to open my wallet. Some interesting items, but nothing that fits with my collecting objectives.
Oh well, on to October!
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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Nothing in the new release has intrigued me enough to open my wallet.
I've got to say it's difficult to get excited about Snowflake in September. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The sales page for just about every coin in the September release features a video of the actual coin. This should help lots of folks with their purchase decision process. Yeah. And it is good for them to be honest, showing the defects that are common to their products these days in the video. Here is an example, a dent on the obverse of one of the Silver Maple Leaf Quartet.  If you watch the video closely, you will see this dot reflects light as the coins turn, meaning it is not dust, but a dent or some imperfection to the reverse proof field. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I am not sure, what each one could find interesting in September release, but if you heading to dealers, The Coin Shoppe gives 5% off ( RCM release), by using coupon code = 'RCM5OFF' |
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Pillar of the Community
710 Posts |
Even the haunted series steel coin has gone up a couple of dollars. Very strange considering the previous coins in this series can now be had for below issue price.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
644 Posts |
The ghost bride is worth the most, it actually sells for a bit of a premium. The brakeman on the other hand doesn't.
Edited by CoinCanuck94
09/06/2016 12:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Ok so many of us have been wondering how the Mint can have 4 I/4oz 'coins' in a set that contains 47.4 grams of ag when an troy ounce is 31.1 grams. Well, wait no more. The Mint has provided an answer on their product page.
"...there is no mistake with the specification. We wanted a certain physical size for each coin in the set and as a result we have exceeded the minimum ¼ oz weight, which is only a nominal weight in the case of these particular coins. The total weight of all four coins is actually 47.40 grams (approximately 1.6 oz) or 11.85 grams per coin."You see these 1/4oz coins have only a nominal weight. It's not physical weight. Forget that they are actually more than 1/3oz each, and almost 2/5th of oz, the Mint just wants to call them 1/4oz. They aren't but hey, who cares. Got it. I literally laughed out loud when I read that response from the Mint.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thank you, CC-Ottawa, for bringing the RCM explain. Imo, this "split" idea could innovativelly work for Silver Fractional Set (while the "coins" aren't equal in size/weight), or alternatively for a large sized picture like "Fountain de Trevi" coin (which has been discussed, if not mistaken, on other forum). |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
798 Posts |
They are not supposed to lie about weights or purity. That stamp is a 'government backed guarantee' of metal content. There is a whole department of government, Measurements Canada, that is tasked with ensuring private corporations are not misrepresenting weight, volume, size, area, etc of their product. SHAME ON YOU RCM! |
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Rest in Peace
Canada
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CC-Ottawa, I don't think of that answer supplied by a RCM 'Staff member' as something to laugh at. In this business specifically, it's criminal to misrepresent the weight of a coin. There is no such thing as "Nominal Weight" - they can imprint any face value they want - and have despite my objections but the weight of a coin is not to be taken lightly. I am in fact insulted that a representative of the Royal Canadian Mint would post such a reply. There is just so much wrong with this particular coin(set). http://www.mint.ca/store/coins/pure...w_Releases_&Edited by Dcadon
09/15/2016 2:40 pm
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