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Valued Member
Canada
458 Posts |
Poll Question
even if I had the funds I like to collect older regular coins except mint sets , I just don't like all what the mint puts out for collector today. Also even though its been getting harder to find older coins in my change because of the alloy recovery program I still like to look at my change and see what I have, the best find I can say was in 2015 I receive a old style loon dollar in my change and that has been the only one that I have found in my change and I like it better than the current mint crap
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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I don't understand what you are trying to accomplish with this poll.
If your preference is to collect coins from circulation vs. NCLT - more power to you. I hope you enjoy your collection.
But using phrases such as "current mint crap" hardly seems appropriate (or respectful) to those who enjoy their NCLT collections - especially since this is the Canadian NCLT forum!
I believe there are many ways to enjoy the coin collecting hobby with no one way necessarily better than another. We all need to pursue what makes us happy. As such, I don't think there is ever a need to make derogatory comments about what others enjoy.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
Edited by commems
02/20/2017 10:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2408 Posts |
The OP could have formulated a better poll by enumerating the specific items that he dislikes about the RCM. Pocket change hunting and collecting NCLTs aren't quite the same thing.... and perhaps this explains why we have separate CCF forums. This poll/rant adds no value to this (or any) forum. Edited by canadian_coins
02/20/2017 11:06 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10034 Posts |
 A hobby is for fun. Personally I put a ceiling at Y2K for my Canadian collecting. That was a nice round number close to the start of the RCM making a new design every time the HM the Queen sneezes. Some people are opposite and like a new design all the time. I say more power to them. Granted, the one main drawback I see is that the RCM puts out so very many new item each year that only the very rich can afford one of each. So I think in the long run that very few will ever retain their value other than PM. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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While the possible answers are essentially the same thing, I voted to explain. That seems to be Bigchip22's prerogative anyway. I'm not familiar with the RCM issues but, I can see how a flood of new designs would saturate the market. Market saturation is not good. It's funny that after I voted, it was a 50/50 split in what are basically the same answer. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
798 Posts |
Premise, poll and topic are all silly.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Rather strange questions based on a rather odd premise.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
644 Posts |
I don't understand what this poll achieves?
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Rest in Peace
Canada
1360 Posts |
I collect all kinds of crap. Old Coins, new coins, Motorcycles, and Ridgid tools to name a few.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6768 Posts |
We already blaming Mint here: http://goccf.com/t/276535No need to transit the negativity to the coins. I found in the change day before yesterday nice 1968 Dime. I assume exist Silver and Nickel....but haven't check it yet. So, being nice and extremely rare in change - but I have nothing to do with it, just do not collect these. From other hand, bought last month beautiful 1/2oz Silver Maple Leaf NCLT (the one that repeats Penny in the design). Both coins are cool, but one went to collection, and other just put aside... |
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New Member
United States
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Dcadon, I hear you. As my collecting interests reach far and wide. As for the comments about pocket change. A friend and I were at the checkout at New Years eve and he received his change and put it in his pocket and as the coins hit the bottom of pocket I heard that all familiar ding. You all know that sound. I asked to see his change and he says what do you need? I said just to see his change and you'll see. Whalaa, I pulled a 1959 Washington quarter from it. Which he promptly handed it back to me and said it's yours now. On the Canadian coins side of the post, one of my very first coins I received from my grandfather was a 1962 Canadian Silver Dollar. |
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Rest in Peace
Canada
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one of my very first coins I received from my grandfather was a 1962 Canadian Silver Dollar. In our family it was Oma (Grandmother) who collected the silver dollars. As 1962 was my birth year, and she was already loosing it... I have a number of 1963 silver dollars that she gave to me on special occasions. :) Fond memories, thanks. |
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