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REVISED:
Went again today to the Post Office and saw a couple of unique coins that DO stand out:
- A Stanley Cup Shaped coin! - $359.95. 99g, 5000 mintage
- A Soap Stone Polar Bear Sculpture Coin - $549.95, mintage 1300.
Anyone who wants a look of new releases head to your nearest post office.
-$4999 Platinum Coin Set commemorating QEII Royal Marraige
-a 10 oz coin commemorating Vimy Ridge is going for $999.
-those who can't afford that Vimy Ridge coin can buy a Vimy Ridge coin that is going for $19.95.
-a Drury Stone coin for $161.95
-a Ice Crystal coin for $113.95
-a 2 oz $30 Silver Coin with 14k gold leaf for $299.95
-Continuation of Glow-Dark Coin Series with Horn Rimmed Owl.
-$79.95 Silver Horn Rimmed Owl
-Zodiac coin for this month.
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09/19/2017 7:11 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Whoa it's already Fall - almost
Slim pickings the rest of 2017 likely
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Pillar of the Community
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Stanley Cup shape Another first for RCMClearly the Mint has mastered the craft of unique alternative shaped coins...endless possibilities coming down the road... |
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Seriously 99g? It's a 3 oz coin. |
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Nothing like helping billionaire owners and millionaire players make more money with this coin via royalties.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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The "billionaire owners" and "millionaire players" only reached such financial levels because fans have been (and continue to be) willing to buy high-priced tickets to the games, stock up on expensive team apparel/memorabilia and subscribe to pay-TV channels that broadcast the games. You can't blame the owners/players for making what money they can if someone else is willing to pay the tab! Quote:
Clearly the Mint has mastered the craft of unique alternative shaped coins...endless possibilities coming down the road. I agree. The RCM continues to follow a path toward novelty coins vs. traditional. I took another look at the September releases recently and noticed that there was not a single traditional coin in the release. The release was filled with colourized, gold-plated and/or otherwise embellished coins, coins of unusual shape or over-sized pieces more akin to medals than circulating coinage. I didn't see a single straight-up, non-embellished silver coin in the bunch. The future seems somewhat bleak for the collector who favors plain coins! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Commens - well stated;
-For the purest collector it is bleak indeed-
Eye candy not the same anymore
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Got the advanced notice from my rep.
In addition to the above coins we also have the following:
-1 oz gold plated Pacific Salmon Coin - $112.95
-1 Kilo Gold Year of the Dog Lotus coin - $75,000
-1 oz Silver Year of the Dog - $101.88
-1.7 oz Whooping Crane Cutout -$189.95
-rose gold plated Maple Leaf Quartet - 30 years - 4 square coins that form a design - $204.95
-1oz Silver Holgram Coin - Protecting our future - $114.95
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The Polar Bear soapstone sculpture coin is featured as very limited quantity. So it is likely a commissioned coin. It is hand carved by Cdn artist Dave Zachary. It must took him a long time to carve 1300 of them! It is not white but greyish looking and is enclosed in a dome similar to the gold plated sculpture coin.
The Golden Maple Leaf coin is advertised as the first silver coin to have 1 gram of 18K gold maple leaf,
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09/26/2017 01:11 am
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The 2 oz maple leaf coin, with 1g of 18k Gold, seems very attractive. The mintage is low at 2750.
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@MoneyPenney Quote:
It is hand carved by Cdn artist Dave Zachary. It must took him a long time to carve 1300 of them! Each polar bear sculpture is carefully hand-carved from Canadian soapstone by Canadian artist Dave Zachary and his team of sculptors. I wonder how many are in his team of sculptors. The Stanley Cup coin is nice but the rest not so impressive. IMO. |
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Ok, so who remember the Gulo-Gulo USD 69 issue price? Check out internet resources - new series from RCM is coming, and the pictures (atleast for me) look cool. And important: these are not totally overpriced 2oz / 3oz coins, but Silver Dollar format affordable and neat. First comes Owl. This October. Some people will load a hundred (first coin in series, remember?) maybe not. make your decisions and don't forget to enjoy  Edited by Silveroid
09/26/2017 2:52 pm
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Polar Bear cub, yay, so cute, on top of 5oz coin. I would buy this for CAD 20 - 30. Saw something similar in souvenir store (or it was branch of RCM boutique? ) |
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All of us already usual to variety of the "enhanced" SMLs, some with nice and majority with very cliche design.
The amount of different designed multiplied by 5-10 compares previous year (while the mintage decreased to fit the demand)
And usually (but not always), the Obverse side, with the QEII remains un-touched, maximum layered with ruthenium.
But the recent enhancement:
mail came from European dealer, where pictures shown: on the reverse there is an tiger, like jumping, and on the obverse, Queen's face shows the "bleeding marks" .
Not sure, that it was good idea....
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Coming Monday Oct 2.
10oz silver Superman shield shaped coin.
$1,149.95
Mintage of 1500
Can be reserved now via reps.
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