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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pretty mundane RCM releases this month. However, good news for those into military history commemorating WWI. There are several Armistice coins including: -$2899 Gold Armistice Coin - 350 Mintage -$10 Silver Armistice Coin -$2 Special Wrap Armistice Coin -Armistice Collector Coin Set The gimmick coins include: -Helmet Shaped Coin - Lest we Forget - $199 - 6500 Mintage - $50 Silver - The Bumble Bee and the Bloom. It features a moving bee that rotates around a rose gold flower petals. No need for a magnet. All you do is tilt the coin and the Bee moves. $569 with 1200 mintage.
Also new this month are rectangular shaped Hockey coins featuring team leaders. -Toronto - Doug Gilmour -Chicago - Denis Savard -Boston - Ray Bourque -NYR - Messier -Montreal - Cournoyer -Detroit - Yzerman Lots of continuing series including the stamp coins and Keepers of Parliament, birthstones, etc. Also there is a RCM R&D Security Token Prototype set for $49.99. 10,000 mintage. Edited by MoneyPenney
09/19/2018 9:59 pm
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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The gimmick coins include:
- Helmet Shaped Coin - Lest we Forget - $199 - 6500 Mintage
- $50 Silver - The Bumble Bee and the Bloom. It features a moving bee that rotates around a rose gold flower petals. No need for a magnet. All you do is tilt the coin and the Bee moves. $569 with 1200 mintage. For the past two years, at my local coin club, I've shown pictures of what I've been calling Objet d'art Legal Tender. Basically, I've been showing gimmicky coins released by mints around the world. Many releases from the RCM have been included. I'm glad to see I'll have new material for October's meeting. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
Canada
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The Helmet Shaped Coin is kind of gimmicky, but I kind of like it. Gimmicky as well is the 2 oz. Pure Silver Coin with Blue Rhodium Plating - Great White Shark. Like what they are doing with the selective gold plating, the coin is plated with the blue rhodium except for the shark. The plating give a cool nice effect. Some may say, what's Canadian about a great white shark? Two were just tagged off Nova Scotia. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...ds-1.4596678 |
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The Helmet Shaped Coin is kind of gimmicky, but I kind of like it. At least you're less likely to notice any flaws, unintended nicks or scratches, etc. on this piece. |
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So I got the official notification last night... There is almost nothing in here that I like. I might pick up the 50 cent for set continuity... I was looking forward to the $2 set but it was not on the list, maybe in November closer to Remembrance Day. The gold coin is interesting but I need to see it in hand as the red splotch for the poppy looks odd in the artist's render. I am usually a sucker for the "big coin" 5oz issues but these two left me cold. Hockey Cards - Sheesh I am not even going to start on that. Helmet... I have said it before, there is a vibrant market in silver objects that are not currency. Is there a reason that the RCM cannot branch out and sell non-currency items. Are they restricted by Act of Parliament to currency only... Making a helmet into a $25 coin is beyond a stretch and verges on lunacy. Probably the most interesting in the list IMO was the Rhodium plated 2oz Shark. But for $200 I need to see it in hand, not an artist's rendering. |
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Canada
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What does everyone think of the new Test Token set?
And why has it been removed from CDNCOIN?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The Test Token set and the $2 set are not listed on the RCM site. They may have been removed from the October 1 release. Edited by vonigohcr
09/27/2018 09:42 am
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Canada
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LOL Those 2 above are the only ones I wanted from the October releases.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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I limit my non-SD purchases from the RCM, but I did go ahead and order one of the 1/2-ounce silver $10 coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the WWI Armistice. As soon as I saw it, I sensed familiarity. It reminded me of the In Flanders Fields $20 silver coin from 2015 in its design style and respect for its subject matter. When I checked the artist on the earlier coin, I was reminded that it was designed by Laurie McGaw - the same artist as for the new Armistice coin. I think they will go together nicely in a World War I exhibit I am planning for a November coin show. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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Does anyone know how many of the test token sets will be available for sale? TIA
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Canada
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I actually think the 2018 CANADA $200 ARMISTICE POPPY 1OZ. PURE GOLD is incredibly well done but overpriced. At $2900 it is an incredibly poor value.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@CC-Ottawa
The Test Token set is on Colonial Acres for VIP pre-order but not the Mint site
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I actually think the 2018 CANADA $200 ARMISTICE POPPY 1OZ. PURE GOLD is incredibly well done but overpriced.  It does look good, but not something for which I'd pay $2,900 CAD! I think it's the first coin that Kerri Weller has designed for the RCM - a nice way to start! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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Placed my order for the Test Token Set (Preorder), last night, from CA.
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The Test Token set is on Colonial Acres for VIP pre-order but not the Mint site Thanks I'm aware that they are available but there is no mention of numbers. Also, interesting to note that no VIP discount is offered. Regardless, they've actually sold one since yesterday - I guess we know who ordered it.  Just curious of the 'mintage' given that the tokens are apparently used. I can't imagine they have a ton of them but could be wrong. I would buy now if the the numbers are low. Otherwise I'll wait for the inevitable markdown price. |
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Just curious of the 'mintage' given that the tokens are apparently used. I can't imagine they have a ton of them but could be wrong. I called the mint about this. Was told 10,000 and that these sets will be available on Tuesday. It's best to check with another clerk on Monday just to confirm. Sometimes they Miss Inform. |
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