RCM / Royal Canadian Mint To Take Another Shot At Making Troublesome Coloured Coins

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SFDukie Pillar of the Community United States 980 Posts	Posted 02/23/2006 2:45 pm Royal Canadian Mint to take another shot at making troublesome coloured coins ï¿½ Dean Beeby Canadian Press Wednesday, February 22, 2006 OTTAWA (CP) - The Royal Canadian Mint is planning another foray into the troublesome - and sometimes controversial - business of producing coloured coins for general circulation. The last time the mint added a splash of colour to a circulating coin, numerous technical glitches plagued the production runs and its president was hauled before a House of Commons committee. The red-coloured "poppy" quarter was distributed exclusively through 2,300 Tim Hortons outlets in the fall of 2004, prompting outrage from opposition MPs who said the deal was unethical because it promoted one business over others. And the red splotch of paint meant to colour the poppy on one side frequently wound up on Her Majesty's right cheek on the reverse, producing blushing queens that had to be meticulously identified and removed from factory lines in Winnipeg. It was an inauspicious start for Canada's first painted circulation coin, meant to honour veterans. Undaunted, the mint is planning its second coloured circulation coin for the fall that will mark national breast cancer awareness month in October. The 25-cent piece will feature four breast-cancer ribbons on one side, with the centre ribbon coloured pink... Rest of the story here: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/n...fa34&k=64312 The mint declined to provide any information on the new coin. Report this Post to the Staff

RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 02/23/2006 3:07 pm Thanks SFDukie, you're like the reporter of the forum. I learned a lot from the news you post. ;) Report this Post to the Staff
TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4869 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 4:54 pm After years time I imagine a good specimen would be hard to come by for painted coins. Report this Post to the Staff
crystalk64 Pillar Of The Community 3147 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 6:14 pm The coins were released in the last week or so! Mine are already on the way. Report this Post to the Staff
shatsi Pillar of the Community United States 1541 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 10:14 pm Which coin is this? Report this Post to the Staff
Abyss Valued Member Canada 309 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 11:16 pm quote: Originally posted by shatsi Which coin is this? Shatsi is about the Pink Ribbon coin which i'll send to you when I get them Report this Post to the Staff
Georgiestar Valued Member United Kingdom 104 Posts	Posted 04/07/2006 2:07 pm coloured coins? sounds pretty :) Report this Post to the Staff
Abyss Valued Member Canada 309 Posts	Posted 04/07/2006 5:35 pm quote: Originally posted by Abyss This is the coin in question Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23525 Posts	Posted 04/07/2006 9:01 pm I deal with a number of people in the Medical profession. I have ordered two rolls from the mint and will be giving these away in the hopes that some day we will beat breast and all other types of Cancer. rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
Abyss Valued Member Canada 309 Posts	Posted 04/08/2006 10:53 am quote: Originally posted by rggoodie I deal with a number of people in the Medical profession. I have ordered two rolls from the mint and will be giving these away in the hopes that some day we will beat breast and all other types of Cancer. I think that will be a nice gift for them.We will beat this monster definitelly..when we'll be able to manipulate the genome to our advantage. Report this Post to the Staff
crystalk64 Pillar Of The Community 3147 Posts	Posted 04/08/2006 4:15 pm I received a few of these Candian 25 cent pieces today in the mail. While I am impressed with a much better "paint" job I found it unusual that the Mint did not care which direction the ribbon was turned when they painted it on. They are pointing every direction. Report this Post to the Staff
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