Privy Marks . Your Thoughts And Interest

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silverado Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 3:23 pm Does anyone here collect Canadian coins with privy marks exclusively? Although I haven't paid much attention to them over the years I do find them strangely interesting for some reason. Would love to get more info on them as far as why they are used and if some privy marks are more desirable than others as far as collectability ...... Report this Post to the Staff

commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12258 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 7:11 pm There are several dozen one-ounce silver maple leaf coins with privy marks - plus a number of gold bullion coins. In most cases, the Mint was paid by a third party to add a privy mark to a limited number of the Mint's standard coin(s). The third-party then sells them at a premium. In some cases, the privy mark denoted a current event (Y2K, Hanover Coin Expo, ANA Convention, etc.), or zodiac symbols, or a commemorative for an anniversary (RCMP, VE Day, etc.), I used to collect silver maple leaf coins with privy marks, but stopped a few years ago when I got the impression they had become "cash grabs" by their sponsor - too many exclusive arrangements and very significant issue prices for some. An internet search will yield a list of them. You can also find a list in Volume 2 of the Charlton Catalogue. There is also a commemorative 36 mm silver dollar with a privy mark. You can read more about it here: - 2004 Ile St. Croix Coins and Stamps Set Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 04/05/2022 7:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
acan451 Valued Member Canada 138 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 8:14 pm Hello Here is one I just bought Some Privy are harder to find and this makes them more desirable and more collectable like this coin. This coin even comes with a plastic holder reading "Fabulous 15 silver collection". Now here is the Info I found from APEMX about this coin. Hope you enjoy this Best Alan Mintage of only 5,000 coins! Specimen Uncirculated! This coin is an instant rarity. The Fabulous 15 Mark Silver Maple Leaf was struck for a European distributor and is extremely popular around the world! These privy Silver maples were only sold in sets of 15 coins - and a set has to be broken up in order for the special-edition Privy-Marked Silver Maple Leaf to see the light of day. Very few collectors or investors are willing to do this - which is why they are so difficult to locate! Comes to you in a star-lined square capsule with the words" Fabulous 15 Silver Collection" underneath the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcadon Rest in Peace Canada 1360 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 9:13 pm I bought into the Fabulous 15 set way back then - mine did NOT have a star lined square frame - it was square, but no such stars - this is the first I've seen of that. What really disappointed me was the variety of F15 bullion coins. Some weren't fine (99.99 silver) but were instead 'Sterling' and as such didn't qualify for tax free status. Others weren't a full ounce - but the prices were never adjusted. At $99.99 per coin. Finally, I expected ALL of them to have an F15 privy, this was NOT the case. I expected more uniformity - ie: a full troy ounce of fine silver for each and every coin and each to be F15 privy. This set was sponsored through the Mint in Ottawa, so I don't suspect some sort of substitution. But really, though I didn't, I was close to breaking up the set. Edited by Dcadon 04/05/2022 9:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
acan451 Valued Member Canada 138 Posts	Posted 04/11/2022 5:56 pm That does not sound fair at all. Did you contact the mint with all of this? Report this Post to the Staff
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