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HawkC026 Valued Member Canada 150 Posts	Posted 02/17/2011 3:39 pm canadian_coins, hopefully your coins have already been shipped out and the note only applies to new orders. Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 02/17/2011 8:48 pm Hawk, my coins have been shipped to a Canadian relative... which means I won't see them for a while longer. Bummer. I noticed J&M is selling the coin for $21 - not bad. But credit card payments are not accepted (due to the cc fees I presume). https://www.jandm.com/script/getite...CID=5&PID=30 PS. I do not receive kickbacks from J&M. Report this Post to the Staff
HawkC026 Valued Member Canada 150 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 3:14 pm I just received an interesting e-mail from the Royal Canadian Mint (see below for a copy and paste) Coin experts await your coin questions Treasured for their rarity, historic significance and craftsmanship, the Royal Canadian Mint has been producing some of the world's most stunning coins since 1908. While we always do our best to share the story and specifications of every coin we make, we now invite you to ask us a question about any of our 2010 or 2011 coins. Ask us virtually anything and your question -- along with an answer from our team of experts -- could be featured on mint.ca. For the opportunity to have your question answered, keep these guidelines in mind: Question Guidelines: 1. Questions should be clear and a maximum of 25 words. 2. All questions will be reviewed by March 4, 2011 and answers to selected questions will be published on mint.ca, as well as various other Royal Canadian Mint communications, beginning March 14, 2011. 3. By submitting your question, you authorize the Royal Canadian Mint to answer, use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and publicly display in its communications programs -- i.e. web, email, print etc. Ask your question now at my2cents@mint.ca Let's see if I get an answer to my question; Hello, I was hoping you could provide some clarification regarding the "Legal Tender" status of the 2011 $20 Fine Silver Commemorative Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
rodime Valued Member Canada 276 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 4:34 pm I got one as well. I should probably ask the same question :) Report this Post to the Staff
HawkC026 Valued Member Canada 150 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 4:41 pm I say do it. Maybe if they get enough of the same question they may actually provide a response..........that or they'll just ban us all from their site Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 5:41 pm Well, I asked the question also. I may ask a few more... about the frost and the UNC set. https://goccf.com/t/79143 https://goccf.com/t/81117 https://goccf.com/t/80418 PS - I started a thread that relates to the new Web Expert and the Mint here: https://goccf.com/t/81541 Edited by canadian_coins 02/18/2011 5:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
North of 49 Pillar of the Community Canada 617 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 5:42 pm Finally got mine today.Well worth the wait. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9871 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 11:29 pm Got my three today. Came in a big box that would hold two Charlton's,postage included tracking.My wife sent a package this size to our granddaughter and paid about $20 for postage. Surprisingly nice coins,well struck,brilliant mirror devices,frosted fields.Much better quality than I was expecting. Popped one out of the airtite and headed out.Went to Tim's and Petro neither one wanted it instead of a $20 bill,but a customer offered $20 for it. Report this Post to the Staff
vinnycoin Valued Member Canada 442 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 01:03 am @DBM.. lolz!! thats awesome! so did you give it to the customer? Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 11:39 am Quote: Went to Tim's and Petro neither one wanted it instead of a $20 bill It was probably the first time they saw this coin and did not want to assume the responsibility (reprimand) from their boss for taking a fake from a scammer... Wait till it shows up on the 5 O'clock news. Things might change. Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 12:13 pm > I noticed J&M is selling the coin for $21 Which brings up an interesting questions: (1) Is it available to dealers? (2) What is their cost? (3) How could a discounted legal tender be managed? Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9871 Posts	Posted 02/20/2011 11:28 am Vinnycoin,I did not sell it,I only popped one coin out of its packaging to try and spend. Took my coin to Crappy Tire and other stores yesterday,none would accept it,but it seemed to generate a lot of interest wherever I went. Last stop was at the Royal Bank,I asked if they would take it in exchange for $20. The teller hadn't seen one these before so she would have to get someone else to assist me.There were no other customers in the bank so the tellers all had a look at it while we were waiting and concluded that I should keep it because it was a nice looking coin. The expert arrived and said that the bank buys silver and gold coins based solely on their precious metal content,and this service is only available Monday to Friday while markets are open.I said the coin has only about $7 worth of silver so I would be happy to get the $20 face value for it.She agreed that all the other silver coins were exchanged for more than face value so she went to the Mint's website to confirm the silver content,and yes,the silver content is less than the face value.In the end she said she could not accept the coin until she had a directive from head office to exchange it for face or they set a bullion value for it. Back in my pocket it went. Report this Post to the Staff
Koin Hunter Valued Member Canada 322 Posts	Posted 02/20/2011 3:57 pm I guess you will be able to buy them in the United States after all http://www.talismancoins.com/servle...$20+SML Edited by Koin Hunter 02/20/2011 3:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 02/20/2011 4:55 pm DBM, that's quite a story. I wonder how merchants reacted when they saw the first playing card from Intendant Demeulle back in 1685. Report this Post to the Staff
vinnycoin Valued Member Canada 442 Posts	Posted 02/20/2011 6:41 pm Great story DBM! I've heard of others doing similar things and the general consensus was that you can easily bring this to a bank to redeem for face value! Will be interesting to see if others try. Are they still selling like hotcakes on the ebay? or as the hype subsided? Report this Post to the Staff
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