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RCM stuff that's so bad I have to have it

shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
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Does anyone collect really weird coins simply because they're so odd?

Here's one that appeals to me because it seems so cheesy--

World's only silver $8 coin!

What was the RCM thinking? First they boasted about having the world's only 3 cent gold coin, and now they're at it again with the world's only $8 silver coin!

It reminds me of the 1615 Genevan 10 1/2 sous coins I have. What a weird denomination.
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  • DarkhorseDarkhorse Posts: 1,377
    I was speaking with my coin dealer and he showed me the similar $5 moose from last year. Apparently the coin, with it's extravagant wooden packaging with stamps sold very well and suggested that the moose might be a good 'investment' I'm not really interested in 'investment' pieces, personally. At any rate there's the $8 bear is there based on the moose's popularity. I think the bear desgin looks pretty hokey.
  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    I've bought coins with oddball themes before.

    One is a liteside Korean War commemorative dollar. The hook that got me was its issue on the 38th anniversary of the war. 38th year, 38th parallel amistice line - get it?

    Eight dollars as a denomination is pretty out there.

    -JamminJ
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    If Darkhorse thought that RCM bear was bad, check out this one! image
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  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭


    << <i>Limited to 25,888 sets worldwide. >>

    Where on earth did they come up with that number?image
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Come on they're Canadians.
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  • PhilipPhilip Posts: 847
    I'd give $15,247.36 to know the reason behind the mintage figure and why I people always know I am an accountant. image
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  • newbiecollectornewbiecollector Posts: 2,992


    << <i>Limited to 25,888 sets worldwide >>


    Maybe a problem with the coin presses?..........image
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  • JMOOREJMOORE Posts: 1,000
    Limited to 25,888 sets worldwide

    An extra $43,405.44 in sales revenue image

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  • tbirde56tbirde56 Posts: 2,161
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Did you notice they also changed the packaging for the Oh Canada! sets? Now I'm going to have to buy one just so I have both packaging types. image
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭


    << <i>Did you notice they also changed the packaging for the Oh Canada! sets? Now I'm going to have to buy one just so I have both packaging types. image >>




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  • historygeekhistorygeek Posts: 792
    Repeat:

    If Chinese people say the word eight in Cantonese several times it sounds like the word for wealth and that is the reason for the "funny" mintage figure.
    Corrupting youth since 2004
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Did you notice they also changed the packaging for the Oh Canada! sets? Now I'm going to have to buy one just so I have both packaging types. image >>




    Boy, they really saw you comingimage >>



    You can say that again. I bought one of those Centre Ice loons just because it had so much packaging surrounding a bland coin.
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