RCM numismatic vs. gift store items
shirohniichan
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Nobody at the Canadian Coin Reference Site could answer this, so I'll post my question here, too.
I thought it interesting to see 2001 Oh Canada sets packaged as souvenirs of Banff, Vancouver, Halifax, St. Johns, etc. A dealer told me that the sets were intended for the tourist store business and not for coin dealers.
Since then I have been trying to distinguish between RCM products sold through their own retail business and other numismatic channels vs. items sold exclusively through gift store channels.
I know the 1997 silver dollar in the square plastic capsule is a numismatic product, but what are the other three items (e.g. coin with collector pin, coin with print and wood stand, and coin with phone card and stamp)? And what about the 1999 silver dollar with journal gift set?
Did the RCM sell these directly to the public and/or through their coin dealer network? Or perhaps did they only sell the last three through gift stores?
I thought it interesting to see 2001 Oh Canada sets packaged as souvenirs of Banff, Vancouver, Halifax, St. Johns, etc. A dealer told me that the sets were intended for the tourist store business and not for coin dealers.
Since then I have been trying to distinguish between RCM products sold through their own retail business and other numismatic channels vs. items sold exclusively through gift store channels.
I know the 1997 silver dollar in the square plastic capsule is a numismatic product, but what are the other three items (e.g. coin with collector pin, coin with print and wood stand, and coin with phone card and stamp)? And what about the 1999 silver dollar with journal gift set?
Did the RCM sell these directly to the public and/or through their coin dealer network? Or perhaps did they only sell the last three through gift stores?
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