Canada Coin Collectors Poll

SereneDude

Just curious...

theboz11

I have the newest gold dragon on its way right now.

ajaan

Nicely toned cased dollars at times.

SereneDude

<< <i>Nicely toned cased dollars at times. >>


I get the cased silver dollars and a few of the more attractive sets but always in the secondary market which is generally cheaper than buying from the RCM.

Nunfa0

Of the non circulating stuff, I only collect the proof dollars.

mrpotatoheadd

I started out years ago buying them, but not anymore. I no longer collect the non-circulating varieties- in addition, I have quit collecting current circulating coins, too.

There's a saying about geese and golden eggs some people at the RCM are apparently not familiar with.

SereneDude

<< <i>I started out years ago buying them, but not anymore. I no longer collect the non-circulating varieties- in addition, I have quit collecting current circulating coins, too.

There's a saying about geese and golden eggs some people at the RCM are apparently not familiar with. >>


It would require quite a hefty income to be able to afford the myriad of coins offered every year by the RCM.
Unfortunately, my income does not reach those lofty heights
I have been collecting Canada dollars for many years and confess to buying the annual cased silver dollars.
I used to buy the annual proof sets but gave that up after the 2000 set.
I also bought some of the sets like the 1998 RCM commemorative coins.
I've got my eye on the 2011 George V set and dollar but haven't pulled the pin yet, since I'm cheap and I'm hoping the aftermarket price will drop

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>It would require quite a hefty income to be able to afford the myriad of coins offered every year by the RCM. >>

Which is why I quit. One of the goals of collecting is to complete or maintain completeness of a set. When the rules change, providing for lots of new varieties that never existed before, and you realize you're never going to be able to keep up, you give up. Things that can't continue, don't.

<< <i>I have been collecting Canada dollars for many years and confess to buying the annual cased silver dollars. >>

Initailly, after giving up on the rest, I tried to keep up with just the dollars. Then the mint started putting different dollars in different sets so that you'd have to buy duplicates of lots of minors just to get all the dollars. That pretty much did it for me.

lordmarcovan

I only do 1901-dated Canadian as a subset of a 1901 British Empire type set, so no, I don't do modern NCLT. I'll admit it's pretty, though.

SereneDude

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<< <i>It would require quite a hefty income to be able to afford the myriad of coins offered every year by the RCM. >>

Which is why I quit. One of the goals of collecting is to complete or maintain completeness of a set. When the rules change, providing for lots of new varieties that never existed before, and you realize you're never going to be able to keep up, you give up. Things that can't continue, don't.

<< <i>I have been collecting Canada dollars for many years and confess to buying the annual cased silver dollars. >>

Initailly, after giving up on the rest, I tried to keep up with just the dollars. Then the mint started putting different dollars in different sets so that you'd have to buy duplicates of lots of minors just to get all the dollars. That pretty much did it for me. >>


You're preaching to the choir. The RCM has gone to the well once to often, IMO.
Yet they still do great business, according to CCN.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>Yet they still do great business, according to CCN. >>

I'm sure they do. Just not with me.

On the plus side, it has freed up money to buy much more interesting and desirable (IMO) coins. Not having to keep the set complete = Not having to buy ugly (again, IMO) coins.

edited to add... here's something I wouldn't have been able to afford if I was still buying all that RCM stuff:

DoubleEagle59

no.

rec78

I voted no but I do have a few. I have the Bullwinkle quarter and both the 1998-- 90th anniversary sets.

Bob

Pokermandude

Somewhat. Mostly in the form of older RCM material. I don't order anything new from the mint, other than the $20 for $20 coins. I'm just not into holograms and other gimmicks. I do like the early 70's silver cased dollars that have toned nicely though

PS- The 1911-2011 100th anniversary of the silver dollar is about the only new RCM collector coin/set I'd consider buying. But I'm still going to pass. Will probably pick one up on the secondary market in within the next decade and that's good enough for me!

ajaan

SereneDude, welcome to the darkside. Are you in Canada?

sumnom

I am not an NCLT sort of guy, I'm afraid.

SereneDude

<< <i>SereneDude, welcome to the darkside. Are you in Canada? >>


No but I've traveled there extensively and I just like Canadian coins

DBSTrader2

I just collect any circulating Canadian coins that will fit in holes in my blue Whitman (or similar) folders. That's Large Cents thru dollars, Loonies, & Twonies, as well as the Maritime issues.

Unfortunately, the folders haven't been able to keep up with the coins since the '90's or so, when they started adding all the "P/no-P", "W", varieties, as well as quarter series like the millenia & provinces, and, more recently, several years of Olympic sports quarters......

In fact, Whitman recently chose to issue new folders for just SOME of the denominations (not sure why not ALL of them), and the one for the quarters already didn't match actual RCM issues & is already almost full!

I'm always looking for trading partners to keep up-to-date, if anyone's interested. Right now, there's a lot of more recent (2006-2011) circulating coins I need to catch up on..........

- - Dave