2007 Special Edition Limited 5,000

[Melnme]

I received an email from the RCM regarding this coin. I'm not sure whether this is the edition that always increase in value. I know 2 years back I bought their Red Enamel flag (5000) coin and it went over $300 within a year or so. Anyone else familiar with this?

http://www.mint.ca/royalcanadianmintpublic/index.aspx?RequestedPath=/en-ca/thestore/shopping/silvercoins/624287.htm%3Fcm_ven%3Drcmemail_wm%26cm_cat%3D2007q4%26cm_pla%3D07nov02_l5_e%26cm_ite%3D624287

[Humpybong]

I like that, would not mind getting one myself.

Let us know what you find out Melnme

[ElleKitty]

I've bought directly from the Canadian mint, several times.  Always very nice, more so than purchasing from the US mint, in my opinion.  Of the things I've purchased, I love the set of tokens that came out with the Poppy Quarter, and the $3 square beaver coin of last year.  Definitely worth the effort.


I love these snowflake coins, I'm just not ready to pay the $100 price tag that comes with them. 

[Melnme]

Price is what's holding me back. They have 2 coins with 5,000 limited mintages and each one CDN 95 approx. So I haven't made a decision

[TwoShadows]

When it comes to buying DARKSIDE coins I watch mintage very closely. I actually have one modern day silver commemorative (New Zealand) with a mintage of 1,400 if I remember correctly and to top it all off it commemorates an event that never happened. Well it did but it was postponed until the next year due to the 9-11 attacks. Also have a couple of commemoratives with less than a 1000 minted. Needless to say the country of origin does play a role, regardless of mintage, when it comes to commemoratives but I still watch for those low numbers!

[CoinCrusader42]

A beautiful coin.

However, in my mind, there comes a point where I can't call certain products a "coin."  I guess it depends on your definition of what a coin is.  This one, and so many others, will never trade hands in return for  merchandise or a service.  So, we aren't really looking at a coin, we're looking at a "piece of artwork."  And, it's well beyond my budget.