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General (non-Linux) => General Discussion => Topic started by: ssfc72 on June 23, 2016, 10:20:09 AM

Title: Canadian Mint has some nifty new design coins for sale
Post by: ssfc72 on June 23, 2016, 10:20:09 AM
The Canadian Mint has some new design, $20 Silver coins that can be bought for $20.
This is a pretty good buy, since most of the Can Mint coins cost a great deal more, to buy, then what the denomination is or the what the worth of the metal used to make the coin is valued at.

Here is a Link to the coins:  http://www.mint.ca/store/product/rcmcoins.jsp?campaignName=20for20BatmanVSuperman&pId=4600022&lang=en_CA&rcmeid=atgm_TRANS_BMvsSM_Apr_2016

http://www.mint.ca/store/coins/coin-prod2680032?lang=en_CA&rcmiid=ban|homepage|carousel|storecoinscoin-prod2680032langenCA&#.V2vwYP8XDVM

One $20 Silver coin commemorates the 50 anniversary of the original Star Trek TV series. The coin has a nice relief of the Star Trek Enterprise starship.

Another $20 Silver coin has a nice Batman vs Superman Dawn of Justice relief, on the coin face.

Only so many coins of each design have been minted and there is a limit of 5 coins per household that the Mint will sell to.

While these coins are stamped as $20 valuation, I believe these coins are non-circulating coins, which means you can't use them as money to buy something, but you are supposed to be able to go to a Canadian Bank and they will get the $20 circulating cash, for you, from the Bank of Canada.

Typically, these $20 Silver coins will sell for slightly more than their face value, on the open coin collector market.
Title: Re: Canadian Mint has some nifty new design coins for sale
Post by: Jason on June 23, 2016, 11:05:05 AM
Didn't know about the Star Trek one! Thanks for letting us know. For stamp collectors, the post office has is selling Star Trek stamps and other collector items, too:

https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/home.page
Title: Re: Canadian Mint has some nifty new design coins for sale
Post by: ssfc72 on July 16, 2016, 10:01:11 AM
I finally received my $20 Star Trek coin, in the mail.  :-)  Took a long time to get to me.
Title: Re: Canadian Mint has some nifty new design coins for sale
Post by: bobf on July 20, 2016, 02:23:33 AM
So? How's it look?! <^8#
Title: Re: Canadian Mint has some nifty new design coins for sale
Post by: ssfc72 on July 21, 2016, 09:40:48 AM
Looks Ok.  Has a nice image of the starship, firing 2 phasers and an image of the Delta Shield Shield Insignia on the one side.
The other side has an ugly picture of the Queen.

For $109, you can get a $20 colour starship coin or for $1,299.95 you can get a pure gold $200 Startrek Delta Shield Insignia, shaped coin. :-)