New look - Canadian catalog

i recieved a catalog from canada today. entitled "collections". it surprised me. the catalog contained coins, paper money, stamps and memorabalia. it also introduced hong kong, china, macau, u.s.a., taiwan, u.k., dutch antilles, isle of man, and u.n. i hope u.s. will follow that good example.

 

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Hmmm...it would be interesting if the US Mint sold sets of any of the darkside coins it produces.

 

got mine today too. It allways has foreign stamps in it (at twice the face value).

 

The Royal Mint (UK) and the Royal Dutch Mint (NL) for example sell quite a few non-domestic coins too. Usually the prices are higher, in my opinion, than what one would pay elsewhere - but if you order from the mint anyway, and know what you can expect in terms of convenience and reliability, that may be worth a little "surcharge" ...

Christian

 

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again today, i received a smaller catalog. everything is about coins. it is very beautiful and attrative. i hope the u.s. mint will follow it. the only different is that their prices is quite high as compared to ours.

 

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i like to collect canadian coins too. their design were superb. i went there five times.

 

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how come the royal canadian coins newly issued is far more expensive than the u.s. coins?.

 

Tracy5900,the best Canadian coin catalogue is the Charlton catalogue,which lists all Canadian coins,including those of the colonies,which are now provinces in the Dominion of Canada.There
is one downside to the Charlton catalogue though.It does not list traders' tokens,which served as Canada's money for a while.

Aidan.

 

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newly mint proof set and mint set. silver proof dollar.

 

Well if you take the Proof Set, the packaging is much nicer and it looks to be better quality.
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RCM

But if you want to get a roll of 25c that you could just get at the bank for $10 it will cost $23.88 (inc $8 shipping)
So yeah their prices are outragious. :goof:

 

Yeah. This is the quarterly catalogue issued by Canada Post. The main focus of this catalogue is on philatelic and collectables issued that season. It also lists philatelic products from a number of foreign countries including the US. There are a small amount of numismatic coins for order but it's only a small list compared to what's available from the Royal Canadian Mint site. I don't believe the RCM publishes a print catalogue. They've been listing foreign products on the catalogue for a few years now. It's a good source to learn about interesting products to buy. Of course it's cheaper to get the products directly from the source than through a 3rd party like Canada Post.

There is also a sister catalogue called Details. It is a quarterly catalogue by Canada Post as well focusing more on currently issued and upcoming postage stamps and FDCs.

These catalogues are available for free to anyone (at least Canadians) who have ordered anything from Canada Post, or anyone signed up for it. Basically they'll just sent them to you automatically unless you tell them to stop. You can also pick them up at any local postal outlet near you. The content of these catalogues are available on their website for ordering online. www.canadapost.ca.

The price on Canadian stamps and FDCs is good from Canada Post. Stamps are always at face value and FDCs are face value plus 1$ for the envelope. There is no S/H charge for Canadian orders at least.

Yes, it's always expensive to order from the Mint. Your best bet is to go to your bank and ask for fresh Mint roll around the time you know a new commemorative is released and just after New Years. You get these at face value at the bank and you can get as many as they have available. NO S/H charges! The trick is to find a branch that receives new rolls from the Mint regularly.

One thing to watch out though, the Mint seems to recycle and repackage coins. I got a Mint packaged rolls from the bank just recently and when I opened it, it contained a variety of dates. Many of them look modestly circulated.

 

There are separate Charlton catalogues listing only tokens and paper money.

 

James,I didn't know that there are separate Charlton catalogues listing traders' tokens & banknotes.Could you please provide me with Charlton's website address? I want to inform the numismatic trade over here.

Aidan.

 

http://www.charltonpress.com/Numismatics2.asp

Apparently the 2007 edition of the Paper Money Catalogue is already available at local libraries as reference copy. Here we are not even in 2006 yet.

Have fun!

 

James,thanks for that.How's things over there in Canada? Do you collect Canadian Tire money?

Aidan.

 

I do have a box full of Canadian Tire money and similar coupons from another gas station franchise. Never managed to spend them because I'd never put them in my wallet, instead just dump it in a box with the receipts. Maybe I should think about picking them out for a collection and start spending the rest. They are worth face value at Canadian Tire stores and associated gas stations. Some eBay sellers will take canadian tire money as payment even.

They come in denominations in cents. Given out with your receipt after you've made your purchase. How much you receive depends on how much you've spent. Sorta like a cashback really. Frankly i've never cared how much I'd receive. Canadian Tire is a Canadian hardware store btw, selling anything from auto accessories, to kitchenwares, to sport equipment, to garden stuff. The Canadian Tire money is certainly a quintessential Canadiana.

I never actually investigate what denominations they come in. Many ppl just save them up till they get a wad of bills worthing tens of dollars and spend it altogether at once. Some just drop it off as donation right after receiving them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Tire_money

Calgary is getting cold at this time of year. Nothing unusual or unheard of so far. -20c to -30c with the windchill last week and early this week.

Boy, it's been almost a year since I last went to NZ. Must be getting warmer into summer now.

 

James,have you ever thought about making up sets of Canadian Tire money & selling them on an auction website such as Ebay? You will find the date at the top on the back of the notes.

Aidan.

 

James,this will interest you;

http://www.cointalk.org/thread10647-who-collects-canadian-tire-vouchers.html .

Aidan.