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Message:: [QUOTE="Bill in Burl, post: 2228556, member: 23692"]Yes, I think that the RCM went off the deep end 10 or so years ago and now is considered right up there with the Franklin Mint and the Isle of Man with issuing "granny bait" at the drop of a marketeering hat.  It was nearly tolerable when they restricted themselves to issuing designs with their plethora of "Canadian content"items until they stretched the definition of Canadian, but then came the grade-school and modernistic designs, as well as the giant leap into comic books.  The Mint is still counting on aging Mildred and Fred standing in line at the Post Office or reading the newspaper/magazine ads when Mildrd says to Fred "Oh, look at the coin .. wouldn't little Johnny just love that for Christmas?"  Then the coin & box go into a drawer only to see the light of day when he finds a place to sell it at 50% of the issue price.  I think that the RCM policy just teaches kids that what they put out is essentially worthless somewhere down the line.[/QUOTE]