Are any of the new silver coins being sold and produced by the RCM worth buying; are they most likely to go done in price, and are they massed produced. See example below $79.95 2004 50-Cent Sterling Silver Coin Set In a world of ancient symbols, Canada’s Coat of Arms is surprisingly young, having been proclaimed by King George V in 1921 and making its first appearance on Canadian coins in 1936. Over the past 68 years, the Canadian Coat of Arms has evolved, just as the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been modified to reflect the transition from newly crowned queen (1953) to accomplished monarch (1965, 1990 and 2003). Each coin in this distinctive set features one of these historic effigies with the Coat of Arms as it appeared when each new effigy was introduced, three different Coat of Arms in all.
Your question is difficult to answer. Perhaps the best answer is - it depends. As an example, the mint issues what it calls a "transportation series" each year $20.00 siver coins with a cameo hologram featuring land sea and rail themes. Almost all of these coins are selling for about their issue price of $60.00.The exception is the 2000 coin featuring the schooner Bluenose. For some reason this one coin sells for about three times the issue price.I don't know how one could predict which coins will take off but the silver coins don't seem to go down in price very much.
The Bluenose being a very famous schooner and well loved by canadians may explaing its demand. Thanks for the post back, did you buy your coin avatar at the mint.
