An appealing silver coin depicting a blooming cherry blossom tree captured collectors’ interests when the Royal Canadian Mint released it in early March.
Limited to 6,500 coins, sales reached 82% within 24 hours of its public release. They were all gone within a few days.
Already intrigued by the design, we decided to order one when our article about its release hit nearly 600 Facebook likes. Given the original interest, I figured it’d make for a good follow-up piece to see how things turned out.
We paid CAD $64.95 for one, which converted to a credit card charge of US $50.96 with free shipping.
Buyers seemed to be pleased with their purchase. The coin’s online product shows 93 reviews with an overall favorable rating of 4.8 stars out of 5.
Flippers aren’t making a ton of money on them after considering fees. You can find Cherry Blossoms coins selling for around $20 to $30 over their issue price.
In looking at photos of our coin, its reverse shows several scratch-like imperfections on the surface. I searched around the web and they seem common, even appearing in the same place on the Mint’s online video of it. They’re detracting, no question, and that’s a shame.
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i ordered the RCM Mint Master’s Club exclusive 2106 $20 1-oz fine silver polar bear coin with blue enamel water on April 29 & it shipped yesterday. Very very low mintage of 4,000 coins only at only $109.95 & for members only (limited to 3 per member). My first truly colorized coin. Can’t wait to see it in person! Sold out to members fast!
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-NumisDudeTX
Mike Unser –
Beautiful coin, thanks for sharing! It was the first colorized coin from any Mint that I seriously considered buying. That scratch is unfortunate for sure, but RCM quality control is great overall. I have only returned 1 coin, a Proof silver coin for a planchet flaw since I started ordering from them in 2012.
-NumisDudeTX
Received my RCM Master’s Club exclusive 2016 $20 Polar bear silver blue enamel color water coin today. Limited mintage of only 4,000 coins for members only. Sold out fast. Beautiful coin! Congrats to the Royal Canadian Mint on a winner.
-NumisDudeTX
RCM offered its new Star TrekTrek™ coins on Monday. Exciting! Includes a $20 for $20 silver coin & a Star Trek™ coin & stamps set. Plus 5 colorized silver coins. Get them while they last Mint Master’s Club members!
-NumisDudeTX