Merry Christmas!

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:26 pm

Those are pretty awesome! Sounds like everyone had a decent holiday so far.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:21 am

Very nice statues!

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:37 pm

Awesome stuff for everyone!

I got fireworks we set off last night.
A bose sound system for my TV.
A digital picture frame for all my comic con pics.
A british news print spider-man reprint from the 70's.
A Canada Mint Super Man coin.
And other odds and ends.

It was a busy Christmas. I have a small family (only 2 generation alive, and all the relatives are in Ontario so we don't see them). Krista however has 4 generations alive in her family, and a huge extend family all around Calgary so it was a big to-do.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:48 pm

Sounds awesome!

I've been meaning to ask you about those Superman coins for a little while but never think to do so when I'm on here. I wanted to ask if they were somewhat easy to come by, but I'm assuming that since you got one for Christmas that probably isn't the case.

Glad everyone had a wonderful few holidays!

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:37 am

Sold out in under an hour online.
Dissapeared within the day at every Canada Post store.

They were popular.
They can be found on eBay for about a 50% mark up.

They are pretty awesome though.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:56 am

They do look awesome! A friend of mine is a huge Superman fan and thought about tracking one down but had read similar things. Weren't there multiple designs too?

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:17 am

About 8.
Ranging from $20 to almost $2000 depend on the silver or gold content.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:37 am

Yeah that's a huge range in price haha. Which coin did you get, if you don't mind me asking?

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:00 pm

I got.
http://www.cdncoin.com/75th-Anniversary ... 049109.htm

Im still going to hunt.
http://www.cdncoin.com/75th-Anniversary ... 049147.htm

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:06 pm

Both are very cool. The Kryptonian writing on the edges is just awesome!

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:09 pm

Can you actually pay with this?

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:18 pm

They are actually legal tender, yes.

Although the cost far more than what they are worth,

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:20 pm

http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/75-14kt.- ... sXJCPRDsrU

$750 cost, $75 coin value.

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:42 pm

wolf_2099 wrote:They are actually legal tender, yes.

This is fucking awesome.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:38 pm

The coins now are worth more but at the time of their release, were the various Canadian post stores allowed to sell them at a mark up or were they sold at face value?

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:40 pm

Sold at the price set by the Canadian mint. Which was more than face value.