Apmex probably didn't pay much for the boxes. If so, I would call the sets reasonable, not low priced. Except for the wolf and grizzly, I don't think there is a lot of premium on the other coins. Tough market right now. barsenault While a lot of the Canadian coins get milkspots, not all of them do.
Not all of them, but most of them, and I'd wager to bet that in time all of them will. If they sold at the same price as the eagles, wouldn't haven't such a beef, but that they charge a premium for white coins, well, that's crockery...
Stuff goes in and out of favor. The 2010 1oz silver lunar tigers were purchased by me on Sept 3, 2010 at less than $4USD over spot. That was one year after release. May, 2011, they were still not popular. Then they caught fire and have been popular ever since. 2008 lunar mice tanked when the PM minted the rest of the 300,000 limit last year (?). They have recovered fairly well and now sell for $55-65USD on US ebay. 2010 Takus had little premium a year ago. Now they sell for $20-35 over spot. The biggest thing that could help the CWL series is for the RCM to do a second series.
I still believe it's the milkspot issue that's killing the series. I don't own any of the wildlife series because of that!
But.. it's the RCM bullion signature. It's fake proof... If you get milk spots, it means you got the real Bullion coin from RCM.!!!!
I agree. I put some coins away a while ago. They where in perfect condition with no milkspots at all. Now almost half of them got milkspots. I will never buy anything more from RCM.
As I said, I believe 100% of them will develop milk spots...over time. Watch. I sold all mine a long time ago. Never again. Now, if ever they form on my superman coins, I'll truly be done with the RCM forever. I gave them a chance on the collectibles based on feedback from this forum (Altima).
Not sure why milk spots would develop in time. What chemistry is going on here - does anyine really know for sure rather than speculation ? I had believed milk spots were due to a process / rinse in the mint. Some coin batches would be poor but others fine. Why a nice shiny coin would develop stains or milk spots a few years later is very strange. I have a few spotty coins but the rest seem fine. I store them in the RCM tubes and they are not exposed to extremes of temperature or humidity so are some of you considering your environment ?
I store all my collectable coins in acid free lint free boxes that i buy from archival companies. The boxes run any where's from $12 to $18 a box depending on size. I think these boxes help a bit. do not store your coins in basements or attics.. Good luck.
