Hello all! - New to this forum, I would like to ask you guys a question; I can get grizzly's or 2012 kookaburra's from my dealer at the same price. What would you choose of the two and why? Really like to hear your opinions Thanks in advance
these are both good coins , I might go with the kooks but I have actually seen milky textures and spots on kooks.
Kooks. 1. Has capsule 2. Lower mintage 3. Less likely (not 100%) to form milk spots compared to RCM products
Whilst I would also agree with the majority and say Kooks, I do also believe that Canadian series even with it's 1mil mintage fetches some good premiums. I sold a Wolf 2-3months ago for $52~
Thanks for the opinions. I understand your views. I'm also leaning towards adding more kooks. I know this might be a minor problem, but I really like the monster boxes. Easy and safe storage. Kooks fill alot in a box. All in all I believe myself that both will catch a good premium in the future. The kooks are a safe bet, but the grizzlys might do well too. I believe the grizzlys have a good shot at good premium because its a spin off of the very well known maple leaf. For quick resale I love the kooks. Come in capsules, but this time arround I want to add to my long term stack and I'm still wondering between 2012 kook and grizzly. I have a good stack of each of the coins already, but want to add more.
Oh and I almost forgot... The "milk spots" appear to be easy to fix... Havent looks into it alot but I believe they are easy to take away. (I know it was very tricky in the beginning)
In the beginning there was.. milkspots.. LOL. What does this even mean? Appear easy to fix? If you pay a premium for a collectable investment bullion, the last thing you want is to worry about milk spots destroying any premiums you may get at point of sale.. this is not really an issue for Kooks esp given they come in airtights. If you "clean" the milk spots you will scratch the surface of the coin and to a trained eye the damage will be noticable. Taking them away leaves signs and will devalue so if you suspect the coin will milk spot up, take the chance out of the equation and dont buy em. invalid point iMo. 1for1
I'm sorry if I made the mistake that milk spots was easy to remove. It was just the impression I got from various forums. Including this one. I havent dealt with milk spots myself. Anyway, on every negative note theres a positive. If milk spots are a problem with the wildlife series wont the ones without be more scares? I dont really think so myself, but if the milk spot problem is big it could be. But then again, this is not about milkspots, but about wether to choose kook 2012 or grizzly's. valid point though, so thank you.
"Supposedly"==the milk spots were most prevalent in 2008-2010. Do NOT try to remove them---if you must--- a high quality soft pencil eraser works---if you must that is. Going forward they are supposed to have fized it--have bought 3 rolls of cougars---no milk spots on any.
The way everyone here's talking suggests that inordinate softness/porosity of RCM stuff breeds milk spots - I've got half a doz CA proofs & bu here from the mid-late 80's thru to 2008 - and none of em are anything but MINT x Ps - JF - love the Daruma ico Reminds me of Miyajima & Nara...
I am stacking both. The kooks are a whole lot nicer and are individually capsulized. If you buy rolls of 20 you might be able to get the plastic shipping container that holds 5 rolls. It is rather bulky agreed compared to the Maple tubes. The Timber Wolf and Grizzly are steadily attracting premiums over Maples but I am concerned that the Cougars are not selling so well. I bought Cougars on release at silly prices expecting a rapid demand and rising prices but they can be bought today for less than standard 2012 Maples. Too early to judge but Kooks win for me right now. Definite improvement in the milky spot problem but still seeing scuffs and dents on bullion RCM coins.
