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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Gulwings[/i] [br]I have recently contacted the Royal Canadian Mint. Below you will find my initial correspondance and also a pic of the coins I reference, for the benefit of our American members who may not have seen the coins I reference. I will report back once I receive notification of receipt of my request and then we can bombard them with emails of support for the project. My thoughts are that if this goes through; there won't be anymore DeLorean questions at Canadian car shows and our babies might be more demanded by more people... hehehe... read on... "Ms. Kate Holmes; Good day! I am the Son of a late Graphic Designer who was honoured to have his designs chosen for 2 Canadian silver dollars in our past. These two designs were for the 1975 Calgary Centennial and the Arctic Territories 1980 dollars respectively. My Father, Donald Paterson, passed away in 2005 and when asked of his most proud moments in design; he undoubtedly recanted his experiences with the mint, the coins and the people he met. He was honoured to say the least. I currently own in excess of 1000 of each of these two coins... my highest valued 'treasures'. My Father was (among many things) an automobile lover throughout his lifetime. He owned at one point; a 1975 Bricklin. The Bricklin was entirely manufactured in New Brunswick, Canada, which the mint is more than familiar with as you struck a $20 coin in 2003. Currently there are less than 1300 of these cars still in existence world-wide. The passions still remain in New Brunswick for this part of our National automotive history and "their" car. 2014 represents the 40th Anniversary of the Bricklin in Canada as 1974 was the first year of manufacture. I have contacted the Saint John Chamber of Commerce suggesting a mass pilgrimage of Bricklins to return to the city of their birth in 2014. My inquiry has met with huge positive response and it is currently being discussed for the August long weekend, in conjunction with their Provincial day of celebration. We have been told to expect National coverage by the media. My "idea" for the mint; 40th Anniversary coins. Which coins? 25 cent coins, coloured coins, like the Veteran's quarter, the Cancer Society quarter and others. The Bricklin was only manufactured in 5 colours and the cars were not painted. This was part of the leading-edge technology incorporated in this car. The bodies are acrylic (like a bath tub or shower pan) and the colour is impregnated into the acrylic. The 5 colours are white, red, orange, green and suntan (ochre). IF the mint was to have one design and then colour it 5 different ways; there's a set of 5. Face value would be $1.25 but retail value of sealed coins could easily be 10 to 20 times that. I personally would order $5,000 worth immediately... and then there's the circulation coins as well. You see, my Father's influence on me has "forced" me to own a Bricklin as well. The Mint has commemorated this car in the past I know but this milestone is a good opportunity to diversify from larger denominations and "put a Bricklin in the hands of every Canadian" by circulating the coins. It is a great opportunity to wave our flag with pride as well as bring attention to New Brunswick. I will leave this with you for your thoughts and consideration. IF you feel that the concept has merit in any way; I can send you information as well as connect you with "Bricklin people" all over the world for anything the mint might need to evaluate this further. Thanks for reading and I hope I might hear from you soon. Best Regards! Mike Paterson Stouffville, ON" ... and the pic of the coins mentioned... [img]http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc519/Gulwings/IMG_0334.jpg[/img] Mike P [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.