During
the recent inventorying of a collection of ‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards a
number of rare and valuable items were discovered. After much discussion, the
decision was made that two of these items should be put on the auction block
with the intent of raising funds for diversify the collection. The first card
selected was Enlightened Tutor, a powerful Tutor from the Mirage expansion set
released in 1997 that included Vampiric Tutor,
Mystical Tutor, and Worldy Tutor. The second card selected was Force of Will
from Alliances, an expansion released
in 1996 as the second set in the ‘Ice Age’ block. Commentators have argued that
Force of Will may be the best counter-spell ever printed with its ability to be
cast even with all the player’s mana tapped. The Enlightened Tutor was
able to net a total of $35.51 CAD, and the Force of Will $101.91 CAD, for a combined
sale of $137.42!
Those
funds were immediately used to procure a 1/25 ounce 99.99% pure gold coin
issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. This coin, though a mere 13.92mm in
diameter, is intricately-engraved and displays the famous fishing schooner, the
Bluenose, Canada’s quintessential symbol of speed and grace on the open sea. This
is the same vessel depicted on Canada’s 10-cent circulation coin since 1935. The
gold ‘Bluenose’ comes accompanied by a serialized certificate, and is encapsulated
and presented in a maroon flock-lined clamshell case. The Royal Canadian Mint is a Canadian Crown
Corporation that produces all of Canada's circulation coins. They are renowned
for their high purity bullion coins as the Mint operates refineries to melt,
assay and refine gold, silver and other precious metals. The total cost of this
purchase was $135.50 CAD, with the remaining $1.92 from the sale of the cards spent
on a celebratory coffee!
