There were approximately 1000 released to Canada Post, we even had a few in Napanee, but I never anticipated this would be "one of those" coins. The other 4000 were probably between the GP and dealers, with the brunt of them being sold to dealers. At first, you had to order $400 worth of material from the mint to be allowed to buy one, then they bumped it to $600.00. The old "bait and hook" Frankly, I find this disgusting.