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one of the most beautiful designs for modern silver bullion
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stunning design - both obv & rev - for this 2021 bullion issue from the royal australian mint
50,000 mintage limit, 1 oz .999 silver - had to pick a few up
any other beautiful bullion designs you're aware of? feel free to share em
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A little too busy for me.
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I can see that - something about all the natural shapes; all the texture just really works for me
I do not have too many bullion coins, but I like this one (the viking ship), made after the 50p note:
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@1984worldcoins oh man - definitely love the noble designs - simple, regal, sharp design
The design was made by Leslie Lindsey ( I was able to contact him, he lives in France) and he told me that he was the student of Arnold Machin, who designed the second portrait of the Queen. So here is a coin designed by a teacher and his student!
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I am a fan of the Aussie stuff, roo and an emu, not bad. Thought it was a kook initially. They have a gold one too.
wow!! thank you so much for sharing that background - what a thread of talent weaving through those designs 💥
I'm a hot and cold fan of aussie issues, but - for me - this shot right to the top of the list of aus issues I've ever seen - really impressed by the complexity and elegance of the elements in this issue
The Perth stuff I dig, have a bunch of silver stuff and some gold roos. I always forget about the Royal mint for a few years then something like this pops up.
took me a yr or so to get a handle on differentiating the royal aus mint from perth mint; always thought there was one aus mint - yeah, I tend to like perth issues more than most royal aus issues, too
For bullion issues...I prefer the Germania Mint's issues.
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Those designs (OP) are interesting, though not the type that appeal to me... I lean more towards the Germania designs... I really do not collect coins of either type as a rule.... But I do enjoy looking at the pictures here. Cheers, RickO
love the germania reverses, @OPA
💪 picked a couple of those up - dig that they brought the engravers series to a bullion line
It is a dilemma of mine, the "emotional" connection. When you handle silver, or gold, there is something sensory that happens. If there is no cost difference, I look at designs including the finish. I find myself checking out Scottsdale for example, mentally debating the additional premium they demand.
I hear ya, @isaiah58 - I recognize how my emotional brain overpowers my logical brain in many situations - I mean, it's probably a terrible time to buy bullion silver w the types of premiums out in the market right now, but I don't feel too bad abt picking up a few high premium pieces here and there; I'm not under the delusion I'm making a smart financial move, I just generally want to possess these things, and I own that
will say I had my eyes on picking up a couple / few of those scottsdale 20 oz kitkats a couple yrs ago, and never did because of the premium at the time - now that premium is below current spot, so 🤷 it's a crap shoot, and as long as you're enjoying the ride and not going hungry, it's all good ✌
I guess that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Way too busy for me (and they forgot to add the rainbow and unicorn....)
But it is.... .....an ounce of silver. And nothing wrong with that!
for sure, not everyone's gonna love everything anyone else does, but just wanted to share what I thought was a uniquely beautiful design for bullion - understand others may feel that its uniquely hideous 😂 ... which is why I'd love to see what others feel hits high design standards for bullion - always good to learn about what I may miss otherwise
Nice!
ummm...thanks a lot OPA. You made me go out and buy 2 types of these. The gold version looks fantastic too !
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