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The Perth mint is cranking out some real cow pies...

kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Orbital coins? Ugh...

This, just after anouncing they were going to release 2008 and 2009 Lunar coins now.

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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭✭
    Its more of a gimmick than a coin.
  • LTrainLTrain Posts: 12
    It is 3 coins to finish off the silver series 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Gold Lunar set started in 1996 and the silver in 1999 so the gold finished in 2007, so they are issuing the final 3 silvers so in 2008 they both can start with the Second set design.
  • JRCJRC Posts: 150
    Good lord, it looks like something you would find at the bottom of a box of breakfast cereal.
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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,047 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That coin-like contraption won't work for my collection.
    Just looking at it gives me flashbacks. image

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  • Silvereagle82Silvereagle82 Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭
    I agree ..... pure commercial gimmick.
    "Coins" like this is why the general public doesn't take coin collecting serious IMHO !!
  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    right up there with the popup world-trade-towers and corvette coin where the headlights light up !
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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Didn't they make a 6 KILOGRAM Year of the Dog silver horoscope coin?
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  • drjulesdrjules Posts: 1,683
    And isn't this the same mint that made the dancing man coin?

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  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    It's "coins" like that one that really put me off buying any modern coins. Even though technology has moved forward we are loosing the art in numismatics.
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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    I like it! It shows a lot of artistry and likely represents "state of the art" of minting. image


    Of course I also really appreciate well done 19th century enameled coins. image
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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It is 3 coins to finish off the silver series 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Gold Lunar set started in 1996 and the silver in 1999 so the gold finished in 2007, so they are issuing the final 3 silvers so in 2008 they both can start with the Second set design. >>



    They should go ahead and release the rest of the Second Design set so they can start with the third design set. image

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I can't wait for the "Dogs Playing Poker" coins.

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  • danglendanglen Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭


    << <i> I like it! It shows a lot of artistry and likely represents "state of the art" of minting. >>



    Well put, my sentiments exactly! image

    On the other hand, as long as the majority of coin dealers feel that NCLTs are not real coins, there are excellent opportunities for those of us that have discovered that the NCLT market is huge! So shhhhhhhhh......don't tell anyone image

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,585 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It is 3 coins to finish off the silver series 2008, 2009, and 2010. The Gold Lunar set started in 1996 and the silver in 1999 so the gold finished in 2007, so they are issuing the final 3 silvers so in 2008 they both can start with the Second set design. >>



    I just got an email-- the second series is out now.

    Is there any reason *at all* to rush to end the first series this early other than greed!?
    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
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