Favourite Mint?

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  1. Austro

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    I am just interested to know whether you guys have a favourite mint that you prefer coins from? Whether that be because of the quality, the designs, creativity, packaging or all of that or even if you just don't care what mint a coin is from and just judge a coin without considering its manufacturer. As for me I really like the Canadian Mint for its creativity and designs but also the Perth Mint for the quality and the "Aussie" factor.
     
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    Peppermint.......also Baird and Co other than Perth Mint
     
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    Royal Canadian Mint... <SilverPete runs away quickly> ;)
     
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    Scottsdale for me. Great quality, price and designs.
     
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    They are all hit and miss.

    They all come out with great innovative ideas and also with some real overpriced rubbish.

    On balance I would say The Royal Canadian Mint.

    The $20 for $20 was a bit of a pleasant surprise which has been copied by the Royal Mint in the UK with others due to follow.

    The new Canadian Maple is a great change from the previous version and the laser mint marks is also pretty cool.

    These wouldn't be so impressive if the other mints didn't produce such bad coins.

    Still, plenty of space in the market for all the mints, not like silver is running out.
     
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    Perth Mint :)
     
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    Perth Mint. Coins are beautiful, and comes in capsules! (exept for crocodile, which I like very much)
     
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    Yep, that.
     
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    B.H. Mayer's Koolnamebuthowdoyouremembertospellitallt

    Franklin Mint

    The US Mint

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knd_K8JQbqs[/youtube]

    And Perth Mint, cheers for cheap Kookaburras :p
     
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    Mint of Poland. Really nice coins coming out from that mint.
     
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    some individuals cast bars
     
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    +1 :)
     
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    +1 :D
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Pagnani anyone? And he doesn't really qualify as a mint but Rodebaugh has some very nice designs. Roderolo Being my favourite
     
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    If it wasn't for the milk spots, I think the RCM have a decent line of products. They have a good, solid staple bullion coin, then they have the changing wildlife series bullion coins, and of course the more expensive stuff. Seems similar to Perth Mint, with the exception the bullion coins are cheaper / not individually capsuled (but spotty).
     
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