2012 Dragon Designs

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  1. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    Okay, been given the word that the embargo ended today, not 1st September - so here they are:

    Perth Mint Series II Lunar 2012 Year of the Dragon:

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    I'd just like to thank the forum for respecting (with a couple of small slipups!) the request to honour the commercial embargo that was placed on any leaking of these images prior to today - I know it's been annoying for anyone who hasn't seen them to date when they've been released (and subsequently retracted) elsewhere on the internet for the past few weeks.

    Here's a few "before and after" comparisons...

    Series I Lunar 2000 Year of the Dragon:

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    Silver Series I compared to Series II:

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    Gold Series I compared to Series II:

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    Silver is a mirror image design of 2000's dragon, gold is entirely new.
     
  2. unfunkable

    unfunkable Active Member

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    i like the fireball on the gold, but the silver dragon>>>>gold dragon
    just looks more detailed...more scales, better tail.
     
  3. hiho

    hiho Active Member Silver Stacker

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    hmm not sure about either
     
  4. white-metal-man

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    i must admit......i got sucked into all this hype about these dragons......nice designs ......great to complete and add to the lunar series..............but nothing to rave about IMHO...................i'll stand against the wall now and get shot down........hahaha
     
  5. jpanggy

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    Silver is similar to series 1.

    Gold .... is just fugly to me, it can go back to dragon hell and rot.
     
  6. Big A.D.

    Big A.D. Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The gold dragon looks like its having some kind of involuntary spasm. Or dancing to a Midnight Oil song.

    Same thing really.
     
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    LOl, its a complete mirror image.

    The face of the gold dragon .... so pathetic, the fire ball looks like its spit.
     
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    Slam Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The silver dragon is a mirror reverse of the series 1 silver dragon.

    So now, series I dragon and series II dragon form a set =D.

    This may cause the series I dragon to further increase in value lol.

    Slam
     
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    lol, its like terminator 2 and terminator 3. Am I watching the same movie?!?
     
  10. Big A.D.

    Big A.D. Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I just thought of a great way for the Perth Mint to make even more money cashing in on dragons: whack an Epilepsy Awareness Week privvy on the gold dragon and release another 30k coins as a "limited release".
     
  11. white-metal-man

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    IMHO.......silver design is still way better than the gold design.................
     
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    The gold dragon looks like an anorexic T-Rex. Is this the real design????!!!!

    Appologies to those who like it, but it's really not that pretty.
     
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    Or Anorexia Week.

    I think the gold dragon is ugly. :(

    the 2000 year silver coin design is by far my favourite.
     
  14. Big A.D.

    Big A.D. Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Or both! There's another 30k coins.
     
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    Then make Gilded and Colored versions of each, another 120k !!!!!
     
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    Jislizard Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I thought the gold dragon was playing football, looks like he has just stopped the ball with his chest and is about to do a big Kick for the goal, it's not football season again is it? maybe this is a product tie-in.

    The Silver one is still nice, I look forward to not being able to get any...
     
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    You'd think that between dragon to dragon, there's 12 years! in between that there's enough imagination (and time) to create something great. But instead, just reverse the silver die, and just morph t-rex.

    If they weren't so rare, now would you still buy them???
     
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    Does it say anywhere on the new coins (gold and silver) that its 1oz .999 or its on the reverse?
     
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    ok so the 2012 gold is not that easy on the eye - it looks like it has burnt itself out!
    but it is more visually interesting than the 2000 gold. at least they have created something different.

    the new silver one is less cluttered than the old. i like it
     
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    The gold one ... I am only buying a few, to complete series 2 set.

    But I am not keen to hoard the gold dragon this time.

    Silver dragon still ok.
     

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