Today I bought.... "Panda Style"

Discussion in 'Modern Chinese Coins & Medallions' started by Austacker, Dec 20, 2011.

  1. Teh silvers

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    The one on the right is MS68 not PF graded by the numismatic guessing company (NGC).

    Left coin is in a non original capsule.the china mint pandas come in a slightly rounded capsule so the pandas heads don't get rubbed off on the capsule like this one did.

    Useless fact : If you place a genuine panda in a capsule on a flat surface it will spin around when spun with your fingers.

     
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    Not in OMP
     
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    I haven't seen any 1989 fakes in the flesh before, not the rarest year bear so most likely not a common fake. Looks alright to me but you'd have to measure & weigh the coin to be certain it's real.
     
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    Just weighed him. 31.15 grams :)
     
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    jc888888888 New Member Silver Stacker

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    Can some of the experts out there give me a value on a kung fu panda graded 69 by NGC?? a reasonable sell for value please ,not the inflated I hope to push up the value my coin estimate:):)
     
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    Optimistically, $800, realistically $600-700 if you wanted to sell it NOW.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1989-CHINA-...159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae239bc17

    Is the most recent available comparison, however the raw price has jumped 10% since then, that kind of movement takes a little while to filter to graded stock.
     
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    yennus Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Both 1989s look fine to me.
     
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    Quite a few of us bought the KF panda from eBay at < $600 US delivered over the past few weeks.

    You can see the action in this thread: http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-21758-lbc-modern-chinese-coin-investments-list-124.html

    Although given how we cleared out so many I wouldn't be surprised if prices now are > $600 US.
     
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    Yes, very annoyed that I couldn't get one. So upset that I'm going to sell all of my pandas because I can't stand these furry things eating all of my money anymore.

    Just kidding. :p
     
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    Wow eBay is completely cleaned out.

    Maybe jc will sell his to you :p
     
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    Today in the mail:

    Zhao Gongming (no it's not a Samsung Galaxy Note) and a stack of 08/09 30th Anniv slabbed pandas ;)

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    My poor photography skills don't do the Zhao Gongming justice, it's a great medal.
     
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    Ohhhh pretttttty.I'm still looking at one for a good price.

    These are seriously undervalued.Theres a 70 graded one for $100,000 USD on eBay.lol
     
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    I paid $1200 US for my clouded claw (I think it's clouded claw)... [at a similar price to the 9 coin set from Perth Mint it's a no brainer]

    Wouldn't bother with a PF70 GOW for 100k, I bought some PF70 historical figures instead... ;)

    Oh and some MS70 pandas of course :D
     
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    Looks clouded claw to me.

    Historical 70s are an excellent buy. Congrats!
     
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    Wow Fish!

    I think you're about to start a MCC arms race soon.
     
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    Wow fishball! You're my new hero.:cool:
     
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    No words to describe ... amazing, simply amazing ...
     
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    My GOW has very slight toning on the edges (not shown very well in pic). Gives it the 'aged' look lol. I like it.

    I usually like my coins fresh and shiny but this looks nice too. It's nothing NCS can't fix anyway if I decide down the track to fix it up.

    The finish on the medal is amazing though and the slab is massive which is awesome.

    There's still a few of these on eBay going around $1300 each which I think is a winner (Mr Ge has 2 stars on this).
     
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    I just bought a clouded Zhao Gongming 69 for $1250 USD :)
     
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    As a bit of trivia; on the back of the God of War and Wealth medal there are three characters on the top.

    The characters are:

    https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/己巳#.E5.B7.B1.E5.B7.B3.E5.B9.B4

    This signifies the 'year cycle' or whatever, much like the RenChen year which is 2012.

    So yes there is a 'year' on this medal and thus it is awesome unlike all the other boring coins/medals which use a numerical year.

    And no, I didn't know what those characters meant before I went to Google, there's just far too much Chinese cultural knowledge I don't know :(.
     

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