Would take some of those brass/bronze/copper ones over these any day... Not a big fan of the ugly text, the bell nor the Pandas on that medal.
Regardless of what you think of them, what do the Chinese collectors think of them? Have past years got heavy price tags on them? I think a 5oz gold is a bit ambitious but the chance of getting a low mintage Panda at issue price would be very tempting, particulalry as the Chinese do not have direct access to them. All down to whether you can sell them on I guess
Good questions Jiz. Previous year 5oz Medals do OK in China. Definitely higher priced than these newest releases at RRP at least. However, the one thing that deters me from buying these newly issued ones is that my money can be spent better elsewhere. To some extent I'd rather be buying bullion Kooks as I see higher returns on those than paying $600 for this medal (I highly doubt this medal would be priced at $495 like the SG Medal, which was actually an ok investment).
hi fishball Silver Stacker From: Grand Theft Panda where to find the link back to the main web page yet? We the PandaPeople => We the Pandaeople come to Philadelphia :lol:
It's a Marmite coin; you either love it or hate it. I fall into the latter camp... somehow it just doesn't look right, although the depiction of the great wall is nice.
Ugly medals. But panda medals are panda medals. I think 2012 is the year of the medals. 2011 was the year of the conmemoratives pandas. I think i will buy the 1 oz silver to my collection (price?) The 5 oz if go for 500/600 i try to buy a 69 in ebay.
The panda,s look a little under the weather...............easy on the bell fishball , it might be ugly ,but it is a national landmark and historic artifact over here looks good actually on the back of the franklin half dollar................. MORE IMPORTANTLY IS ANYONE GOING TO THE SHOW ??? 220,000 SQUARE FEET OF COINS!! LOTS OF MCC , I AM BUYING DINNER FOR ANY STACKERS THAT SHOW UP, I PLAN ON ATTENDING.............. YENNUS?? COMEAUX?? DERRICK??
What's the bell symbolize? Curious because I really have no idea. It just seemed really out of place, kinda like Christmas Bells on a Panda... a very "what?" moment to me (No offence Americans!)
JUST GOOFING ON YOU: no offense taken it is out of place on the coin................ Liberty Bell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Liberty Bell (disambiguation). Coordinates: 395658.15N 7591.06W Liberty Bell Independence Bell, Old State House Bell Tower Bell Country United States State Pennsylvania City Philadelphia Location Liberty Bell Center - elevation 30 ft (9 m) - coordinates 395658.15N 7591.06W Circumference 12 ft (3.7 m) Weight 2,080 lb (900 kg) Caster Whitechapel Bell Foundry Materials Copper, Tin Cast 1752 (Recast 1753 by Pass and Stow) Owner City of Philadelphia Location of the Liberty Bell within Pennsylvania Website: nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm Liberty Bell Center The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now renamed Independence Hall), the bell was commissioned from the London firm of Lester and Pack (today the Whitechapel Bell Foundry) in 1752, and was cast with the lettering (part of Leviticus 25:10) "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." It originally cracked when first rung after arrival in Philadelphia, and was twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose last names appear on the bell. In its early years, the Liberty Bell was used to summon lawmakers to legislative sessions and to alert citizens to public meetings and proclamations. Bells were rung to mark the reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776, and while there is no contemporary account of the Liberty Bell ringing, most historians believe it was one of the bells rung. After American independence was secured, it fell into relative obscurity for some years. In the 1830s, the bell was adopted as a symbol by abolitionist societies, who dubbed it the "Liberty Bell". It acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in the early 19th centurya widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835. The bell became widely famous after an 1847 short story claimed that an aged bell-ringer rang it on July 4, 1776, upon hearing of the Second Continental Congress's vote for independence. While the bell could not have been rung on that Fourth of July, as no announcement of the Declaration was made that day, the tale was widely accepted as fact, even by some historians. Beginning in 1885, the City of Philadelphia, which owns the bell, allowed it to go to various expositions and patriotic gatherings. The bell attracted huge crowds wherever it went, additional cracking occurred and pieces were chipped away by souvenir hunters. The last such journey occurred in 1915, after which the city refused further requests. After World War II, the city allowed the National Park Service to take custody of the bell, while retaining ownership. The bell was used as a symbol of freedom during the Cold War and was a popular site for protests in the 1960s. It was moved from its longtime home in Independence Hall to a nearby glass pavilion on Independence Mall in 1976, and then to the larger Liberty Bell Center adjacent to the pavilion in 2003. The bell has been featured on coins and stamps, and its name and image have been widely used by corporations.
Fishball ,My wife who is Chinese says we really don't have any history, we are a baby country with only 236 years under our belt In comparison the Chinese have thousands of years...... so nothing to study, we do got Apple though......................I remind her of that when she is holding that IPAD
somebody has got to put them together..............God only knows ,if they where made here they would be 10 grand each
Fishball ,Its going to be a good show......get your butt on a plane ,we can go snipe some coins ..........and I will buy you the best dinner in town.............. you talk too much about instant noodles ....a big steak is waiting for you in Philadelphia!
Looks like the design images are computer generated from real photos and applied straight onto the die. I'll still prefer designs that are actually hand crafted and not so 'realistic'.
