Hmm I'm winner... I will probably buy it. Wish there was a design out and I'm not sure I'm ready to play the sm mint waiting game like last year...
It's not a scam simply a clever way to pitch the newest release. The $149 for matching S/N's and COA's is a better price than the initial release price for the previous proof and BU coins of this series. Other mints/dealers charge a hefty premium for matching S/N's & COA's. That makes it not a scam in my view. I put in my order....thank goodness for the Christmas gift from my sister...she's an enabler of my silver addiction! .
Cool to see them side-by-side like that. Did a nice job in keeping the consistency of the reverse, regardless of the different lunar animal, as well as the new country & denomination.. You can tell that it's still the same series.
Yeah, I also won! Actually I didn't win many things in my life, and winning something related to PM is even nicer! I wonder how many people participated in the lottery. I think I like Goat obverse more, but at least they didn't make some dramatic changes. Or ruin the series, like Vampire for Mythical Creatures (with Marble). :/ Will be quite some time before Tiger and Dragon but I think this series will continue to be interesting!
Modern Numismatics Louis Golino 2016 Lunar Skulls Coins Announced http://www.coinworld.com/voices/louis-golino/2016/01/2016_lunar_skullsco.html
