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No offense but PAMP silver bars are one of the worst to buy if you are hording ounces. Very high premiums, unlimited "mintage"... have you checked how much your dealer offers to buy back from you? Silver bullion grow spots no matter what shape they are in... rounds/bars/pyramids/spheres...

If you think you are getting a good deal out of this, why not just grab a return air tickets and meet up with the seller? You get to examine the coins/slabs in person and if it turns out to be fake all you lose are your air tickets.

... this is the typical product life-cycle for typical numis coin VS semi-numis :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm not siding whether bullion or numis gives better returns, to me: bullion is like timed/fixed deposit. Hold them long enough and you get your rewards (may not be the best returns but you...

Look at the redback spider, 2014 proof Brit, those glass insert architectural coins... what's the market demand after the initial hype pushing their price tag up high? Fast forward to year 2015, are there still buyers for redback spider at $1,500? Or 2014 First Strike Gold Kennedy coin at...

guys there is no need to be so worked up with silver coins. personally to me: bullion coins (w/ annual design change) are like bluechips. they appreciate slowly and they rarely get overhyped on online forums. Cheap to buy, cheap to hold, if spotted just get rid of them at spot. numismatics...

just let it be. Milk spots are so common these days I believe in near future collectors will just ignore milk spots entirely.

Next coin in the series... "Rub n Sniff a toilet bowl" ... smell varies from coin to coin! :D

sigh. they just killed the whole lunar series.

Hey hey, those ancient folks started it. We modern people perfected it. Google "Yap stone coins". We have our kilo coins but these guys beat us long time ago!

I'll get the Ag. Lunar goat is not a popular animal in Chinese Zodiac. If it is the Dragon/Tiger/Ox/Mouse then yes go for it. Goat... "Mehhhh" :p

Thanks for the reply Gatito Bandito. My definition of creating medals is more on melting a few ounces of silver blanks into a lump of silver then slowly carve out the designs and motives. Not by dies or mint press but purely handmade with carving tools etc. Probably gonna take months to...

Well if non-official mint medals get certified by NGC/PCGS then that answers my question entirely. I was under the impression that NGC/PCGS only certifies medals from official mint, thus I thought this is the main reason why collectors do not bother with medals from other mints. :)

Don't need to get into debate of coins vs medals/coasters/souvenirs, that is straightforward and need no further debate :) After I posted my question I got my answers in an earlier discussion: http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-62768-official-vs-unofficial-mints.html Pity those...

don't forget eBay needs to be fed too. I sold a few silver pieces on eBay and their seller fee is not cheap. :rolleyes:

not sure if its just the large coin photo above... but I do like his shiny underwear. ... I'm glad this is not a high-relief coin. on a serious note: I think this coin works better if it is a colored coin. It doesn't seem to have the usual "proof" finishing.

You just created a new strain of milk spots: the chocolate milk spots! Well done, I'm gonna beat you in creating strawberry milk spots! :D

Since we are in the topic of Chinese medals, can someone answer me on this: With the right tools and materials (carving pens, drills, sandpaper to name a few), anyone can create "medals" at home and sell them, at a very limited mintage (5-10?). How does the Chinese government control these...

Anyone knows how many coins in this series, and if this will be an annual release?

Lovely, way better than any Norse God coins ever produced!