African Springbok 3D 3oz
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alexbecks
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Razz said:
If some mint keep minting/creating these coins/legal tender art and they are on many numismatic websites from dealers around the world, and these sooner or later sell out, it means that there is a market. Regardless if we like it or not, just respect the taste of others that may find these "things" extremely interesting.
I personally like the very tiny details you can see on the coin (not in the shown picture, but on power coin website other images). You can see a lot of things at the feet of the springbok.
By the way this is not the first coin of this kind, there is also a lunar series starting from the Dragon in 2012 and featuring also snake and horse.
I wouldn't buy this coin for my personal collection, but when I "smell" that some coin may double its value in the market, and I can flip it for profit, I buy any coin or any "crap thing" that could make me earn some bucks
Alex.
mmissinglink
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It's a coin...now get over it 
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alexbecks
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1for1 this watermark story comes over and over... a lot of dealers do it on any image they use for sale, personal or official, for different reasons:
1) avoid that people steal their own images
Not in this case cause an official picture was watermarked.
2) advertise their brand in case people use or link images from their website (this is the case)
Indeed, the imaged posted on this forum is linked directly from their website (and not uploaded in silverstacker forum server), and anytime a forum member displays it, their server must handle the request and consume bandwidth. I can't blame any dealer if they advertise their brand when they, actually, provide some resource to make the image public.
3) google images search engine get and display this image as search result, and in case people search for it, they know also where to buy directly from image.
This image explains the concept much better:
By the way in this image First Coin Company is doing the same thing on another coin few images ahead. Just accept it and don't care about, this is one of the most common and cheap way dealers use to spread their brand.
Alex.
1) avoid that people steal their own images
Not in this case cause an official picture was watermarked.
2) advertise their brand in case people use or link images from their website (this is the case)
Indeed, the imaged posted on this forum is linked directly from their website (and not uploaded in silverstacker forum server), and anytime a forum member displays it, their server must handle the request and consume bandwidth. I can't blame any dealer if they advertise their brand when they, actually, provide some resource to make the image public.
3) google images search engine get and display this image as search result, and in case people search for it, they know also where to buy directly from image.
This image explains the concept much better:
By the way in this image First Coin Company is doing the same thing on another coin few images ahead. Just accept it and don't care about, this is one of the most common and cheap way dealers use to spread their brand.
Alex.