Dragons from the Mints of the World

[Kirk]

Ebay has a ton of coloured dragons available from China, no idea who is making them, there are so many they seem to make the Perth Mint look conservative!

agreed ... mostly all rubbish though (silver plated, low quality) ... always clogging up my auto searches

 

[mfm]

I was of the understanding that if a .999 BU coin was pad printed it was not considered bullion, as the printing process would natually add a premium to the coin?

It's not a "bullion coin" but the quality of the minting is of "bullion quality".

I've seen variances in the color applied in coins that are labeled the same (colored proofs, Berlin coin special) - mostly on the darkness of the color - so I would say (for the colored coins) very hard (ie, next to impossible) to tell if two coins from different sets were intentionally made differently

The berlin coin special is specimen, not proof. Perth Mint defended this re-release by saying the 9 dragons were bullion quality...

and don't forget the smallest of the lot ... about the right size for a Happy Meal
1 GRAM SILVER DRAGON COIN BAR .999 FINE (rising sun mint)

Actually there is a 0.3g dragon coin from Singapore Mint (but it's gold).

There are many colored and 1 kilo coins missing from the list such as the Cook Islands 1kg high relief dragon coin or the Canada 1oz silver gilded (gold border) year of the dragon coin (haven't seen it outside China).

 

[El Dorado]

do not forget russian release, mintage 20.000 proof

 

[Guest]

Handy list, cheers mate.

This dragon kicks arse

 

[NumisNetworkAustralia]

I just bought my first MS70 gold dragon

 

[hoopie]

more dragon rounds and coins:

silver rounds
silvertowne year of the dragon silver round
apmex year of the dragon silver round
gainesville year of the dragon silver round
provident metals year of the dragon silver round

silver & gold coins:
taiwan 2012 year of the dragon silver coin

bank of taiwan 2012 year of the dragon

another nice dragon theme silver and gold coin from taiwan

http://mall.post.gov.tw/p1253/index.php?action=product_detail&prod_no=P0111500213374
kitco 2012 year of the dragon silver round (only available at kitco china)

 

[Imaginasian23]

Did some say Dragons!?

 

[happycrank]

Full Dimensional Minting


http://www.reppa.de/landingpage/newsletter/nl_03-2.asp?lpart=759655

 

[Kirk]

A couple elusive ones ... if you know of a source, please let me know

Fiji - Formosan Dragon

Dragon round from the UK (Baird & Co)

 

[hoopie]

A couple elusive ones ... if you know of a source, please let me know

Fiji - Formosan Dragon
http://forums.silverstackers.com/up...f_the_dragon_-_formosan_dragon_gp_proof-1.jpg




Dragon round from the UK
http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/2771_goldline___baird_co.jpg

for the formosan dragon, try the link below. but i'm not sure if they ship internationally.

http://www.taiwancoin.com.tw/aspx/mo/product_info.aspx?id=615

 

[Kirk]

A couple elusive ones ... if you know of a source, please let me know

Fiji - Formosan Dragon
http://forums.silverstackers.com/up...f_the_dragon_-_formosan_dragon_gp_proof-1.jpg




Dragon round from the UK
http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/2771_goldline___baird_co.jpg

for the formosan dragon, try the link below. but i'm not sure if they ship internationally.

http://www.taiwancoin.com.tw/aspx/mo/product_info.aspx?id=615

awesome - that's exactly what I was looking for - thanks!

... now just have to figure out how to order from them

Cheers

 

[El Dorado]

New Fiji dragon 2 oz - 299 Euro