Guan Yi medal by Shenyang Mints - Romance of 3 Kingdom character

So, what happened to this one, anyway?

Like it disappeared off the face of the earth..


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Last I saw was an ended eBay listing back in mid-May.

Now nowhere to be found.


The higher mintage one (80mm) was 500 quantity.

All quickly sold out to strong hands?


It is pretty sexy in person.. And I've got mine. :D


Just wondering..
 
mmissinglink said:
I stopped watching at the point the horse was knocked down...harming animals is a big problem in my book.
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Those are a few scenes from Part 1 of a Chinese war movie / Asian box-office hit called "Red Cliff"..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)


About 50% factual, with Guan Yu playing a role in the story.


I can't find a free copy of Part 1 with English sub-titles..

If anybody can find a link, would be much appreciated. :D



But I did find Part 2 (quality isn't the best, but acceptable).

Actually a pretty good movie, once it gets rolling..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethKAadfU8M

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I am a fan of martial arts films...have been since the 1980's and the classic Run Run Shaw films. Though I can't recall ever having seen Red Cliff, I recognized a number of the actors in the film. I love lots of fighting in martial arts films but I definitely don't like when animals become victims of mistreatment in cinema. I have horse experts who are friends of mine and they've told me in the past that there's no way to swiftly knock a horse over without that causing some injury to a horse.

Hollywood used to horse trip in certain older films resulting in numerous fractures or broken legs of horses. Just totally not cool at all.





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anyone see the big one been graded?

I have all in omp. I will continue this set. 4 medal in a series
 
For those interested & have some spare time..


There's a TV series from 2010, called "Three Kingdoms"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_(TV_series)


Based on the old novel that Andrew spoke of in the OP..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms


The TV series isn't as good as the "Red Cliff" movie, IMO.. Though still finding it pretty addicting, heh.

Covers a lot more, but sometimes it seems like certain scenes can drag on a little too long. Still worth it.

Something different.. Stuff most outside China probably don't know about or have seen.


You can find it on a couple YouTube channels, that have English sub-titles..

Just search for "Three Kingdoms English"


There are like 95 episodes, each about 40 minutes long.

Video quality is only 360p, but not so bad if you full-screen it.


Now if you'll excuse me, off to finish episode 15..

This is gonna take a while! :lol:
 
Dude, why is this Cao Cao guy being such a jerk? I totally need to kick his butt.. And I don't need Guan Yu's help for that. I'll do it right after snack-time.. Servants, bring me my cookies & juice-box. Chop, chop!
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Looks like Gatito is totally immersed in the 3 Kingdoms films.

I remember as a teen, after us boys finished watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu films on tv and taking a few hits on the joint, we would start to fight each other, thinking we were kung-fu masters....it was such a hoot!
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Huh? What are you talking about?

It's not like I'm currently in the middle of episode 34 or anything.. *ahem* :lol:


They are enjoyable for me, not gonna lie.

Just catching up on some Chinese history, since this story is somewhat factual.


As I privately mentioned to somebody earlier, this series is addicting..

Of course, you have to expect a bit of cheesyness, as well.

Some bits of bad acting, bad sound effects, bad battle stunts, etc.

But overall, it's a great story, especially if you like that whole war / empire thing.


Also gives one a better appreciation for Chinese culture -- and medals. :cool:
 
Perhaps the mints are being even more diligent and careful these days when producing these massive medals. I suppose with such a large surface area and so many repeated strikes that must be made to achieve such high relief, I can see why there are so few 70 graded medals out there of any year.



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mmissinglink said:
Andy,

what is the largest diameter medal you have ever held in your hands?



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The coin show in singapore the is the Austria Giant gold coin.

I have 120 mm medal. I might go for bigger one in future.

10 Kg PM lunar not for me.
 
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