Gatito Bandito
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Seems like every country & mint have been jumping on the bandwagon these days.
What other series would you like to see?
What other series would you like to see?
Is the whole lunar thing getting a bit over-played?
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Golden ChipMunk
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Holdfast said:
HF is that a hint there. Thanks
barsenault
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I love the Lunar series, BUT, you guys/gals are right. When they come out with 10,000 different variations of the same theme, and every mint under the sun doing something with that theme, it does get old. That is why I really like the kook series or the panda series. I still like the lunars, but it was quite comical how the PM came out with 50 different variations of the same coin. I got a kick out of that.
I only get them for the limited 1oz variety, which despite being limited is probably the most common. I have a couple of goats but I have stopped buying rolls and I only have 2012 dragons in the different sizes.
I am not a fan of horoscopes in general and although I have nothing against Asian culture I have no particular affinity for it either.
I prefer indigenous wildlife, gives the silver a bit of interest.
I am not a fan of horoscopes in general and although I have nothing against Asian culture I have no particular affinity for it either.
I prefer indigenous wildlife, gives the silver a bit of interest.
I agree - too many mints chasing the same idea.
Will now only buy Perth mint lunars. I think over time the lunars from better known mints will hold up, while others will fade away.
The 12 year cycle lends itself well to a coin series, and ensures that the next coin isn't rushed out as soon as the last one sells out (usually leading to demise of the series)
I would like to see other long term semi-numi Australian series from Perth mint that are not animal (or plant) based.
One idea I have that is new and different to what's out there is a 25 (or 50) gram 999 semi-numi series.
Four designs a year all released together out of sync with the koala/kook/lunar series.
"Hot, Not Who and What"
Hot A relatively new person/idea/device/technology that has taken off in the last year
Not A fallen star/ event /natural disaster/dodgy dealings etc over the last year
Who Tribute to a historical person that did something interesting/cool/before their time but is relatively unknown to the public
What A mixed bag year to year.. maybe a throwback to something culturally infamous, random, quirky or unique.. bit of a "What the.."
All with an Australian/New Zealand theme
Will now only buy Perth mint lunars. I think over time the lunars from better known mints will hold up, while others will fade away.
The 12 year cycle lends itself well to a coin series, and ensures that the next coin isn't rushed out as soon as the last one sells out (usually leading to demise of the series)
I would like to see other long term semi-numi Australian series from Perth mint that are not animal (or plant) based.
One idea I have that is new and different to what's out there is a 25 (or 50) gram 999 semi-numi series.
Four designs a year all released together out of sync with the koala/kook/lunar series.
"Hot, Not Who and What"
Hot A relatively new person/idea/device/technology that has taken off in the last year
Not A fallen star/ event /natural disaster/dodgy dealings etc over the last year
Who Tribute to a historical person that did something interesting/cool/before their time but is relatively unknown to the public
What A mixed bag year to year.. maybe a throwback to something culturally infamous, random, quirky or unique.. bit of a "What the.."
All with an Australian/New Zealand theme
fishtaco said:
Which country of Asia they are targeting?
andrewlee10 said:
Many Asian countries have some Chinese background, usually the most wealthy in those countries have Chinese heritage so without singling out China as the only main market Chinese horoscope and good luck signs are good sellers everywhere among Chinese Asians and non Chinese Asians alike who want some of the Chinese luck in wealth.
Problem is too many non Asian people have jumped on the lunars for pure re sale profit purposes and over flooded their potential market end game.
Largest amount of tourists in the world for quite some years now have been Chinese tourists and wealthy Asian Chinese, and not many Chinese tourists miss a tour of Perth Mint if visiting Perth.
Modern south east Asians living in Western countries have always put their fiat into PM,s and way before other stacker's realization of its potential
Gatito Bandito
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Bullion Baron said:It's been overplayed for a few years now (since 2012 Dragon)
True, but it's only gotten worse since then. To the point where it's really getting a little ridiculous.
Come up with something new, already!
While, we're on the subject.. I actually don't consider the new Ghana Lunar Skulls, which I'm a fan of so far, to really be "lunar," per se.
Whether anybody agrees/disagrees, I look at them more as falling under the "death" & "animal skull" genres.
Not the first to do either of these, but also certainly not as over-played as the the whole primary lunar thing, either.
Gatito Bandito
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Okay, to answer my original question on which series I'd like to see.
Just a few off the top of my head...
- Arachnids: All kinds of cool spiders & scorpions & stuff
- Planets/Space-related: E.g., Saturn, moons, galaxies, comets, stars, etc.
- Insects: E.g., horse-fly, praying mantis, dragonfly, wasp, etc.
- Snakes: E.g., cobra, boa, coral, rattlesnake, etc.
Not sure how often this kind of stuff has shown up in the past, but I don't know of any modern series for any of these concepts as a series, anyway -- which IMO could turn out really cool with the right design & detail.
Just a few off the top of my head...
- Arachnids: All kinds of cool spiders & scorpions & stuff
- Planets/Space-related: E.g., Saturn, moons, galaxies, comets, stars, etc.
- Insects: E.g., horse-fly, praying mantis, dragonfly, wasp, etc.
- Snakes: E.g., cobra, boa, coral, rattlesnake, etc.
Not sure how often this kind of stuff has shown up in the past, but I don't know of any modern series for any of these concepts as a series, anyway -- which IMO could turn out really cool with the right design & detail.
Gatito Bandito said:Bullion Baron said:It's been overplayed for a few years now (since 2012 Dragon)
True, but it's only gotten worse since then. To the point where it's really getting a little ridiculous.
Come up with something new, already!
While, we're on the subject.. I actually don't consider the new Ghana Lunar Skulls, which I'm a fan of so far, to really be "lunar," per se.
Whether anybody agrees/disagrees, I look at them more as falling under the "death" & "animal skull" genres.
Not the first to do either of these, but also certainly not as over-played as the the whole primary lunar thing, either.
yes I agree - its in a class of its own - known as " CRAP "
Gatito Bandito
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clear said:
BOOOOOOOOO..!
:lol:
Gatito Bandito said:Bullion Baron said:It's been overplayed for a few years now (since 2012 Dragon)
True, but it's only gotten worse since then. To the point where it's really getting a little ridiculous.
Come up with something new, already!
While, we're on the subject.. I actually don't consider the new Ghana Lunar Skulls, which I'm a fan of so far, to really be "lunar," per se.
Whether anybody agrees/disagrees, I look at them more as falling under the "death" & "animal skull" genres.
Not the first to do either of these, but also certainly not as over-played as the the whole primary lunar thing, either.
Its has in my opinion got worse because too many are buying so many to make a profit on a popular selling item making them seemingly more popular than they really are and I believe it will result in a loss for the highest premium buyers.
The Lunar Skull is a Pi## take on lunars and the one I would buy
The Lunar coins are a win...win.
Aussies like them, Europe loves them and Asian folk adore them.
More and more Asian folk are living in Australia which should see good demand for lunar coins both here and overseas, for now and in the future.
I like the bullion coins because they have a the Pinyin pictograph which Asian collectors and stacker's can relate to.
The 2015 Pinyin pictograph means 'goat'.
I also like the 2oz and 5oz bullion coins because that size are only available in the lunar series.
The 5oz Lunar coins have a face value of 8 dollars, 8 is also a lucky number.
The 1oz, lunar coins have a different diameter (45.6mm) to the Koala and Kookaburras (Kooks and Koala's are the same)
The 10oz and Kilo lunar's have the same diameter (100.6mm) which make them easier to stack together and unique
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Aussies like them, Europe loves them and Asian folk adore them.
More and more Asian folk are living in Australia which should see good demand for lunar coins both here and overseas, for now and in the future.
I like the bullion coins because they have a the Pinyin pictograph which Asian collectors and stacker's can relate to.
The 2015 Pinyin pictograph means 'goat'.
I also like the 2oz and 5oz bullion coins because that size are only available in the lunar series.
The 5oz Lunar coins have a face value of 8 dollars, 8 is also a lucky number.
The 1oz, lunar coins have a different diameter (45.6mm) to the Koala and Kookaburras (Kooks and Koala's are the same)
The 10oz and Kilo lunar's have the same diameter (100.6mm) which make them easier to stack together and unique
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Holdfast said:The Lunar coins are a win...win.
Aussies like them, Europe loves them and Asian folk adore them.
More and more Asian folk are living in Australia which should see good demand for lunar coins both here and overseas, for now and in the future.
I like the bullion coins because they have a the Pinyin pictograph which Asian collectors and stacker's can relate to.
The 2015 Pinyin pictograph means 'goat'.
I also like the 2oz and 5oz bullion coins because that size are only available in the lunar series.
The 5oz Lunar coins have a face value of 8 dollars, 8 is also a lucky number.
The 1oz, lunar coins have a different diameter (45.6mm) to the Koala and Kookaburras (Kooks and Koala's are the same)
The 10oz and Kilo lunar's have the same diameter (100.6mm) which make them easier to stack together and unique
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I dont like them! and I believe the win win will end in lose for some
fishtaco said:I dont like them! and I believe the win win will end in lose for some
If you don't like them, I suggest you research the sales figures for some of these lunars.
2008
1/2oz Lunar Mouse
2oz Mouse
5oz Mouse
10oz Mouse
1 Kilo Mouse
2009
1/2oz Lunar Ox
1oz Lunar Ox
2oz Lunar Ox
5oz Lunar Ox
10oz Lunar Ox
1 Kilo Lunar Ox
2010
1/2oz Lunar Tiger
1oz Lunar Tiger
2oz Lunar Tiger
5oz Lunar Tiger
10oz Lunar Tiger
2011
1/2oz Lunar Rabbit
1oz Lunar Rabbit
2oz Lunar Rabbit
5oz Rabbit
10oz Rabbit
2012
1/2oz Lunar Dragon
2oz Dragon
5oz Dragon
10oz Dragon
2013 Snake
1/2oz Lunar Snake
2oz Snake
5oz Snake
10oz Snake
2014 2oz - Horse
1kilo Horse