Now... THAT is a Dragon Coin!!
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silverstar1
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This does look cool where are they available and what price?
wilkes
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http://www.powercoin.it
Benin is a small country in Africa. They were about $109 Euro I think?
Beautiful coin...
Benin is a small country in Africa. They were about $109 Euro I think?
Beautiful coin...
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No purity or weight on the coin.
Does this mean it's a general circulation currency coin?
Regardless of the pretty design, I'd be extremely wary of something that either doesn't have recognition as government backed legal tender (and therefore with weight and composition government backed) or doesn't have weight and purity clearly marked.
But that's just my cynical side showing through.
Nice design though.
(<< still hasn't bought a single dragon coin of any sort and probably won't)
Does this mean it's a general circulation currency coin?
Regardless of the pretty design, I'd be extremely wary of something that either doesn't have recognition as government backed legal tender (and therefore with weight and composition government backed) or doesn't have weight and purity clearly marked.
But that's just my cynical side showing through.
Nice design though.
(<< still hasn't bought a single dragon coin of any sort and probably won't)
auspm said:
I agree about no weight and purity, but is 1000 francs cfa not backed by a gov??
Country Benin
Year 2012
Face Value 1000 Francs
Metal Silver
Fineness (purity) 999/1000
Weight (g) 20
Diameter (mm) 38.61
Quality Proof
Mintage (pcs) 888
Certificate (COA) Yes
Presentation case (box)Yes
i don't like it.
Sorry to be a sour puss.
Sorry to be a sour puss.
Matthew 26:14
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yeah at about $150 a coin i'll be giving it a pass...
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Cimexus said:
This is my point.
If it's a government issue coin for general circulation and trade, then it doesn't need it.
But if it's a ROUND (ie non government backed) then you really should have it clearly marked.
Hence why I asked if it's a government coin or not. Makes a big difference.
I have no problems with rounds per say, but without a clear unit of measure and purity clearly on it, I wouldn't touch it - too much of a hassle if a potential buyer wants it assayed down the track, especially at these asking prices.
Even if there was a certificate that went with it to assay the round, there's no specific indicator that the two go hand in hand (ie no serial number or common identifier).
So yeah... lovely design but I think I'd give it a miss on first glance.
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I like that one better, but i'd still give them a miss based on price.
Nice mintage though
Nice mintage though
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Yeah, I'm not really one for coloured coins either.
I like the design, but I think I'll stick with junk silver myself.
I like the design, but I think I'll stick with junk silver myself.
PeeZapp said:
http://www.bowu.cc/product/productcontent-488.aspx
19800 RMB for a 1kg one; around $3000 AU.
Found it: http://www.lyqbw.com/productshopxp.asp?id=754
7147 RMB for a 500g; around $1063 AU. "Member only price", whatever that means. The street price according to them is 7368 RMB.
Damn awesome design, shits all over Perth Mint's offerings. It is no wonder the 9 coin set 'flopped' in China pretty hard when the competition is this strong.
They come in different sizes: http://www.9999.com.cn/_d272488141.htm
500g/1000g/2000g/5000g
More sites if you wanna Google....
OR IF YOU'RE VERY RICH BUY THIS:
http://www.bowu.cc/product/productcontent-505.aspx
12kg !!!!!! $30000 AU!!!!!!
Also another dragon: http://www.bowu.cc/product/productcontent-508.aspx
Damn awesome.