Royal Mint Year of the Sheep coins announced

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Six versions, one and five ounce gold and silver, a 1oz gilded and a 1/10oz BU gold. All versions at the link. None cheap though..

Will probably be another opinion divider, but it isn't a generic design and its grown on me. We really don't need another goats standing around in a field or mountain design.

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Wool ewe please not give me that over-the-shoulder-come-hither look... The shear cheek.
 
With the creepy eyes and skull-like face, I think people will love or hate the coin. I am in the latter category. However, I am working on a theory that distinctive (love/hate) coins can be a very good investment. My theory is just based upon some recent observations of coins and I will need to see other similar examples perform well first. This coin would be a good one for me to watch.
 
If Duane's consistent he should sue them like the did with Gray.


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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Wuon-Gean Ho is an artist of Chinese descent, born in the UK. She created the reverse design for the first Lunar coin from The Royal Mint, struck for the Year of the Horse, and has once again blended Chinese and British heritage in her latest design for the Year of the Sheep. Wuon-Gean works in many disciplines including printmaking, animation and books and has work in collections including the Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum. After graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in the History of Art and a professional licence as a veterinary surgeon Wuon-Gean took up a Japanese Government Scholarship in 1998 to study woodblock printmaking in Japan.

For the Lunar Year of the Sheep design, Wuon-Gean was inspired by her veterinary experience and memories of the lambing season. She worked in shifts with hours of waiting before periods of busy and rewarding work, seeing new lambs come into the world and watching the mother and child bond. She recalls observing sheep as part of the British landscape in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, on the hillsides of the Peak district and in the rolling Brecon Beacons their presence part of British life.
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It's a GIRL!
We should be more mild.
ALOT more!
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Just received my RM lunar goat proof silver. The actual coin looks much better than the rendered image.

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I like it and will buy the 1oz proof, I think the sheep looks slightly menacing,something different from all those goats.
 
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