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I am not entirely familiar with the zombuck series but they seem interesting. Do you have a link to the other coins they released?
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I ended up buying 5 display cases from Provident early on, and I've filled them with the silver and copper rounds. They should be completed sometime next month, finally!
I have noticed though, that of the 10 Walkers I own, half developed milk spots.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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09/29/2015 6:23 pm
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I must be the only one here who dislikes the Zombucks series. It ranks up there with my least favorite series, due to the fact that the original designers intended for the United States coinage to look prestigious and regal, and worked very hard toward this goal which I don't think anyone can deny. The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a beautiful coin, and possibly the best gold coin design in the world. I know these "Zombucks" are only bullion, but I feel it makes a mockery of the old time designers and the pride they had in their work. I find this latest piece the most grotesque of the series, with Lady Liberty standing on a pile of corpses and holding a severed head in the foreground, while the U.S. Capitol burns in the background? Wow. How lovely. Edited by Rollsearcher37
09/29/2015 7:25 pm
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I can see your point roll searcher but what about the audience that buys these? To me it's safe to say the target demographic is millennial that buy it or have a fascination for zombies and the walking dead. These millenials probably aren't interested or even know of the original coinage designs of the late 19th or early 20th century. I see it more as hopefully getting them interested in seeing what the real coin looked like and maybe buying a Morgan or Peace dollar to display along side their zombuck. |
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I know these "Zombucks" are only bullion, but I feel it makes a mockery of the old time designers and the pride they had in their work Everyone has likes .. and dislikes in this hobby. As with everything else .. if you don't like them .. Don't buy them. If you look back .. I am sure there are many times coins and/or coin designs have been used as art. Buffalo/Indian head nickel is a very good example. Edit ..forgot to say nickels made into Hobo's And here is a medal issued to Great Britain soldiers after WW1. It is based on the Crown, but instead of Saint George crushing a dragon it has a man on a horse crushing a German shield, skull and bones. (hard to see in the picture .. but that is the design).   Edited by GR58
09/30/2015 10:08 pm
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I have noticed though, that of the 10 Walkers I own, half developed milk spots. Sorry to hear that  After reading that .. had to go look at mine. So far .. none of mine have spots |
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I really like this new Saint design. I think I'll get this one myself. I don't own any of the others, but if they do start a 5 oz series, then I'm gonna be all over it. I absolutely love 5 oz rounds. They have a heft that is undeniable. Cool. Cool.
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As always...GREAT pics goldrush! And yes rollsearcher they are just bullion rounds and not "my" thing, but my son is 27 and he is the one that will end up with what I leave behind so I try to buy things that interest me but also things that interest him. And he does like these......
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I absolutely love 5 oz rounds. They have a heft that is undeniable. I used to think that too darth, until I held a kilo coin in my hand. They make the 5oz pucks look and feel like actual quarters |
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Theyre available now... Just got my 5 of the new one plus a siren 2oz
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I absolutely love 5 oz rounds. They have a heft that is undeniable.
I used to think that too darth, until I held a kilo coin in my hand. They make the 5oz pucks look and feel like actual quarters This is why I never want to see or hold a kilo in person. I would be ruined. |
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