Panda Coins

Both my wife and I collect the Panda along with bullion coins from Australia, U.S., Canada, Great Britain. I (we) like silver, the weight and feel of it, and LARGE coins so the bullion coins fit our desires and collecting habits.
The Panda changes designs every year which is a huge plus for the Chinese program. I would suggest you buy from an established dealer for each new release and buy it early in the year. The Panda seems to hold its value well (I really don't care one way or another as they are silver) and older issues are extrememly pricey. Take great care when acquiring older issues as they are heavily counterfeited. I (we) have purchased Panda's off of ebay but paid very close attention to where the coin is coming from and watched FEEDBACK closely! We never buy out of China or Asia! Always from the U.S. or Canada and occassionally from a European dealer.
While we have bullion from many countries I really prefer the Panda and Kangaroo (Australia) over all others. (They too change designs annually) I might add if finances are limited you can always look into half ounce bullion coins, although not as readily available, they are struck by many countries.

I have started a collection of Chinese Panda's for my wife and she really enjoys getting another one even though she is not a coin collector she just likes getting a new coin (which is a start I guess). I started it for her so maybe we could enjoy the hobby together and maybe she could share the passion I feel about my coins and even though it hasn't reached that level as of yet I still have hope