I bought a few at near spot too, they were priced as a quality bullion coin, but certainly not a collector coin. I later decided to commit to the whole series in 1 oz. gold, and while the Griffin, Red Dragon, and Unicorn (and now the Black Bull) are still relatively easy to come by, the Lion in 1 oz gold is creeping up in price just like the 10 oz. and 2 oz. coins. APMEX wants a staggering $200 over spot for the gold 1 oz. Lion now. I couldn't find one in all of Canada, and had to buy from APMEX after the fact (ouch!). Lesson learned, I pre-order the new issues now.
I suspect some people may be deciding to collect the series part way through, and the demand is driving up the prices for the first design in the series.
I suspect some people may be deciding to collect the series part way through, and the demand is driving up the prices for the first design in the series.


















