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Some proof and fractional coins to kick off the July 4th holiday.  |
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United States
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Nice coinwatch! Wish I had that much gold! Wife just came back from a trip and brought me this as a gift. My first middle eastern coin.   |
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United Arab Emirates
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This is a coin from my collection. An ancient SILVER greek coin - Messambria - that dates back to 450-350 BC. It is my favorite.  |
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United States
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Thanks, arinx!
That's some beautiful 20th century Iranian gold you've got there!
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United States
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Those are yours, CW? Wow. Very nice. New additions? I'm looking forward to the day that I stop collecting silver and truly break into gold. If the price continues to fall, perhaps down to $800-900, I'm going to take the plunge ;)
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United States
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Thanks, traevin. Nope, not new. I amassed this little hoard over the past year during a pretty intensive search for deals. For me it represents a lot of learning, money, and effort. It was a fun journey and I feel I got something out of the experience. Of course, there's a valuable cautionary tale here, too. A good deal isn't that good of a deal if you're buying at the top of the market. For a while there I was half tempted to make a demotavational poster out of that photo.  |
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Canada
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Grabbed my first panda today. It commemorated the 25 anniversary of World Wildlife Fund. It appears that this 22g 0.900 fine piece does not command a high premium as the 1oz 0.999 fine silver pandas do. Any comment?   |
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Canada
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It appears that this 22g 0.900 fine piece does not command a high premium Depends what you consider "high" I can assure you that if you paid anything less than $150 US you did good, really good If it's double sealed, then even more. Care to share how much you paid? |
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United States
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Silver Panda coins command a pretty good premium. And those early silver pandas (1988 and earlier) have some VERY low mintages. Great find!
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United States
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Love that Panda, do you mind me asking what you paid for it? Keep this thread going I love seeing new stuff! Quite possibly my favorite silver piece I own.  |
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United States
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Nice to see all the pictures ... keep them coming.
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Thanks for all the interests in the 1986 panda. I don't think that piece belongs to the well-recognized silver panda series, because its obverse depicts the 5-star design as on all the Chinese circulation strikes, in stead of the Temple of Heaven on the bullion series. So I am not sure where its collectable value is at.
There are a couple of such pieces listed as BIN at $90 on the bay. That's why I said I don't think it commands a high premium as other old pandas.
Are the original packaging and mintage cataloged any where? I would be interested in knowing the book value.
@miggs I am not aware that the 1986 commemorative panda came in double sealed. Through a quick online search, you could find the most common packaging would be a greenish box with a COA in blue print. The mintage is claimed to be 25,000. Mine only came with the capsule.
Btw, it cost me 40, so a good deal to me even without any packaging.
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Canada
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@Amaths I stand corrected my friend I have a few 5 yuan from the 90's which are double sealed but I couldn't find images for the 1986. I assumed the 86 would be too Same thing for the price but the price I quoted was from asking/bid prices and final auction price back in 2011 where silver was higher as shown here. At $40 you can't go wrong and did good. Like you said there's some on ebay at $90  |
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United States
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Hope Everyone had a safe and fun 4th.   |
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