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That St. Helena Snow Leopard looks very cartoonish. It's a shame that the Kazakh golden Irbis isn't more available or appropriately priced. I think it'd be on par with something like the Armenia Noah's Ark coins.

Coins are always better than bars in my view. I would choose the Kookaburra. 

As an American of partial English descent, I absolutely love this Lion and Eagle. It looks amazing in gold. It goes to show how awful the US Mint is when the RM hires Mercanti to do this and it really looks sharp. The US Mint would never do a bullion product like this coin.

I hope there is a 1/4 oz gold, otherwise I'll have to save up for the full ounce which I have a difficult time doing as I'm too impulsive. Hopefully there is a ten ounce silver as well. 

Will this be available in bullion?

Sometimes I have some gold related photos.

Interesting Kangaroo. The kangaroo itself looks very good. I just wish there was more to the background. OveralI  it's solid but not spectacular. It feels a little too similar to the 2022 in terms of how the Kangaroo is positioned.

Are there any leaks on the 2024 gold Kangaroo?

wow, that Lost Tigers coin is stunning.

I think it's an extremely nice design and definitely fresh. It'll probably look great in 10 oz and kilo.

It's interesting that Perth Mint got rid of the ring between the effigy and the lettering. It just feels a little off and I think Perth has the weakest Charles effigy between Perth, RM and the RCM.

23 hours ago, LunarStack said:

There is ... 

https://utahgoldbuyer.com/product/546514-2024-1oz-australian-perth-mint-silver-kookaburra

Very cool coin. I suspect that will be a very popular Kookaburra.  The Charles effigy on Perth coins is so bad. I miss Liz 2 so much. 

I'm stunned there hasn't been a leak of the 2024 Kookaburra. 

Does anyone know where to find a capsule for a 1/4 gold maple? I really don't want the black ring on the outside. It seems like a Perth Mint 1/4 capsule would fit perfectly but I can't find them anywhere online.

I thought these were going to be in 1/4 and 1 ounce for gold. Seems like they'll be much larger.

3 hours ago, Kalzifer said:

In germany it's probably the maple leaf or krugerrand. Now that I am thinking about it... Isn't it curious that Germany doesn't have a trademark 1oz bullion silver of its own? Maybe because of the metric system? But why are there 1kg denominations of the kookaburra and why has Malta now its own 1oz (I will post them, once they arrive). 

It is indeed strange that Germany doesn't have its own mass produced gold and silver bullion coins given that it's a ravenous bullion market. I do wonder though, what would the theme of the coin be? There are no animals that I really associate exclusively with Germany. Maybe Neuschwanstein Castle would be cool.

I wish Italy, Switzerland, India, Japan and a south American country mass produced bullion coins. It'd be nice to have more variety.

55 minutes ago, Petra said:

New Valiant?🤔😮

Seems to be what it is. I loved the Valiant and think it was a mistake to get rid of it and continue the Royal Arms instead. I can't wait to see the design.

On 13/05/2023 at 11:18, MetalMandible said:

Just further illustrates the failure of the U.S. mint to release a product that matches other sovereign minted bullion coins.  I still have yet to see a single example of a decent fake modern maple or brittania.  I mean, as one of these scumbag Chinese forging entities, why bother attempting a coin with legit security features when you can easily produce derpty derp eagles?

Exactly and you've got these foolish derpty derp stackers who are so damn ignorant that they only buy eagles. These people are total buffoons as they reward the US Mint for their gargantuan incompotence by paying them higher premiums for a far inferior product.

I'm an American and I have over 1250 ounces of silver. I have a grand total of 4 silver eagles and I'd gladly trade them for maples, kookaburras or Britannias.

All those sizes will be available in bullion?

1 hour ago, 8ace said:

My collection has grown a bit. 

 

Very nice. I always make sure to get Kookaburras whenever possible. The 2019 is my favorite, such a serene design.

It's all a matter of personal taste. I like kookaburras/koalas the best.

13 hours ago, jason94151 said:

I was wondering what do you think about King Charles effigy on the canadian coins now that it been revealed. Do you thing this effigy will affect how your going to buy gold,silver,etc made from royal canadian mint?

 

I will definitely buy more from the RCM. The Canadian depiction of Liz II was an embarrassment and I pretty much only bought gold from Australia or the UK. A lot of this definitely had to do with the weak effigy on Canadian maples.

The Canadian depiction of Charles is easily the best between the Perth, Royal Mint and RCM.  The Perth depiction of Charles is extremely mopey and sad. The Royal Mint's is OK. Charles has a much more regal attitude in the Canadian effigy.

I will still buy more Perth coins with Charles than I did Canadian coins of Liz because I'm sure Aussie Kangaroos will be very nice.

7 hours ago, Paul said:

I can see a lot of folk just shunning KC releases altogether as i don't honestly think he is particularly liked by most people around the world.

Wouldn't be surprised if folk just focused on buying older items or QEII releases they missed out on during her reign

Aside from this Coronation year and its "unique" releases, that will stand the test of time regardless if he is liked or not, i don't think i will be buying very much of anything brand new now ongoing with the exception of the next Great Engravers series

I prefer the Queen over Charles, that's for sure. I buy as much with the Queen while I can. I think Charles is mostly a clown but I have no problem buying things with the effigy on it. If anything, I enjoy doing something so reactionary as buying gold and silver and having a guy like Charles on the coin.

I think the Canadian effigy is clearly the best one. 

On 06/10/2023 at 16:06, SeverinDigsSovereigns said:

Brown also did some far more damaging things with long lasting consequences. Equality Act 2010, 50% income tax, etc. The Tories have been dismal in their performance but always remember the constitutional vandalism Labour commit at the earliest opportunities. Says a lot as Blair is the most electable (and probably the most damaging with his fiddling with House of Lords devolution, university enrolment, to name but a few) of them all.

Britain needs an actual conservative limited government party. From what I see it's basically choosing between people who have no core disagreements.

The Perth Lunar dragon in silver looks fantastic. The gold seems a little off to me.

I don't collect pandas but that's a very appealing design.

1/4 to 1/2 Britannias and Kangaroos. Britannias have the security features and Kangaroos give you future collector's premiums.