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<p>[QUOTE="e30kgk, post: 1971980, member: 57031"]I've got a DPRK bullion coin, and have had/sold a few others. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm a red-blooded, nationalistic American, and I despise the DPRK and what they stand for. That said, I think it's incredibly cool to have a coin from there, and it's one of my favorite pieces. I'd buy more in an instant, though I would have serious qualms doing business directly with the mint, if that were even an option. </p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly, I feel about the same about any of the Chinese Pandas I own. If anything, I see those as a little worse, since I feel as though the money I spent on my DPRK coin (purchased from an LCS, 12 years after it was minted) is much further separated from the regime I wish not to support than the money I've spent on Pandas (usually bought from the original purchaser, within a year or two of being minted). </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, they're coins. I like coins. I don't have a problem owning any of these. I've got coins from Nazi Germany, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="e30kgk, post: 1971980, member: 57031"]I've got a DPRK bullion coin, and have had/sold a few others. I'm a red-blooded, nationalistic American, and I despise the DPRK and what they stand for. That said, I think it's incredibly cool to have a coin from there, and it's one of my favorite pieces. I'd buy more in an instant, though I would have serious qualms doing business directly with the mint, if that were even an option. Honestly, I feel about the same about any of the Chinese Pandas I own. If anything, I see those as a little worse, since I feel as though the money I spent on my DPRK coin (purchased from an LCS, 12 years after it was minted) is much further separated from the regime I wish not to support than the money I've spent on Pandas (usually bought from the original purchaser, within a year or two of being minted). That said, they're coins. I like coins. I don't have a problem owning any of these. I've got coins from Nazi Germany, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, etc.[/QUOTE]
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