Yeah I bought the limit on the HR Dragon, too. Ebay presales - we can double our money......sweet! http://www.ebay.com/sch/Coins-Paper-Money-/11116/i.html?_pppn=v3&_kw=2012&_kw=High&_kw=relief&_kw=dragon&_kw=1&_kw=oz&_kw=silver It took about a half hour to place my order and then another 91 minutes for them to process it. All in all it was a wonderful experience buying a hot item from someone other than the USmint.
must we really have 40,000 different designs of bullion? And why cant we have any circulating commemoratives? Just a person who never got to see anything like that's point of view.
Generally I agree with you about the numbers of overkill designs but the Perth mint produces some very nice coins and they stand by the limited mintage numbers. This means if the coins a 'hit' so to say the value will hold steady usually not just sky rocket then crash as is the norm with things like this. This coin the HR dragon is actually going to be the first coin in a HR set of lunar animal years from what I've heard with 2013 bringing a HR snake not sure many people are aware of that yet. When looking at Perth's history whenever something like this becomes available for me there is no doubt if available I buy because if I second guess and go back the items usually sold out which is what happened to me with the Welsh dragon. I bought the Berlin coin show was going back and forth thinking about the Welsh and didn't pull the trigger, went back to get it and it was gone.
While I do like many designs from the Perth Mint I can't bring myself to pay that much for modern coins. And plus their coins seems to sell out very quickly, its usually out of stock while I'm still thinking about getting one.
I can't think of anything negative to say about Perth Mint products. Yes, they have a lot of items, but most of them are extremely well-produced. Even their "bullion" coins (kookaburra and koala) have an outstanding finish. Their coins are more expensive, no doubt, but they also hold their value, unlike many U. S. Mint products which proceed to decline in value after they are purchased. Also, contrary to most U. S. Mint coins, the typical theme is not dead politicians and war. The themes are very often something positive and, God forbid, enjoyable. Their ordering system puts the U. S. Mint's to shame in terms of efficiency and ease of completion. By that I mean, no timeouts and disconnects. I would highly recommend their products and would encourage our Mint to try to learn a few things from them. I ordered the high-relief Dragon also on a recommendation from kruptimes. I think it will be up there with my favorite coins.
While the Perth Mint does have some attractive pieces their willingness to put anything and everything on a coin is a turn off. When I visit their web site I can't get the image of this monstrosity out of my head: http://www.coins-notes.com.au/images/DameEdna.JPG
