Macau (China) Zodiac Coin, Year OD The Dragon 2000

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jecz79 Valued Member Portugal 444 Posts	Posted 11/22/2024 6:21 pm I very much liked the design of this coin and on impulse picked one. Think I would have like the 1988 better, but the first year of the Macau SAR makes 2000 a noteworthy date also. Did not bother with having the full set as they are alike in design. But I am not into modern coins, or bullion ones, and am having some buyers remorse over it. Would you call this a bullion coin or a commemorative? It is on catalog as a Macau coin, and the mintage is small. But being produced by The Royal Mint in the UK is strange. At the time it was issued think it carried only a small premium, but I could not find records. How would you classify this kind of coin? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/22/2024 6:46 pm Just a knockout congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 15745 Posts	Posted 11/22/2024 7:34 pm jecz79, that's a beautiful coin! Numista lists it as a commemorative, but it's value is primarily that of the gold. Although the mintage is low (2500), I'm not sure how many collectors of Macau coins are out there. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16181 Posts	Posted 11/23/2024 01:40 am As for classification, I would not call it "a bullion coin", since its weight (3.99 g) and fineness (22k) are not the nice round numbers that bullion dealers prefer. I would not call British sovereigns "bullion coins" for the same reason, even though they are often treated as such. This is a commemorative NCLT coin, that just happens to be made of gold. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 157664 Posts	Posted 11/23/2024 1:30 pm Nice example! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 54903 Posts	Posted 11/23/2024 11:18 pm Very nice! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jecz79 Valued Member Portugal 444 Posts	Posted 11/25/2024 08:32 am Thanks. @sap you mentioned the sovereigns, those I split between coins that circulated and the bullion strikes of Elizabeth II. The most recent sovereigns are either commemorative or bullion Depends how one want to look at them. These commemoratives for Macau were done to the same standard as recent sovereigns. They match the half, full and double sovereign. I liked the coin and will keep it. Even if I am thinking of all these modern commemoratives that get done to a fixed standard as bullion even when the design is changing between years or series. But I can see the point about 22k not being bullion, that is a different valid criteria to distinguish. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5716 Posts	Posted 11/29/2024 3:50 pm With Macau turning control back over to China at end of 1999, so I assumed this is the last issue minted under Portugal. I'm glad the reverse design Walls of St Paul Church was used to commemorated this last set. A decent purchase. Report this Post to the Staff
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