“Black birds tend to like shiny things.” ~ The Bloody Raven
The next show will put on again by the North Shore Numismatic Society, a local club originally located in North Vancouver that currently meets monthly in Burnaby’s Bonsor Recreational center, located only a few kilometers west of the Nikkei Center.
With insightful seminars, a buying or trading opportunity, coffee, a few coin draws and a door prize, I’d love to sit in on a few of their Tuesday evening meetings but the lack the free time is making it difficult to prioritize.
Here’s one more silver coin(s) I picked up on the last minutes before leaving this February show, leaving me a bit hungrier for the next show on May 20th.
By then, the front garden of the Nikkei Center will also be in it’s full floral springy splendor and will be trying get some shots for a May posting.
A popular seller back in 2012 marketed to the Asian and Chinese communities that year. The largest Asian communities are located in Vancouver and Toronto.
A few rumors have that certain individuals are seeking a specific or specific Certificate of Authenticity certificate numbers, the last number of 58,888 which may also include 188,888, 288,888, 388,888 and to a lesser desirability 488,888 because the number 4 is phonetically similar to the word for death. While the number 8 has always been the Asian Lucky number.
Numista recorded that the mintage of the Proof version as 51,128 pieces.I have yet to find the source media release confirming that final figure as inclusive to the 588,888.
My take on this coin issue
The original Issue price is $40 CAD back in it's 2012 release for this half ounce silver coin. And the RCM seems a little late getting on the growing Asian themed coins compared to other mints.
The quality seems equal to typical bullion coin strikes no matter how its marketed. In the 10 years since, I haven't seen the proof version yet.
588,888 is a huge number minted so I wouldn't expect such a big premium for this semi-numismatic fractional bullion coin. I did get these at a considerably reduced price if you wait long enough in the secondary market ranging from $20 - 25 CAD. Yeah, I could have done better but the dealer was an entertaining retiree.
Two will be enough, one for each of my Sons.
Adding Cultural 🐲 Silver to my Stack for the coming Economic storm!
The #piratesunday tag is the scurvy scheme of Captain @stokjockey for #silvergoldstackers pirates to proudly showcase their shiny booty and plunder for all to see. Landlubbers arrrh… welcomed to participate and be a Pirate at heart so open yer treasure chests an’ show us what booty yea got!
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Return of the Nikkei Cultural Center Coin show Part 1.
Happy Chinese New Year; Silver Sycee and Friend Bracelet.
1896 Japanese Trade Dollar with Chinese chop marks
2018 Canada $5 Lucky Dragon.
Shipwreck of the SS Japan; 1874CC American Trade Dollar.
1986 China 5 Yuan: The Empress of China Commemorative silver coin.
1102-1106 Norther Song Dynasty Shipwreck 10 Cash.
References
Sources
Royal Canadian Mint Archive; 2012 $10 Canada Year of the Dragon Specimen Pure Silver coin.
2012 $10 Canada Year of the Dragon Silver Coin.
Background Book cover of the 100 Greatest Canadian coins.
Cameo Raven Brooch from The Black Wardrobe
The background for these photographs is a chart by Rigobert Bonne, a French Cartographer in 1780, Published in “Atlas de Torurtes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dresse pour l’Histoire Philosphique & Politique des Establishments & du Commerce des Europeens dan les Deux Indes” by G.T. Raynad. Size 9 ½ x 16 5/8 inches.
