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toby99 · 04-11-2012, 09:31 PM

Anyone else notice when Apmex had the 2012 1/2 oz Silver Fiji Taku for sale but not in stock they were saying that there were only 350,000 of these minted, now in stock and no mention of the mintage. Only the 1oz now says 350,000 minted. Anyone have any thoughts on these coins?

Mojofabulous · 04-11-2012, 10:04 PM

They haven't been in stock at all yet. They just posted the listing. All the big bullion dealers have that problem. They didn't design a button for 'coming soon' so when they add a new listing that hasn't come in yet, they all show sold out. It's very aggravating.

Mojofabulous · 04-12-2012, 12:09 AM

They're up!

http://www.apmex.com/Product/68017/2012_..._Fine.aspx

Started with 2000 I think, at 1777 now.

Mojofabulous · 04-12-2012, 12:10 AM

Mintage of 350,000 so they won't disappear immediately I don't think. I'm not getting any.

Mojofabulous · 04-12-2012, 12:11 AM

If you're considering the 2012 1oz coin, get the 2011 instead. Same exact price but a mintage of 20,000 instead of 350,000....

http://www.apmex.com/Product/61716/2011_..._Fine.aspx

04-12-2012, 12:19 AM

Good to know. I don't think I would get the 2012 1/2 oz Silver Fiji Taku either. But we do have the 1 oz Takus and they're really nice coins. Really nice in person.

Mojofabulous · 04-12-2012, 12:30 AM

The only thing I don't like about the takus is that the queen facing has that weird halo effect. Most don't care about that side of the coin but I do think it will limit it's ultimate premium potential. Collectors don't like flaws, even if every single coin has the flaw. Of course I'm assuming(and you know how I feel about those) that it is indeed a flaw and not as it should be. I certainly don't find it appealing either way.

04-12-2012, 12:43 AM

I never look at the queen side. I've never noticed the flaw. We buy coins then away they go and I don't have them around to look at anymore.

toby99 · 04-12-2012, 07:31 AM

(04-12-2012 12:11 AM)Mojofabulous Wrote: If you're considering the 2012 1oz coin, get the 2011 instead. Same exact price but a mintage of 20,000 instead of 350,000....

http://www.apmex.com/Product/61716/2011_..._Fine.aspx

Are you sure the 2011 mintage is 20,000, the reason I ask is that my local coin dealer told me that there was no set mintage for that year. Where did you get that info?

nodebt · 04-12-2012, 11:07 AM

(04-12-2012 12:09 AM)Mojofabulous Wrote: They're up!

http://www.apmex.com/Product/68017/2012_..._Fine.aspx

Started with 2000 I think, at 1777 now.

They're at 1775, seems like more than 2 coins should have been sold since yesterday.

Not sure if this an error or really only 2 coins have sold? Huh

Mojofabulous · (This post was last modified: 04-12-2012 02:32 PM by Mojofabulous.)

(04-12-2012 07:31 AM)toby99 Wrote:
(04-12-2012 12:11 AM)Mojofabulous Wrote: If you're considering the 2012 1oz coin, get the 2011 instead. Same exact price but a mintage of 20,000 instead of 350,000....

http://www.apmex.com/Product/61716/2011_..._Fine.aspx

Are you sure the 2011 mintage is 20,000, the reason I ask is that my local coin dealer told me that there was no set mintage for that year. Where did you get that info?

There was no published maximum mintage, but they stop producing them after the year is over and when they stopped producing, the mintage was approximately 20,000. I got that figure from the new zealand mint's contact e-mail, answered by a new zealand mint representative.

Check here for a longer answer:

http://www.brotherjohnf.com/forum/Thread...-fiji-taku

silversaver · 04-12-2012, 07:10 PM

(04-11-2012 09:31 PM)toby99 Wrote: Anyone else notice when Apmex had the 2012 1/2 oz Silver Fiji Taku for sale but not in stock they were saying that there were only 350,000 of these minted, now in stock and no mention of the mintage. Only the 1oz now says 350,000 minted. Anyone have any thoughts on these coins?

I like the 1/2 oz Fiji Taku even more so then the lunar dragon.

nodebt · 04-12-2012, 10:50 PM

I wish the premium was lower on the 1/2 Taku. A bit too high for me, great looking coin though.

vonredbird · 04-12-2012, 11:27 PM

they're certainly not selling very fast. still lots left on apmex. the 1/2oz dragons would have been sold out by now. imho

Mojofabulous · 04-13-2012, 03:19 AM

It's something to watch. If sales stay slow on the coin it might be a good grab cause that means it won't reach anywhere close to the 350k mintage. The 2012 1/2 oz is the first they've released. Might have some sort of collector's value, might...i'm not holding my breath on this one, but i will keep an eye out for it.

silversaver · 04-13-2012, 01:05 PM

(04-11-2012 10:04 PM)Mojofabulous Wrote: They haven't been in stock at all yet. They just posted the listing. All the big bullion dealers have that problem. They didn't design a button for 'coming soon' so when they add a new listing that hasn't come in yet, they all show sold out. It's very aggravating.

I just purchased 20 of the Fiji Taku half ounce rounds from APMEX .($21.27 each)
They will go well with my 1 oz & 5 oz Fiji Taku rounds.
This is my first purchase from APMEX and I was very impressed.

Mojofabulous · 04-13-2012, 02:07 PM

apmex is usually more expensive but their shipping is FAST

SYGY · 04-15-2012, 03:21 PM

(04-12-2012 02:31 PM)Mojofabulous Wrote:
(04-12-2012 07:31 AM)toby99 Wrote:
(04-12-2012 12:11 AM)Mojofabulous Wrote: If you're considering the 2012 1oz coin, get the 2011 instead. Same exact price but a mintage of 20,000 instead of 350,000....

http://www.apmex.com/Product/61716/2011_..._Fine.aspx

Are you sure the 2011 mintage is 20,000, the reason I ask is that my local coin dealer told me that there was no set mintage for that year. Where did you get that info?

There was no published maximum mintage, but they stop producing them after the year is over and when they stopped producing, the mintage was approximately 20,000. I got that figure from the new zealand mint's contact e-mail, answered by a new zealand mint representative.

Check here for a longer answer:

http://www.brotherjohnf.com/forum/Thread...-fiji-taku

nice!,,,i bought a full roll of the 2011's,,if the mintage is around 20thou,,thats a very low production and should help the value in the coming years,month's Angel

Mojofabulous · 04-16-2012, 07:44 PM

The more I think about this coin, the more I think it might have potential. I just did a quick search on ebay and the 2010 taku(first year in the series) is selling for about 5-10 bucks more than the 2011(mintage 20,000). The prices are pretty sporadic, but on average, that's what buyers are paying.

This 2012 half-ounce taku is the first 1/2 ounce in the series. It's possible since no one is looking for it, it will end up having a really low mintage and fetch a premium in the future.

Just something to watch...