Aruba Square Coins - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 3 / Views: 4,853
edix Valued Member United States 270 Posts	Posted 12/29/2006 02:00 am A friend of mine is currently doing business in Aruba and knows of my coin collecting interests so he brought me back some things from there upon his return. He gave me a couple of single coins that are square. One piece is denominated at 50 cents and the other piece at five florin. He also gave me a 2006 Aruba proof/mint set that contains seven coins. In this set the five florin coin is round and is made of aluminum bronze instead of the nickel plated steel square five florin from a previous year that I have. So I guess the square florin is history now. Also worthy of note is what seems to be a micro-etching on the profile portrait of Queen Beatrix of a crown. I read on the Royal Scandinavian Mint website that the Aruba mint set has an issue limit of 2,000 sets. That doesn't seem like very many to me. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 12/29/2006 02:38 am Thanks for the heads-up on the Aruba 5 florin. Aruba mint sets have had gradually declining mintages. When Aruba seceded in 1986, it had 36,000 minted. By 1993, mintage had fallen to under 10,000 and by 2003 (the last year figures are given in my 33rd ed. Krause) it was down to 2000. CV for the sets are typically in the $10-$15 range, with little appreciation (if any) from the issue price. I guess there just isn't much worldwide demand for Aruba sets. "Royal Scandinavian Mint"? I'd have thought all Dutch territorial coins would come from the Royal Dutch Mint. 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
edix Valued Member United States 270 Posts	Posted 12/29/2006 03:31 am I appreciate the info on the set mintages. Perhaps if my friend is successful, there will be more tourists and thus more sets sold. The Royal Scandinavian Mint says it's a North American distributor of various Scandinavian and related countries' numismatic products. http://www.scandmint.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 12/29/2006 6:03 pm I have one set of those, thanks to my Dutch friend Carl Tromp. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 3 / Views: 4,853

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.2 seconds to rattle this change.