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Pillar of the Community
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Oh, dear. I wish you hadn't posted that.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting series! I has no idea that niobium was used in coins, and that it could take on so many different colors. Very nice!!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Sorry SuperDave. Didn't want anyone who collect it to miss it.
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United States
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It's OK, Shatsi. It has been at least a month since I've gone off in an entirely different collecting direction - I'm due.  |
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United States
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 Not trying to rub it in or brag, but........... I have the entire series!!!! |
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Germany
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Same here. (No bragging either, of course. ) Well, I still like the first piece (Hall) best - partly because of the design, and because of the guldiner die depicted on the coin. The 2004 coin (Semmering Railway) was OK; Television 2005 and Satellite Navigation 2006, well, not that thrilling. This new one (Aviation) I like a lot - nice color, great cockpit view, and the design is well adapted to the round shape of the "pill" again. Christian Edited by chrisild
04/23/2007 07:55 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm missing the first issue, the rest I have.
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Valued Member
United States
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The niobium coins are interesting, even if only for their novelty. Is it just me or does it seem like there are a lot of coins in unusual metals popping up? When I first started collecting (a dozen or so years ago) I don't remember seeing coins made from niobium or palladium or even that much interest in older coins made from experimental metals (not that I can afford palladium or unique pattern coins).
Can't wait to see what comes out next - go tungsten!
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Pillar of the Community
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There's a guy on ebay offering fantasy coins of the Falklands (Malvinas) islands that are struck in tantalum and rhenium. I'm tempted to buy just for the novelty of the exotic metals! |
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Shatsi,
Does the rest of the series feature aviation or just this one issue?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Only the 2007 is featuring Aviation. Here's the rest.
2003 - 700 Years Hall in Tyrol
2004 - 150th anniversary of the Alpine railway
2005 - 50 Years of Television
2006 - Satellite Navigation
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Thanks bunches, Now I have only one coin to add my aviation set |
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Australia
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Kazakhstan has released a commemorative bimetal of silver and tantalum of Space last year and it was reported as a sold out from what I hear. It is the first country to mint coins in tantalum. It peaked at around 250USD when it was first out on ebay but nowadays it can be bought at around 120USD or so. Still pretty difficult to find when the mintage is just a mere 4000. If I remember right, there is some 26.8grams of tantalum in it. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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I believe the previous issues of the Austrian Niobium performed well in the secondary market before. I don't see them often on ebay but about a year back the couple I saw were priced over $100 but I checked today and prices have come down. Edited by shatsi
04/27/2007 10:44 am
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