What Country Authorized The Colt Coins?

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Henry M Smith Valued Member United States 337 Posts	Posted 03/19/2014 6:23 pm The New Zealand Mint has been making coins to commemorate Colt rifels and handguns, with a denomination in USD. On the coin is the word America, but not United States. A few are on ebay. What country authorized these? Thanks. http://www.nzmint.com/coins/shop-on...culated-coin Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/19/2014 6:47 pm Niue, from the looks of it. You want to learn some interesting stuff about these odd commems? Google up "Phreon." Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 03/19/2014 8:36 pm Niue coins have "Niue" on them somewhere. This coin does not. Therefore, no country or government authorized this coin. It is not legal tender anywhere. It is therefore, technically, not a "coin". The presence of "Mesa Grande" on the obverse might indicate that the Mesa Grande Tribal Council might have sanctioned the issue. Or at least, that is the impression the manufacturers of the "coin" might have wished to give. 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
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 12:22 am The new zeland mint was the creator of these. Whether or not that's a private company I am not sure. Www.nzmint.com search colt Edited by basebal21 03/20/2014 12:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 02:18 am Yes, it's a private company; New Zealand does not have an official government 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
LeeMilligan123 New Member 12 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 03:05 am This is very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 2:24 pm So basically they are fantasies. Although PCGS has apparently slabbed them as New Zealand coins. Edited by Conder101 03/20/2014 2:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 2:49 pm Quote: So almost all of the coins Phreon designs, whether they're to mark the Chinese New Year, 100 years of Colt Pistols or the centenary of the Titanic's sinking are legal tender on the tiny Pacific island of Niue. Why Niue? Because Niue lets them, basically. A licensing deal with the Niuean government means it gets some handy revenue and, http://www.idealog.co.nz/magazine/46/coining-it I stand by my theory. Report this Post to the Staff
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