Niue Coins With Very Weird Denominations

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MachinMachinMan Pillar of the Community Australia 1985 Posts	Posted 02/03/2026 8:51 pm 1/24th of 24 Dollars: https://en.numista.com/172173 1/14th of 14 Dollars: https://en.numista.com/172240 1/9th of 9 Dollars: https://en.numista.com/172199 Much more gimmicky than just calling them $1 (if you even call them coins) 2012 cents: https://en.numista.com/211728 Edited by MachinMachinMan 02/03/2026 11:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 02/04/2026 12:05 pm Those are... Odd. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SallyG Valued Member Australia 382 Posts	Posted 02/06/2026 8:23 pm Yes, very "odd". Seems like anything goes now and as long as there is a monetary value shown on at least one side, it can be called a "coin"? If these "coins" (and other cartoon chararacter-shaped 'coins') weren't referred to as coins but were labelled as "tokens" ( for e.g.), would coin collectors still want to buy them and add to their collections? I wonder if we ever go cashless, will the mints still produce 'coins' using metal blanks? May as well make them out of plastic if they aren't needed in circulation and are only a collectable item? In any case, these ones don't appeal to me - to each their own! Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9352 Posts	Posted 02/07/2026 04:14 am Very strange indeed. More gimmicky granny bait, Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 02/09/2026 4:07 pm Quote: "I wonder if we ever go cashless, will the mints still produce 'coins' using metal blanks? May as well make them out of plastic if they aren't needed in circulation and are only a collectable item?" * Edited by Staff to add Quote tags. Please use them in the future. * They have been doing that for decades. Look at all the bullion coins where the melt value is way higher than the face value. Never intended for circulation. I don't see that ending any time soon. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 02/09/2026 4:53 pm You can thank the Polish Mint for these products. Not entirely convinced that anybody actually in Niue is aware of their existence. The fractional numbers are, of course, a reference to the number of coins in those specific series. Thus, there are 14 coins in the "1/14th of 14 dollars" series. You can see the whole series here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/se....php?id=5522 Thus, it's not so much a denomination as an advertisement: "you've got one of these 14 coins, now go get the other 13". Quote: I wonder if we ever go cashless, will the mints still produce 'coins' using metal blanks? May as well make them out of plastic if they aren't needed in circulation and are only a collectable item? While people keep buying them, the mints will keep making them. If you want the "gimmicky granny-bait" to stop, then we all, collectively, must stop buying them. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 02/09/2026 4:56 pm Thank you for the information, Sap. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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