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 United States
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Way cool,i like them. What do they cost? Thanks, John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That silver coin is very cool. It looks like it is going for $100-$130 on ebay. |
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 United States
451 Posts |
Yeah! Too expensive! 3X times the Melt value is a lil too much for a bullion coin!
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3345 Posts |
That is sweet! If I had the cash I'd get a stash!
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Poland
114 Posts |
It may be only me, but every non-metal addition to a coin (like the owl eyes) makes me ask: "Wait - is this really meant to be a coin?"  Yet the feather pattern looks impressive. |
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United States
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I will admit, it does look nice. But it's another overpriced novelty item.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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That is an innovative design.
As a gemcutter (my other hobby) those glass (Swarovski) crystal eyes can be rather delicate. The edges of the facets can craze, and loose their sharp edges.
A coin such as this needs to be handled VERY CAREFULLY!
Same thing for mating porcupines!
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Japan
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here are another three coins with "crystal eyes" from my collection: Belarus 2009 "WAWERKI" ("SQUIRRELS"): 1 oz ag 20 roubles x 2 (ruby) / 7.78 g. au 50 roubles (diamond)   |
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Germany
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It may be only me, but every non-metal addition to a coin (like the owl eyes) makes me ask: "Wait - is this really meant to be a coin?"
It's definitely not just you.  Well, these pieces are certainly not issued for circulation but made for collectors. Some pieces with such "gimmicks" look neat while others are tacky in my opinion. For example, when the Polish Mint issued the 20 zl "Amber Road" (2001) and "Malbork Castle" (2002) pieces, I found them cool*. Were or are they supposed to be used as circulating coins? Nah. But at least those coins will (also) be collected by people in the issuing country. When it comes to pieces with added "doo-dads" issued by Mongolia, Belarus or (even more extreme) in the name of Niue, Liberia or Palau, I tend to stay away, even if I think - as in the case of the silver coin with the owl's face - that they look cool ... * For those who don't know these 20 zl coins: Amber Road (rev) http://www.nbp.pl/banknoty_i_monety...l_rewers.jpgAmber Road (obv) http://www.nbp.pl/banknoty_i_monety...zl_awers.jpgMalbork (rev) http://www.nbp.pl/banknoty_i_monety...l_rewers.jpgMalbork (obv) http://www.nbp.pl/banknoty_i_monety...zl_awers.jpgChristian |
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Poland
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For example, when the Polish Mint issued the 20 zl "Amber Road" (2001) and "Malbork Castle" (2002) pieces, I found them cool Actually I know one guy (and I've heard about two others) who hammered out this ceramic part from the Malbork coin. I was tempted once to do the same with the one I own, but I resisted. For the Amber Route coin there's another issue - it was the first Polish coin having an inclusion (amber in that case) and as such it's very highly valued. There is a series of coins that mimic that design: "Towns of the Amber Route" issued as $1-s by (or rather in the name of)... Niue.   Of course while the original coin sells for about 1000zł (~$375) for the the "copies" the prices vary between 150 and 200zł (~$65). Edited by Murazor
04/17/2011 10:26 am
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United Kingdom
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I really only have one "gimicky" coin and I think it's the Polish one alluded to above  The crystal eyes thing I find to be rather "twee" but if people enjoy having them then who am I to say anything :) |
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United States
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They are cool works of art.
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Poland
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Germany
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Some of those I find interesting, others ... The Niue coin (made by the Polish Mint, just as most of the pieces from Belarus) I am not fond of, also because it has nothing to do with the "issuing" country. The Jamestown coin with the glass piece does at least make sense, as glass makers were among those who went to Jamestown from Poland. The Polish Mint has definitely made many stunning coins. Except it issues too many in my opinion. ;)
Christian
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Posted 04/13/2011 2:55 pm
