Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I found a 100 Ecu Spanish gold "coin" from 1992, but it was selling for over $1000! :bshock: It seems to me that in Spain coin prices are much higher than in the US... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I was really pleased with the price I got on these. I've seen gold ECU's as well, never seen one go that high. I got these from Ebay complete with the certification cards. I had the only bids on each except the Austrian. They were in GBP and I paid about $9 a piece for them. Not bad for large .925 silver pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 face value of a 100 ecu coin would be about 80 GB pound. Take the fact it's a gold coin, and not quite common, the numismatic value is a lot higher. Would I pay $1000 for one? No way Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I would probably have paid that... and I am tight with money... I really want to have, one day, a silver proof coin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 wow, $9 for a 25 ecu coin? speaking of devaluation..... though it never became real money, the ecu was used awhile to trade in, in the 1980's and 1990's. iirc, the exchange rate ecu : gulden was 1 : 2.50. so that would be 1.10 euro, for one ecu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Right, the ECU was the predecessor of the euro, so to say, created in 1979 and replaced by the EUR in 1999. In that system, the national currencies had "semi-fixed" exchange rates, much like what we have with ERM-II (Euro, Danish krone, Estonian kroon, etc.) now. The "external value" of the euro on 1-Jan-1999 was exactly the same as that of the ECU the day before, ie. that changeover had no effect on ECU based contracts or purchases. Some countries that were in the old currency system, however, were not in the new one, and vice versa. So the internal "weight" and "value" of each national currency involved had to be adapted. But not quite that dramatically ;-) : The ECU-Gulden central rate in March 1998, for example, was about 1:2.23 while the EUR-NLG rate is about 1:2.20 ... Actually, a few (very few!) ECU coins were legal tender in the issuing country. The Belgian issues, for example, were. Don't know, though, how many Belgians used those coins to buy, say, milk or fruit at supermarkets. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Must admit that I do not particularly like that one, but I just read at rcc that another coin from Belarus became the World Coin News "Coin of the Year" 2003: the 10 ruble Belarussian Ballet commem. Now that one I do find attractive:http://www.nbrb.by/Natiobank/NBRBCoins.eng...last0425_s.html The "Narochansky National Park" 20 ruble coin, with the two swans, also won an award: http://www.nbrb.by/Natiobank/NBRBCoins.eng...last0424_s.html Mintages are similarly low. Guess they don't really want many people to have those ;-) Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Yep, I love the ballet piece myself. Haven't decided if I'm going to pick it up yet or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Ahhh, so that explains it! I have often wondered why the Belgian gold/silver bi-met ECU that I have can be found in the Krause, but the Netherlands ECU I have is not listed there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 For new, NCLT-commemoratives, no I don't collect them, but for older coins which entered circulation and do really depict something worth to celebrate, YES I DO :yum: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 This commemorate three centuries of Romanow dinasty,isn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Yep, I love it :verycool: It wasn't even too expensive, only 35 euros.Its a pitty that I have only this one... :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 1992 Poland 50000 Zloty Silver Proof Commemorating 200 Years of the Order of Virtuti Militari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Latest "gem" from Belarus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Another great beauty! Is it possible to have an explanation of the design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 http://www.nbrb.by/Natiobank/NBRBCoins.eng.../seria0443.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Thanks Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 That's a great design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Yes, it sure is. I often take a look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I still have it in my desk in front of me... but then again, I have plenty of coins in my desk in front of me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 That's wierd. I don't know if I really like it or not. I liked the VanGogh and an original Queen Beatrix that was dots. But ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I'd need some time to get used to it. Hey, why don't you loan it to me and I'll return it when I've adjusted? :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Yes, it is. I was looking at it the other evening with a magnafying glass. When it is titled some, it vaguely resembles anything but a bunch of "dots"; turn it flat and Ta-daa, there is a face! Quite neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Now that Dutch 10 euro coin, I like it. What is a little strange is that is only says "2005", and not "1980 - 2005" or something like that. But I guess everybody in NL knows what the coin is about :-) This technology (Minted Photo Image) produces great results, and the way the motto applies to both the coin and the country/monarchy is neat. While the Dutch circulation coins are IMO somewhat dull, the KNM has been quite innovative as far as commem designs are concerned ... Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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