Tiffibunny Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I like to collect coins that tend to be a bit different than most. Like the Belarus Commemorative series with embedded crystals... Or Poland's Silver & Ceramic... Or Colorized issues... To the Netherlands imaged coins... What are your thoughts? Do you like things different? Or are they just too outrageous? Do you have anything that's different? If so, let's see 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Frankly, I find them wacky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 There are several Aussie hologram coins that are selling like hot cakes - I can't really get hold of them unless I pay quite a fair bit more Example: http://www.prospectstampsandcoins.com.au/w...mint/holograms/ I am actually much more interested in how long they will last - I mean, will it not affect the quality of the coins over long period of time? Well I guess we don't get to live that long Oh well... I guess it's nice to have some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I like the bottom 2 but... uh... those are a tad on the HOLY CRAP side of expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 i like to think that coins should circulate, so coins that have features that would inhibit their circulation don't seem to interest me ... so i don't love the crystals, ceramic, ..., and if an issue is colorized then it should be a colored metal and not something painted in ... otoh, holograms seem like they could be sturdy enough to circulate ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Hologram coins most certainly do circulate, like Japan's 500yen, Russia's 10 ruble bi-metal and Taiwan's 50 yuan coins but not THAT pretty like that colored hologram coins. I'm sure there are a lot more to that list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I like to collect coins that tend to be a bit different than most. Like the Belarus Commemorative series with embedded crystals... These I love! And also some of the similar ones you entered in the PCIs. I am not much for the colorized ones but I have seen some old enameled ones that were cool. The rest I am not all that keen on but you should take that for what it is worth. I am the guy who buys irradiated dimes and other such weird stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 The latest Belarus Crystal issue is on it's way from Belarus as we speak. It's one coin series I can say I have all of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Speaking of such crystal jewellery related coins, Have you seen Cook Island's examples by any chances? http://www.pandaamerica.com/subcategory.as...ateg=45&grp=1#a I can drool on these two... http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...&grp=1&categ=45 http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...&grp=1&categ=45 *drool...* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I can drool on these two... http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...&grp=1&categ=45 http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...&grp=1&categ=45 *drool...* <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now those are 'way out there'. But, if you put some gold dust or meteorite pieces or something even odder in there, I might want one too! A lot of possibilities for something like that, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 OMG Stujoe, quick patent it before the US mints start to mint such coins and place some lunar samples in their coins and price them at some insane prices!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Speaking of such crystal jewellery related coins, Have you seen Cook Island's examples by any chances? http://www.pandaamerica.com/subcategory.as...ateg=45&grp=1#a I can drool on these two... http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...&grp=1&categ=45 http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...&grp=1&categ=45 *drool...* I have seen those before. I don't quite know how I feel about them. They certainly qualify as strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Now those are 'way out there'. But, if you put some gold dust or meteorite pieces or something even odder in there, I might want one too! A lot of possibilities for something like that, actually. I believe there is one with meteorite or some space stuff in it. I saw it in a Littleton catalog I believe. I'll see if I can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Already? Awwww... too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Now those are 'way out there'. But, if you put some gold dust or meteorite pieces or something even odder in there, I might want one too! A lot of possibilities for something like that, actually. Maybe some Swiss gold coins with Jew teeths... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 How about these two: From Joelscoins.com Oooooops, http://www.joelscoins.com/oops.htm And the prismatic color coins: http://www.joelscoins.com/color.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Ok, I might have to get that Calendar Coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I didn't realize that calender coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I like real "calendar coins" of the 19c alot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Perhaps you should allocate a forum to jewellry. That's all these are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 The Dutch one I like. Well, I hope the mint does not make excessive use of this MPI technology, because then it would get boring ;-) Other than that, it's cool. The one from Poland ... I remember a similar coin, commemorating the Amber Trail, which had a little piece of amber in it. Odd but nice. The Malbork coin is already over the top IMO - interesting but I would not buy it. I am not a big fan of colorized coins (with a few exceptions though). As for all those collector coins from Belarus, Cook Islands, etc., if I have the impression that the locals will hardly ever get to see one of those pieces, I tend to avoid them. Hope that was vague enough ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 How about this tabbs: Wouldn't you be happy if you were ever to get such coins as a gift, regardless of whether you collect them or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I generally don't like colorized coins, but Belarussian WWII commems make good use of color (less is more). The Dutch photo coin is interesting as a new technology specimen. The rest are total wack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I think either Tonga or Fiji issued bullion coins in gold that were not struck in collars, I thought they were pretty interesting, because they were struck very similarly to ancients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 I think they're wacky. I enjoy them because of that. If I were to be looking for a new typeset, it would probably coins with unusual shapes, materials, add-ons. I think it would make an outstanding exhibit. Anyone know what the earliest coins to contain such things may be? I've heard that there are ancients that were actually bimetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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