tabbs Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Next month the Irish Central Bank issues a new collector coin. Or actually two: a €10 silver coin and a €20 gold coin. The theme is "Celtic Culture", the release date is 12 September AFAIK. This is what the coins (both have basically the same design) will look like: http://www.numismatico.de/files/ir07silber_200.jpg (Image: Starshop Coins) Mintage of that silver coin will be 35,000 (gold: 25,000). These are proof issues; neither of the two can be had at face value. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 oooo i have to have one!!! where can i get one at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 nice, except for the font they use on the "10 EURO" inscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 The coin is not very well "balanced" anyway, I think: One side is kind of full while the other just has the usual harp/country/year combination. But the ornament I like. The four figures apparently hold a spade, a book, a violin and - for the computer age - a notebook. The Irish central bank does not list the coins online yet; these are AFAIK the specifications of the two pieces: Silver coin: Nominal value 10 euro Ag 925, proof only Ø 38.6 mm, weight 28.28 g Issue price: €35 Gold coin: Nominal value 20 euro Au 999, proof only Ø 13.3 mm, weight 1.24 g Issue price: €50 That gold coin will be tiny ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Well here is somethng else for me to try and get my hands on. Getting coins out of Ireland, to the U.S., is NOT an easy task especially when they are low mintage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 The one side looks like a Jackson Pollock painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 The one side looks like a Jackson Pollock painting. Hehe, except that when you get closer to a Pollock painting, it still looks like a Pollock painting. If you look closely at the coin, however, this side is quite ornamental but also symmetric. A little playful but an appropriate design for a "Celtic Culture" coin. The central bank now has some info about the coins online. Here is a large photo of the design that shows the details pretty well: http://www.centralbank.ie/data/CoinFiles/gold%20reverse.jpg (This is the small gold piece, same design as the silver coin.) The description is here: http://www.centralbank.ie/frame_main.asp?p...;nv=ncn_nav.asp crystalk64: In the past I have bought several coins and sets directly from the Irish Central Bank. Could be an option for you too. But they charge €8.50 for shipping outside IE, quite a lot for one piece ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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