Guess the European Coin

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

I like really the design of these Netherland 5 Euro commems. I had only wished the little circle inside was designed more concave and bowl-like with a raised numeral. I can't tell if you are only photographing the silver coin but there is also a gold version as well. I love that this coin includes the name Manna-Hata, as the Lenape people knew the island.

Also check out the Mannahatta Project website.

The city had a lot of celebrations this past summer for the 400th anniversary as well:

Hudson 400

NY 400

Henry Hudson 400

Explore NY 400

Dutchess 400

400 Years Later, Another Dutch Island [NY Times]

And of course, Walt Whitman's verse Mannahatta

 

Do the Dutch currently store any of their gold downtown? Maybe the coin let's people keep their eye on their goud :whistle:

 

Its silver. I have no money

 

Doesn't take money just passion to get cool coins like this and this coin doesn't come cheap either, most are $50-$70 retail.

 

http://www.coinmerc.com/index.php?m...escription=1&categories_id=&keyword=Manhattan

 

I actually got it for $35.00

 

That's awesome! Congrats.

 

Here

http://www.govmint.com/item/Netherlands-400-Years-manhattan-Silver-Proof/1803616/19

39 bucks

 

hmm - A little further south, I believe

 

I don't know. It really takes some money.

 

Thought I'd just link this old thread to yours:

NL 2009: 400 Years Netherlands-Manhattan

 

Thanks. Chris and I had discussed this coin quite a bit before it was released. And then, just as it was released, my life went upside down. Finally, I scavenged up a spare 40 dollar and looked everywhere for the coin, but it really sold out across the board. I was so lucky to find it for the price I did. And I tried to go to the Dutch Celebrations here in the city.

This is the second modern Dutch Commem I brought. We also have this one

http://www.mrbrklyn.com/arch.html

Ruben

 

There were just 20,000 of the silver proof commem. minted.

I don't have a mintage number on the gold coin.

There are a few coins in this Netherlands 2009 400 series

I quite the Japan designs as well.

 

http://www.thirteen.org/dutchny/video/video-dutch-new-york/34/

 

that detail would be pretty amazing for an old chise coin