I bought this New Zealand 10 cent coin for my collection. It is a low mintage coin not released for circulation, and it came in a package that gives some information about it. It seems to be packaged by the New Zealand postal service. I'm wondering if there's any value in keeping it in this package, or is it OK to just take it out and put it in a 2x2?
It looks like it is at least protected from outside hazards - I would leave it be. The coins I had to make exceptions for are the 5 and 10 Euro coins in silver that were packaged by Nederlands Post - in such a way that they would be exposed to environmental damage - the coins are worth more to me than the packaging.
Original Government Packaging usually adds value to any collector seeking out such coin. If you don't ever plan on selling it, then do what you like though and remove it if you want to.
Agreed; many buyers will pay more for a coin if the piece is in the original box or coin card. I have no intention to sell my coins, so I would take such a piece out of the card. @scottishmoney: Yes, for several years the Dutch Mint/KNM made coin cards (the postal service "only" distributed them) that would protect only one side. But of course the mint also lets you buy special coincard albums. Some years ago they changed that; nowadays the KNM coin cards protect both sides. Christian
Those PVC blister packs (i.e Franklin mint) could cause significant damage to coin edges not sure on the material on this particular packaging.
Yep, I sliced them out right after I got them from our resident Dutchman. BTW I was looking at my St. Elisabeth coin I got from you several years ago, and the shredded euro pillow too
I don't have any immediate plans to sell it, but I guess I'll leave it alone if that would be considered proper. I do kind of like the info on the package, but I also like to have all of my coins in an album together, and this will have to be kept somewhere else.
I am the same way. I dont like coins like these in packages as they take up valuable real estate but at the same time should I wanna sell/trade keeping it in the package is usually the best idea. Thats why I have several modern commemoratives in their boxes still.
I would tear it out by viciously chewing the plastic and then I'd place the coin in a 2x2 or capsule. Personally, I loath these packages. These things remind me of the toys we used to get in cereal boxes. I like the coin though. :thumb:
I don't hate them, but I'm not fond of them either. What is kind of sad is that, if a coin was originally sold that way, many buyers want it exactly the way the mint initially sold it. I do not sell coins, but there are buyers out there who will complain about missing "material". One extreme example: Some collector coin from, say, Monaco comes in a capsule - fine, it's a proof piece. The coin in its capsule sits in some "prestigious" mini-casket (velvet/leather imitate) along with a certificate. Around the whole thing goes a cardboard box, with a monogram or whatever at the top. Me, I don't care about the box and all that. But had I bought the coin with the intention of selling it later, it would be stupid to trash any of that extra stuff ... Christian
I like the cherry wood case that many of the Perth mint items come in. or the display cased that the Israeli cases coins come in, but those card board flips I couldn't care less about.
I have purchased a lot of proof coins that other people broke up and sold individually, and I prefer it that way, but when it's up to me to break it up I have trouble pulling the trigger. I have a strong tendency to leave things the way I found them.
The 10 cent coin was offered through the NZ post with a selling price of almost $10. Most felt it was a marketing gimmick for them to make money by charging 100x face I think they may even still be available through them. But cool coin. **edited to add They are still available http://coins.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/2007/tuatara
Compared to that, the Dutch Mint's "Luck Coin" was a bargain then. This year they took a plain regular 10 cent coin, colored parts of it orange (the color of the royal House of Orange, and also of the national football team) and sold the coin card at €5 or so, to people who wanted to express their support of the Dutch team in the Euro 2012 Cup. In theory such an altered coin is not even legal tender any more, but collectors don't care. Christian
So Hiddendragon, Did you tear the coin out or is it still sitting on you desk staring at you begging to be released from it's plastic coffin?
You want to know something. I got these cheap bird coins from the Royal Aussi mint and they come in cards and plastic molds that encapsulate the coin. I can't get the darn things out without risking the coins!
It's still frozen in its plastic container. I might open it someday but once I do I can't put it back together so I'm leaving it alone for now.
