I see that Canada has a number of hologram coins available (mostly bullion). Does anyone know how they attach the hologram to the coin, and how long it should last and stay attached? Also, what do you guys think of these? I think they're pretty, and I may get one of the gold ones if I can find it close to melt.
I was reading about them, and I found out that the hologram is actually stamped into the metal using a die, just like the other features of the coin. I didn't even know that was possible... I gotta get one now, if I can find one for a reasonable price.
A lot of people don't like them and think they're just for show, but heck, that's what the AGE Proof coins are for too. They're just collector coins. I wonder what the hologram's made of. Is it some kind of thin foil that's adhered to the coin or what? I used to not like the hologram coins, but have seen some pretty neat ones. I probably won't collect them, but wouldn't mind having an example of one. I wouldn't think you'd have to worry much about the hologram since you'll have it protected in a hard plastic case...or at least I imagine that's what you would want to do.
I believe hologram coins are made as FlyingMoose has stated. The hologram is made up of very shallow indentations in the coin. I think.
I think it is hard to see them online. But take a look anyway. http://www.mint.ca/royalcanadianmin...t=fall06&cm_pla=googlecom&cm_ite=canadianmint
Tall ships I bought one of the Tall Ships coins from the Canadian mint (hologram of lightning in the sky!) To non-collectors it's a whole lot more impressive than my dirty old tokens!
From what I've been reading, the hologram is actually stamped into the metal of the coin. It's not a seperate part, it's pressed in like the grooves on a CD (which have a similar effect). They're probably etched onto the die with a laser. If it's anything like a CD, you would NOT want to so much as touch it. If you take an uncoated CD (which usually come on the ends of a stack that you can buy) and touch the side with the grooves, your finger oil fills them and the effect goes away. It might be different on a coin because it's reflective rather than refractive, but even if that didn't do anything, the slightest abrasion would rub it off. Think of mint luster, only 1000 times smaller.
From watching a video on the minting process its actually quite complex, but the design is only stamped 3 microns deep into the coin in order to achieve that effect
Yes, they are stamped in, there are no paints or stickers in the process. Sorry, the last tow, I couldn't capture the beauty of the holograms. They are as pretty or more striking as the 2005 coin.
as much as i dislike Canadien coinage .. THESE i wish i started collecting when they first came out. Now it would just cost too much to go back and collect them all. The last i looked into getting them, the new releases were around $90, and back years were more ... Stunning bone, very nice!!!
You could get some of the architecture series (Notre Dame, CN Tower) for about $60-$65... They have very pretty hologramed maple leafs for about $30.... (2003 I believe) sold by the mint itself... not one of the hideous post-mint processed ones
Aren't there any coloured Maple Leaves as well? I know about the hologrammed ones,but I haven't got any of them at all though. Aidan.
