Hi, Finland has issued at the end of 2006 faulty 2€-Coins. These coins have the national side of year 2006. The common or reverse side of the coin contains the expanded euromap taken officially into use in the beginning of 2007. http://www.mint.fi/en/press-releases/1790/ Greetings El Buitre
55,000 coins with the same error is a massive supply when compared to the probably number of collectors of Finnish Euros. With the smooth edge DeadPrez coins now running about $50 on EBay with a similar total being claimed, I can't see the €2 Finnish mismatched obverse/reverse being worth a whole lot. Of course, that supply may be skewed if a lot of people respond to this offer by the Finnish Mint:
Roy,they'd be mugs to take up the Mint of Finland's offer.They'd be better off being offered to a coin dealer,so that they stay in the numismatic community,not end up in the melting pot. Aidan.
Aidan - To clarify my position, the dancing cheerleader was intended to stress how ridiculous the offer was. You know, I know, and everyone else at CoinTalk knows that it would be stupid to accept the offer, but believe it or not there are people in this world who (a) don't collect coins, and/or (b) don't realize that error coins are collectible.
A finnish swap-partner of mine told me today that one coin of this would sell at eBay for 390 €.:headbang: http://www.huuto.net/fi/showitem.php3?itemid=48839913
I think I would have to disagree . In Europe there are Euro collectors now, not just collectors of each nation's coins. Also, coin collecting is more popular in Europe than here. I lived in Munich and there were two or three coin shops within a short distance of my apt., and many more in the city.
Almost 400 euro may be a little much indeed ... But APA for example (an Austrian news agency) reported yesterday that €50 is a "common" price for these error pieces. Don't really care about such faulty pieces. Yes, like most other euro collectors, I am basically interested in our circulation coins and the €2 commemorative coins, no matter whether the country specific side is Dutch or Finnish or ... But paying that much? If I came across one, I would keep it, of course. That would be about it, hehe. Christian
Christian,I would care if someone offered me a Euro coin error from Ireland,then it would be of interest to me.Who knows,there will be some errors in the Cypriot & Maltese Euro coins,which will be in circulation as from the 1st. of January 2008. Paying 390 Euros for something that you could find in change is a bit way over the top. Aidan.
You could probably get them a little earlier. Starter kits for the general public will be available as from 10 December (Cyprus) and 17 Dec (Malta) according to the current changeover plans. By the way, here are some images of actual coins ... Cyprus €2: http://www.numismatico.de/files/cy-2eurooriginal_353.jpg Malta €2: http://www.numismatico.de/files/ma-2eurooriginal_651.jpg What we might see, in terms of errors, is "odd" edge inscriptions. The Cyprus coins are minted in Finland and the Malta pieces are made in France ... Christian
