The Architecture Fiver - The Five Euro Coin from the Royal Dutch Mint

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Peter, here's the thread I posted some time ago where the designer posted very very interesting thoughts of how he came up with the design:

http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=42959

 

I have been looking out for one on ebay but no luck so far, I think it is very creative to say the least :kewl:

 

LOL since I posted last evening I now have 4 on watch So hopefuly I shall have one before to long :thumb:

 

Which one are you planning to get? There is a base metal version which can be had at face, a first day issue (base metal too) which costs about €10, and a silver piece which is more than €30.

I wonder whether the times of getting silver collector coins at face in NL are over. Next year the Netherlands will issue collector coins dedicated to "400 years Manhattan". We'll see what the issue policy for those will be ...

Christian

 

Nice coin - Unique even

 

Where can you buy this from in the US?

Ruben

 

Here for example - this is the smaller, base metal version: http://rsmint.com/2008hollandfiveeurosilverplatedunccoinarchitecture.aspx
Guess there are quite a few other dealers that have this piece ...

Christian

 

is $40.00 for the silver one a good price?

Ruben

 

Don't really know about US prices for EU coins, but that sounds OK to me. When the silver piece came out, the Dutch Mint charged €30.95 for the coin. Which according to current rates is almost exactly $40. Maybe others who have bought (or intend to buy) the coin elsewhere are more familiar with how much US dealers charge for the silver piece ...

Christian

 

OK - I just picked one up. I really like it and think it is special.

I know have more foreign non-Israeli coins than I thought I'd ever own. I was tempted to get the Rembrandt as well.

Ruben

 

The Rembrandt coin I like too. That one you could even get at face in NL, in silver. Pity they don't do that any more ...

Christian

 

Why not? They ran out?

Ruben

 

Until and including 2007, the Dutch mint issued those silver coins (in unc) at face value while proof pieces would cost more. This year's coin however is a silver plated copper piece (if you want it at face) or a larger silver coin (if you pay more). Don't know whether this is a one-time thing or a policy change ...

Christian

 

So the are essentially putting into circulation silver coins? In the US people would go crazy.

Ruben

 

That should be interesting but they settled Brooklyn earlier...

FWIW
http://www.brooklynonline.com/bol/history/bankoff.html


Ruben

 

http://www.brooklynonline.com/history/DUTCH/

 

My Architect coin is the clad version but I do have the Netherlands/Australia 5 euros in silver with the M. de Ruyter on the way