Euro Coins as a Fun Collection

Because getting coins for my main collections happens only 4-6 times a year I want to start an inexpensive "fun" collection.
Something to keep the juices flowing.
I decided that Euro coins from 1999 through 2006 would do the job.
The only English language catalogs that I know of that would list these coins are the K&M World Coins catalogs.
So, some questions:
1. Is there another English language catalog that would cover Euro coins in that date range? If so, what is it and how realistic are its prices?
2. How realistic are the K&M prices?

NOTE FOR THE CURIOUS: Why do I limit myself only to 1999-2006?
I happen to have the €uro4 catalog which only goes through 2006.
Nice catalog except between it being an older edition (prices out of date?) and being in French, it's utility is diminished.

 

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Good starting place with a number of links leading off it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_coins

Then you have

http://www.ibiblio.org/theeuro/

http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/html/index.en.html

 

A good website is :

http://www.leuchtturm.com/leuchtturm.html

or direct link for US:

http://www.lighthouse.us/epages/lig...s/leuchtturm_us/Categories/US/US_2287/US_2297

 

I got this one in a roll of Cents. I told every one I found a two cent piece in change and they went for the image:
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/Two_Cent_Piece.jpg

 

That's 2 eurocent from Germany.

 

Two EU sites - first one is the European Central Bank, second one is the European Commission:
http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/coins

Christian

 

Interesting.
Your second link appears to have what I want BUT the "EURO CATALOGUE - Coins and Bank Notes 2010" doesn't specifically say coin values are included.
I sent them a question about that.

And your post seemed to be the only one that got close to answering my questions.
But I'll review them all again just to be sure I didn't miss something.

 

I don't think you will find a Euro Catalogue with prices because Euro is relatively "new". It was introduced since 1st of January 1999. The only references you can find are on the European mints websites. Please note that i am an amateur in coin collecting .

Take a look at this : http://www.mintsoftheworld.com/

 

Err, what? There are several, but the reason why I have not recommended any particular catalog here is that I do not know of any in English.

In German there is the Schön for example (Euro Münzkatalog); the current one is the 9th ed. 2010. Paperback style, more than 700 pages. There is the Fischer/Kahnt/Grabowski (Die Euro-Münzen), 9th ed. 2009. And there is the Leuchtturm Euro-Katalog, current edition should be 2009 or 2010, not sure. You can also buy special catalogs such as one that focuses on commemorative €2 coins. And of course they do have values/prices ...

Christian

 

I recently bought a pound of Euro coins recently off ebay. They are way cool.

 

Same thing here! I know that there are several catalogs in each country but i think that kanga wants a unique catalog with all EU countries+prices ( in english) and that's doesn't exist.

 

The K&M catalog will have the info I want BUT I'll have to get 2 volumes and of course they cover the whole world (which means they cost more).
I believe the pair would cost in the $60-70 range.

Lighthouse has an English language version BUT their description doesn't mention values.
I've sent them a question about that.
I'll let you know the answer if/when I get one.

I was hoping there were more and someone would know about them, but apparently there are no more.

Like I said, I've got one in French called €uro4 and with my French/English dictionary I can limp along.
But the pricing is out of date.
Let's see what turns up from Lighthouse.

 

I'm in the midst of buying the German Euro Set by Bad Homburg. However, from 2 different sellers, I see 2 types of packaging. Is it supposed to be like that or one of them is not the original Bad Homburg?

Type 1: http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/BRD-KMS-2004..._Medaillen&hash=item58832eb7c5#ht_1791wt_1139

Type 2: http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI...718628&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_768wt_1139

Perhaps those who can read German enlighten me. Danke.

 

In both cases you would get five sets, ie. one from each mint/mintmark. The white ones are "ST" or BU - the Numismatic Office calls that Normalprägung. The red ones are "PP" or proof - called Spiegelglanz. (By the way, "Bad Homburg" refers to the city where the German Numismatic Office used to be. These days it is in Weiden, see www.deutsche-sammlermuenzen.de .) And yes, both sets look fine, ie. "original", to me.

Christian

 

To kick start my collection I bought two "bunches" of low face value (1c, 2c & 5c) Euro coins.
Between the French-language catalogue I have, Babelfish and my French-English dictionary I'm slowly IDing each coin.
The French (bless their Gallic hearts) in 1999 had 4 different obverse dies and 3 reverse dies resulting in 12 different die pairs.
And all the die differences are harder to identify than the differences between the two 1960 or the two 1970 Lincolns.

Well, they'll keep me off the streets for a while

 

Thank you, Christian. Hmm so shouldn't the proof be selling more expensive than the BU?

 

@kanga: The two websites that I posted in #6 show all the circulation coins. The reverses (common sides) of all euro and cent coins are the same - one design for the "copper" pieces, one for the "brass" pieces, one for the bimetallic pieces. That applies to the coins from France just as it applies to any others.

As for the obverses (country specific sides), France uses three different designs. Others, like Austria or Italy, have eight - one for each denomination. Does not sound all too complicated to me ...

@aubuffalo08: Yes, usually the proof sets are more expensive than the BU sets. At least when you buy them directly from the Numismatic Office.

Christian

 

chrislid, is there anywhere I can find the issue price of these sets? Thank you.

 

I've thought about putting together an inexpensive 1 euro year set from each country. I've checked eBay, but no sets or individual coins that would make up a year set. Any ideas where to get the coins at the best prices?

 

Some mints have a shop in their site. Some do not, but they give some information about that sets, like the issue price. For example, the Spanish mint :
http://www.fnmt.es/index.php?cha=collector&scha=14&page=224&spage=453
(click on the "Welcome" link, at the top of the page to change the language)
Edit :
1.- Price is at the bottom of the page.
2.- I have just realized that there is some sort of shop for the Spanish mint. It is quite new, so I have not tried it still.

Swap!!! There are many European collectors who can get their euro coins at face. And it is difficult (or expensive) for them to get US coins. And it is just the other way for US collectors.

It is a pity that customs and post office shipping costs may not be very friendly for both