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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1466292, member: 39"]Not that I am fond of monarchies, but Elizabeth has just had, or is having, her diamond jubilee (60 years as a queen), and she seems to be doing fine. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> As for what I think about such coins, see here (<a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t207904-2/#post1462950" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t207904-2/#post1462950">http://www.cointalk.com/t207904-2/#post1462950</a>) -- that is a continuum rather than clearly separate categories. Many Perth Mint issues for Australia are at least related to the country. What I don't really like is pieces that have nothing to do with the supposedly issuing place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take this piece for example. <a href="http://www.mennica.com.pl/en/products-and-services/mint-products/coins-of-other-issuers/product/zobacz/aquileia-1-dollar-series-amber-route.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mennica.com.pl/en/products-and-services/mint-products/coins-of-other-issuers/product/zobacz/aquileia-1-dollar-series-amber-route.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mennica.com.pl/en/products-and-services/mint-products/coins-of-other-issuers/product/zobacz/aquileia-1-dollar-series-amber-route.html</a> I like the "look" (the Polish Mint does lots of excellent designs in my opinion) but what the heck does Aquileia (or the Amber Route) have to do with Niue? If anybody wants to buy them because they look great or have some interesting special effect, fine. I just think that it gets harder and harder to differentiate between such pieces, and non-authorized issues in the name of existing countries, and fantasy pieces in the name of fantasy countries ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1466292, member: 39"]Not that I am fond of monarchies, but Elizabeth has just had, or is having, her diamond jubilee (60 years as a queen), and she seems to be doing fine. :) As for what I think about such coins, see here ([url]http://www.cointalk.com/t207904-2/#post1462950[/url]) -- that is a continuum rather than clearly separate categories. Many Perth Mint issues for Australia are at least related to the country. What I don't really like is pieces that have nothing to do with the supposedly issuing place. Take this piece for example. [url]http://www.mennica.com.pl/en/products-and-services/mint-products/coins-of-other-issuers/product/zobacz/aquileia-1-dollar-series-amber-route.html[/url] I like the "look" (the Polish Mint does lots of excellent designs in my opinion) but what the heck does Aquileia (or the Amber Route) have to do with Niue? If anybody wants to buy them because they look great or have some interesting special effect, fine. I just think that it gets harder and harder to differentiate between such pieces, and non-authorized issues in the name of existing countries, and fantasy pieces in the name of fantasy countries ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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