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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2727543, member: 39&quot;]A year ago you would not have written that. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Until mid-2016, Belarus had no coins, just paper money. Made sense due to the inflation, but for about 25 years people there used notes only.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Russia people started collecting, and paying high prices for, old Russian coins when they - at least a few - became wealthy and could legally import and own such pieces. Not sure how popular modern (21c) coins are in Russia.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Poland the commemorative 2 złote coins were quite popular, even though they were different from the circulation pieces in several regards. They were inexpensive and yet nicely designed. The new 5 złotych pieces that &quot;replaced&quot; them have the same specifications as the regular coins, and from what I have read, people still wait in lines at banks in order to get some.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germans still use cash a lot, so coins are parts of everyday life. Many collectors here too, but the hobby is not as &quot;professionalized&quot; (with regard to grading and partly exorbitant prices) as in the US. Currently the €5 coins with the colored polymer ring are a big thing, but I suppose that &quot;increased audience&quot; is temporary.</p><p><br /></p><p>India seems to be an interesting market too. I do not know much about their coins, but there are forums with very vivid Indian communities ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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