And Spain in the following weeks (January - February) http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/comm/html/comm_2010.en.html
Somewhere I read that it may be issued a little later (March) but this is a piece I am actually looking forward to. Of course it does not really do the Mezquita-Catedral in Córdoba justice, but considering how small a €2 coin (or rather the pill which is the only part that may be used for the actual design) is, the result is just great. Below is another image (from the Pulifil blog) of what I think is an actually minted piece. Christian
It is lovely is it not, I have the 2009 Finnish 200th Anniversery of Finnish Autonomy with the profile of Porvoo Cathedral on the way, that also looks rather nice. It seems that every now and again someone brings out something that realy catches you :smile
These arrived this morning Netherlands-Slovakia 2e EMU 2009 as well as 2009 2 euro Belgium Portrait of Louis Braille between his initials (L and B) in the Braille alphabet that he designed Map of the community & Value Finland 200th Anniversery of Finnish Autonomy, profile of the Porvoo Cathedral, which was the site of opening of the first Diet of Finland. Map of the community & Value Italy A hand reading an open book by touch. Above the index finger, which is pointing at the vertical inscription LOUIS BRAILLE 1809–2009, are two birds symbolising freedom of knowledge Map of the community & Value Portugal Lusophony Games Lisbon Map of the community & Value Slovakia 20th Anniversary of the Start of the Velvet Revolution Map of the community & Value
Two more EMU coins posted Belgium & Eire also a few more Austriam silver 5 Euro commems Austria 5 Euro 2004 100 Years of Football, Player scoring Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value 2009 200th Anniversary of the Death of Joseph Haydn Portrait of Hyden, bar of his music & 2 violins Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value Tyrolean Resistance Fighters 1809 Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value Depiction of Andreas Hofer (1767-1810) the innkeeper of the inn "Am Sand" in Tyrol who became a leader of the resistance to Napoleon. Executed by French firing squad 1810
Some nice pieces there. The commemorative €2 coins I have too, and some of those regional collector coins. By the way, the female figure behind Andreas Hofer on that last piece is (or was inspired by) Giuseppina Negrelli. Guess that, after the coins with just Hofer 50 and 25 years ago, they wanted to have a woman too this time ... http://www.1809-2009.eu/v2/gedenkja...hofer_und_giuseppina_negrelli,10553,7982.html (in German) Christian
Thanks Christian that I did not know, got another 3 to get to bring that collection up to date (Not counting the ones issued this year)
Just finished these off as well (1 from each of the 5 mints ) 2008 2 Euros 3rd German State issue Set of 5 Mint marks St. Michaelis' Church in Hamburg Map of the community 2009 2 Euros 4th German State issue Set of 5 Mint marks Ludwigskirche in Saarland Map of the community A - Berlin D - Munich F - Stuttgart G - Karlsruhe J - Hamburg
I see that collectors of the Euro coins collect every denomination of the Euro. I do wonder do you collect circulated coins or are there uncirulated issues. I don't mean the commemoratives though. Also, does it make more cents (sense, pun intended) to collect the €2 coin since they tend to change more often like the Vatican City €2.
With the basic sets I try to get unc but am not allways able to, but the 2 euros I do go out of my way to get unc.
OK , I never even considered collecting Euros but after tripping over some pictures of some coins from the Netherlands I now have a wish list which is as follows: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Netherland.php Netherlands km245 5 Euro (2003) Vincent van Gogh Netherlands km254 5 Euro (2005) 60 yrs Liberation Netherlands km255 5 Euro (2006) 400 yrs. Australia Netherlands km266 5 euro (2006) Rembrandt Netherlands km243 10 Euro (2002) William Alexander and Maxima Netherlands km246 10 Euro (2003) Vincent van Gogh (gold) Netherlands km248 10 Euro (2003) Baby Amalia Netherlands km261 10 Euro (2005) Silver Jubilee I love the sense of retro pop culture styling married with modern minting technology !
Yes and no. Some people here focus on the circulation pieces (eight denominations) and the commemorative €2 coins. All the other pieces (collector coins, mostly silver and gold) are not even legal tender outside the issuing member state, and a few carry a hefty surcharge much like current US silver dollars. Those have denominations that are different from the regular pieces, and quite a few (don't know how many though) do not care much about them. The €2 circulation coins change their designs as often as the other circulation pieces. However, if a euro area member state wants to issue a commem (as opposed to a collector coin), it has to be the €2 denomination. That is why you find a greater variety of those pieces ... Christian
Thank you Christian for your reply. Maybe I should rephrase my point - should I collect legal tender Euro coins that have been circulated? I do have some of these coins that are in bad shape with dents and scratches. In time to come when these coins are no longer in production or even circulation, would they be worthless as compared to those bought direct from the mint, which are equally legal tender but in uncirculated condition. Though from my personal experience of my own country's currency, a legal tender old coin that is no longer in production can be sold for twice its face value.
In my opinion it does not pay off to keep circulated coins in the hope that their value will one day increase. Of course nobody knows whether the euro will still be around in 10 or 20 years, so yes, if it gets replaced by something else in the future, these pieces from the early 21st century may be worth a little more. But there are too many ifs and maybes, I think. For example, when the current (2007-today) common sides were introduced, the old (1999-2006) ones were not taken out of circulation. Also, at least in the first years of the euro, many collectors were attracted by these new pieces, and prices of various older coins actually went down due to a lack of interest ... Collecting circulated coins, euro or other, can be a lot of fun - you get a wide variety of pieces and designs without spending much. But if you want to have and later possibly sell them, I would either get BU or even proof sets, provided that you do not have to pay much more than the original issue price for them. Christian
I guess it answers my question somewhat. As it seems, there are far too many Euro coins to collect unless I'm taking chances that the Euro would not be around within the next decade. It is not easy for me to obtain 'nice' pieces of Euro coins since I live in Asia. And most of the pieces I have are rather worn with scratches and even dents.
I see that there are dealers who sell uncirculated sets like those in 1999 but priced at easily 7-8 times the total face value. Is there any chance these can be bought at lower price?
FDC sets or BU sets sometimes are quite expensive. "Normal" loose sets for uncirculated coins should not be more than double its face value. But sometimes, there is one coin that has not been issued for circulation, so that you can only find in in BU sets. In that case, there are a few dealers that would break the BU set so that they can offer the entire uncirculated set. Of course, the price for this is about 7-8 times the total face value, which could be about the value of the BU set :bigeyes: Could you tell an example about what you say?
