An example of what I found: http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/france.html Actually, I'm looking what you mentioned as 'Normal' loose sets but I'm also concerned about the condition of the coins.
Been a while since I bought any new Euro coins but now have a few more to share with you guy's Still looking for more info on the latest Slovenian 3 euro 2009 Austria 2e EMU 2009 Slovinia 2e EMU 2009 Slovenia 3e 100th anniversary of the first flight of a Slovenian aviator Edvard Rusjan With the name of his plane Edna I Styalized impression of a spinning propeller and date + value 2010 Belgium 2e Presidency of the Council of the European Union Stylised EU
Part II 2010 France 2e 70th Anniversery of General Charles de Gaulle at a microphone reading the Appeal of June 18 1940 2010 Slovenia 2e 200th Anniversary of the Botanical Garden of Ljubljana showing the Rebrinčevolistna Hladnikija plant 2010 2e Spain UNESCO World Heritage Sites Córdoba showing the interior of the Cathedral of Cordoba 2010 Slovenia 3e Ljubljana UNESCO World Book Capital
Thanks for posting the new Euros Nice to see all the new Euros. I got one of the Slovinia 2 Euros from Alan Berman in Boston.
Ah yes, those €2 commems I have too, and I aim at a "complete" collection of those. As for the "regional money" (legal tender in the issuing member state only), some pieces are nice - for example, those €3 pieces from Slovenia - but for me they are, hmm, second class money. So I have a few but not that many ... Christian
I am still short a few of the EMU and I believe 2 more that came out this year but have just bought the Spanish EMU so that is one more off the list and also a San Marino 1 euro which now means I have the basic set 1c to 2 euros not all the same date I admit but as I hardly ever see them here LOL I am not complaining Have to agree with Christian some of them are great designs but others LOL I dont hunt them down it is a case of if I see them at a fair price I will buy
That San Marino coin is about as common in circulation here on the Rhine (in the euro area) as it is along the Thames. At least it was released for circulation and thus is not a "collectors only" piece. Heck, even the Vatican now has to issue at least half of its annual volume for circulation; this year you may actually find the VA 50 ct piece in change. The Belgian €2 commem I find interesting not because of the design but because it is the first euro coin that has a domain name. The presidency (July-December 2010) is part of the Spanish-Belgian-Hungarian "EU Trio" presidency, so they picked the eutrio.be logo for the coin ... Christian
Have you got the Luxembourg 2010 2e yet? the mintage is shall we say rather small compared to the others LOL
Yes, I got that one too. Not really an attractive design, I think, but ... had to have it. Mintages have indeed "gone down" quite a bit - the first two had mintage figures of 2.5 million and 2.7 m, then it went to 1 million, then to 800,000 and now we're at 500,000. One problem is that each and every coin from Luxembourg has to have the portrait of the Grand Duke. And apparently that is difficult if you have one side for the issue-specific design only. The collector coins from LU are much nicer in my opinion. But they are not issued at face, their mintages are in the four-digit range - and they are quite expensive ... Christian
Looks like I got a real lot of catching up to do ... Just got my first 3 sets of 'unofficial' UNC coins - Belgium 99, Greece 02 and Malta 08 ... 7X face value ... shipping costs is not helping ...
It's great that you reopened this thread again. Yes, I got it as it was issued. The mintage that chrisild mentions (500,000) should have been enough for coin collectors. But it did not have an easy delivery process and its price raised up more than expected. I like it very much too. Anyway, the photo that De Orc posted is not the best. And it is even more beautiful as you see it on your hand. This is not something I would say about some other Spanish designs.
Christian, I had posted my wish list for Euros quite a while back and have not collected a single 1 yet. Since you happen to be in the "neighborhood", how difficult and how much would it cost to get my hands in the following in uncirculated condition ? 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
Neighborhood is right - except these silver and gold coins do not show up in circulation. Certainly not here in DE (where they are, unlike the Dutch circulation and commemorative coins, not even legal tender), and not in NL either ... As you are in the US, I would try "local" dealers such as Eurocollections or RSMint. Another option could be "MA-Shops" which is a platform where various dealers (mostly from DE/EU but from elsewhere too) offer coins. See these links for the silver pieces: http://www.eurocollections.com/store/products.asp?id=173 http://rsmint.com/hollandnetherlands.aspx http://www.ma-shops.com/euro/maCate...-1&selectSuCat=580&catName=Silber&curr=EURUSD Note that most of the Dutch collector coins come in a "coincard" version (BU, earlier ones silver, now Ag-plated copper) and a proof version (silver). Good luck! Christian
Have to agree that my pic of the Spanish one dont do it justice but cant seem to get a better one LOL finaly managed to get the time to scan a few more bits 2009 1.5e Portugal Morabitino Of Sancho II 2010 2.5e Portugal Courtyard of the Palace Need more info on this coin 2009 Italy 2e EMU 2009 Spain 2e EMU
And these 2010 Germany 2 euros Bremen City Hall, with the statue of Roland in the foreground Map of the community mint mark A = Berlin I have all 5 mints 2010 Luxembourg 2 euros Portrait of Grand Duke Henri facing towards the right, and the Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke 2010 Austria 5e Winter games Ski jumping Coat of arms of the 9 fedral provinces, value 2010 Austria 5e Winter games Snowboarding I have another Austrian 5e on the way as well as a couple more from the Netherlands
A few more to add, the 1st one has began to tone quite a bit but it is Unc 2008 Austria 5 euros 100th Birthday of Herbert von Karajan In the background is the score of Beethoven's 9th 2010 Austria 5 euros 75th anniversery of the opening of the Grossglockner high Alpine Road 2005 Netherlands (again some toning) 5 euros 60 years peace and freedom Queen Beatrix 2006 Netherlands 5 euros 400th Anniversery of the birth of Rembrandt van Rijn self portrait Queen Beatrix
Next lot 2009 Netherlands 5 euros 400 years of trade relations between the Netherlands & Japan 2009 Netherlands 5 euros 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's landing in Manhattan on a expidition sponsored by the Dutch East India Company 2010 Netherlands 5 euros 150 years since the publication of the novel Max Havelaar Queen Beatrix Sorry the scans are not quite as clear as I would like still working on making them better
