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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 4960878, member: 46237"]In 2009 a new Hungarian 200 forint coin was introduced to account for inflation, as the 100 forint coin had lost about half of its value, making 200 forint about equivalent to a dollar. That being the case, the specifications of this coin were very closely tied to what worked for the vending industry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an extensive collection of Hungarian patterns, which includes vending trials produced by the mint. These trials say "Minta" (sample or specimen).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my vending trials for the introduction of the 200 forint coin in 2009:</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that the design for the obverse and reverse of vending trials 1-4 were placeholders copying the design of the contemporary 100 forint coin, with only the denomination on the reverse changed.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vending Trial 1 (mono-metallic small planchet):</b></p><p>Hungary Undated (2009) Copper 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen</p><p>8.28g, 25.16mm x 2.4mm</p><p>NGC MS64</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192555[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vending Trial 2 (<b>mono-metallic </b>large planchet):</b></p><p>Hungary Undated (2009) Copper 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen</p><p>9.55g, 26.68mm x 2.6mm</p><p>NGC MS65</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192556[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vending Trial 3 (bi-metallic small planchet):</b></p><p>Hungary Undated (2009) Bi-Metallic (Copper/Nickel) 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen</p><p>8.16g, 25.19mm x 2.25mm</p><p>NGC MS64</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vending Trial 4 (bi-metallic large planchet):</b></p><p>Hungary Undated (2009) Bi-Metallic (Copper/Nickel) 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen</p><p>9.53g, 26.7mm x 2.32mm</p><p>NGC MS64</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vending Trial 5 (bi-metallic large planchet):</b></p><p>Hungary 2009 Bi-Metallic (Copper/Nickel) 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen</p><p>9.05g, 28.15mm x 1.93mm</p><p>NGC MS62</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192559[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Vending trial 5 was essentially what would become the final specifications for this coin. After this was struck, the mint would go on to produce regular mono-metallic and bi-metallic pattern strikes of the final design used for the business strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The design for the obverse and reverse of vending trial 5 was based on an early concept for the final design. I have included an example of the final business strike below for comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>And here's the final business strike:</b></p><p>Hungarian 200 forint 2009BP Bi-Metallic (Copper-Nickel/Nickel-Brass) KM-826</p><p>9g, 28.3mm x 2mm</p><p>NGC MS67</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2009 200 forint is the most significant example of vending trials for modern Hungarian coinage, however, just last year (2019) they introduced a new composition of the 100 forint coin, changed from bi-metallic plated steel to copper-nickel-zinc. I also have an early vending trial of this new composition 100 forint, which is dated 2018, but it was not a fundamentally new coin or a new planchet specification as it was with the 200 forint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 4960878, member: 46237"]In 2009 a new Hungarian 200 forint coin was introduced to account for inflation, as the 100 forint coin had lost about half of its value, making 200 forint about equivalent to a dollar. That being the case, the specifications of this coin were very closely tied to what worked for the vending industry. I have an extensive collection of Hungarian patterns, which includes vending trials produced by the mint. These trials say "Minta" (sample or specimen). Here are my vending trials for the introduction of the 200 forint coin in 2009: Note that the design for the obverse and reverse of vending trials 1-4 were placeholders copying the design of the contemporary 100 forint coin, with only the denomination on the reverse changed. [B]Vending Trial 1 (mono-metallic small planchet):[/B] Hungary Undated (2009) Copper 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen 8.28g, 25.16mm x 2.4mm NGC MS64 [ATTACH=full]1192555[/ATTACH] [B]Vending Trial 2 ([B]mono-metallic [/B]large planchet):[/B] Hungary Undated (2009) Copper 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen 9.55g, 26.68mm x 2.6mm NGC MS65 [ATTACH=full]1192556[/ATTACH] [B]Vending Trial 3 (bi-metallic small planchet):[/B] Hungary Undated (2009) Bi-Metallic (Copper/Nickel) 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen 8.16g, 25.19mm x 2.25mm NGC MS64 [ATTACH=full]1192557[/ATTACH] [B]Vending Trial 4 (bi-metallic large planchet):[/B] Hungary Undated (2009) Bi-Metallic (Copper/Nickel) 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen 9.53g, 26.7mm x 2.32mm NGC MS64 [ATTACH=full]1192558[/ATTACH] [B]Vending Trial 5 (bi-metallic large planchet):[/B] Hungary 2009 Bi-Metallic (Copper/Nickel) 200 Forint Vending Industry Specimen 9.05g, 28.15mm x 1.93mm NGC MS62 [ATTACH=full]1192559[/ATTACH] Vending trial 5 was essentially what would become the final specifications for this coin. After this was struck, the mint would go on to produce regular mono-metallic and bi-metallic pattern strikes of the final design used for the business strikes. The design for the obverse and reverse of vending trial 5 was based on an early concept for the final design. I have included an example of the final business strike below for comparison. [B]And here's the final business strike:[/B] Hungarian 200 forint 2009BP Bi-Metallic (Copper-Nickel/Nickel-Brass) KM-826 9g, 28.3mm x 2mm NGC MS67 [ATTACH=full]1192554[/ATTACH] The 2009 200 forint is the most significant example of vending trials for modern Hungarian coinage, however, just last year (2019) they introduced a new composition of the 100 forint coin, changed from bi-metallic plated steel to copper-nickel-zinc. I also have an early vending trial of this new composition 100 forint, which is dated 2018, but it was not a fundamentally new coin or a new planchet specification as it was with the 200 forint.[/QUOTE]
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