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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 4858349, member: 22377&quot;]Some other random thoughts:</p><p><br /></p><p>~When I first saw these coins the prices on eBay for all were ~$90 or more (2013-2014). At that time it seemed too expensive, so I only bought one (the 2009) and did not collect the entire series. In 2017 I noticed these coins again and saw that prices were significantly lower. The newer coins were available for ~$50. In talking with one of the sellers from Kazakhstan, I learned that the country had gone through a period of high inflation and so the coins had become cheaper relative to the dollar. The chart in the link below shows that $1 used to fluctuate between 180 and 190 Tenge in 2014 before spiking above 380 Tenge in early 2016. By 2017 it had settled into the low 300s. That is when I decided to collect the series (and was able to buy the 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 all in the $40-$60 range).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&amp;to=KZT&amp;view=10Y" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&amp;to=KZT&amp;view=10Y" rel="nofollow">https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&amp;to=KZT&amp;view=10Y</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~The coins came from a few sources. The newest ones (both 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) were from a seller in Kazakhstan while the rest were from Poland (2008, 2010) and various US sellers (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011). All were raw until I sent them for grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>~While the 2014 and 2015 have the lowest mintages, they are fairly easy to acquire even today</p><p><br /></p><p>~As of this post, I believe local sellers can still buy the 2013 and 2015 from the mint</p><p><br /></p><p>~The first coin in the series (2006) is one of the more expensive as are the 2007, 2008, and 2010 (all three of those might be even harder to find than the 2006).</p><p><br /></p><p>~The 2009 tends to be easier to find and goes for less than the others coins issued between 2006-2011 (but often more than the 2012-2015 coins)</p><p><br /></p><p>~The 2011 is somewhat more difficult to find but still available-although at prices above the 2009</p><p><br /></p><p>~My experience shows the level of difficulty of finding the coins goes as follows (from most difficult to least difficult): 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2011, 2009, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2013</p><p><br /></p><p>~The order of average prices for the coins goes as follows (from most expensive to least expensive): 2006, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2011, 2009, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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