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Austria and Luxembourg silver-niobium coins

koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I collect these as they are very attractive. The question I have is this-when will they end? I thought I heard 2020 for the Luxembourg series but I'm afraid the Austrian series will go on forever, at least as long as they are money makers. Does anyone know?

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    coffeycecoffeyce Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭

    I have never heard of these do you have some pictures?

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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a collage of the ones from Austria. Luxembourg has a very similar set

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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's one from Luxembourg. The Austrian coins started in 2003 and these started in 2009.

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    coffeycecoffeyce Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭

    That's pretty unique. Did the euro mints make these to try and get more interest in collecting like the US mint has done in the past?

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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Austrian Mint coined them for both countries.

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No one has to take these gizmos seriously. Would be fun to use them in a board game. Peace Roy

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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    To each their own. I like 'em.

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    U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 5,601 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 21, 2019 1:03PM

    @koynekwest I also collect the Austrian Niobium Set. They are innovative and different from most other coins. In Europe and Asia they are more popular, although I believe some in the US are starting to notice them more.

    I haven’t read of an end date. Given that the Austrian coins aren’t necessarily part of a larger theme (the only common design element among all is that they are made of Silver & Niobium), I could see them being made indefinitely. The Luxembourg ones could end when they run out of buildings. :D

    By the way, have you looked into the Tantalum coins from Kazakhstan? Those have a common theme-space-and the series has ended (2006-2015). They also have lower mintages and are generally more affordable than the Austrian Niobium coins.

    I posted about Niobium coins a while back:
    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/983750/anyone-collect-the-austrian-niobium-coins-or-another-bimetallic-series-post-your-examples

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    U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 5,601 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here is an example of the Kazakhstan Tantalum coin from 2014:


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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for your meaningful comments, U1chicago. I kinda like those Kazakhstan coins, too.

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    U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 5,601 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 14, 2020 7:49AM

    @koynekwest I recently discovered this niobium medal and was wondering if you or anyone else has heard of it or seen one before?

    I found that it is also from Austria and the same silver/niobium combo as the coins. The mintage is lower at 15,000. I've been looking for one but can't find any for sale outside of a few that seem optimistically priced at random European stores. One sold for a very reasonable 35 euro price on MA shops (but I saw it too late).

    https://numismatik.eu/Ag-Medaille-2005-Staatsvertrag-pp

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    pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @koynekwest said:
    I collect these as they are very attractive. The question I have is this-when will they end? I thought I heard 2020 for the Luxembourg series but I'm afraid the Austrian series will go on forever, at least as long as they are money makers.

    I think you answered your own question! LOL

    Look at the Isle of Man cat coins. Very popular and going on forever.

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