Polish coins

Dentuck

I knew that coins of Poland are "hot" today, but I'm surprised that a modern (1980) silver Proof I put on eBay is 30% over the 2005 KM value, with 24 hours to go.

Are all modern Polish Proofs seeing this kind of action?

Dentuck

2005 KM value was $32.50, and the coin sold for $79.10.

(1980 Olympic Runner 100 zl)

TwoKopeiki

Why would you polish coins?

TwoKopeiki

Oops, I should have read the rest of the post, not just the title

Poland is seeing the same effect as Russia - people are coming into money and putting it into liquid assets, which is driving the prices up for quality coins. Why moderns are skyrocketing - no idea...

Dentuck

I would never polish a Polish coin!

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"Never polish your Czech coins,
But always check your coins for polish."
-- Václav Klaucz

secondrepublic

I also don't understand the prices for post-war Polish material. A lot of it is common and/or ugly. But it's a situation where "a rising tide lifts all boats." First Polish pieces from the renaissance period and second republic (1920s and 30s) heated up. Then everything else from later periods started to look cheap by comparison.

goldboy

Hey second-republic, checked out your site and saw one of my fave world golds on it (10 zlotych):





I have always liked the polish gold.....................................................cheers

secondrepublic

Goldboy, I agreed that it's a cool design. It's the only Polish gold coin from that period - along with the 20 zlotych which has the same design. The older Polish gold from the 1700s and earlier tends to be really expensive.