.99999 113 gram gold coin form New Zealand

JeremyDie1

Golfer Jack Nicklaus is honored by a new gold coin from the Cook Islands struck by the New Zealand Mint. It is housed in a custom native wood case shaped as a golf ball and includes a 36-page booklet personally signed by the golfing great. Mintage is limited to 113. This would be awesome to own. Does not list price on mint page. Anyone know price on this coin issue? Anyone else interested in this. I'am sure the price is alot of $$$$$$$$$. Considering it is nearly four ounces of gold. Just wondering what the board thought of this.

Weiss

Personally I think it's dreadful. It's not a real coin and it's not bullion. Yet it commands a premium greater than either would. That makes it the worst of all worlds.

It's produced by a municipality that's not really considered legit by the numis-community.

Plus it's not aesthetically appealing.


Case is pretty, though:



New Zealand Mint's website

This site quotes them at Y950,000 each--approx $7600 US. That makes it more than 3x the value of the gold it contains.

Nicklaus coin at the Tokyo Coin Show

coinpictures

Egads! That rendition of Nicklaus makes him look like a garish zombie out of Night of the Living Dead or something. Not flattering at all...

JeremyDie1

[That rendition of Nicklaus makes him look like a garish zombie out of Night of the Living Dead or something.

lordmarcovan

I agree that it's pretty dreadful, but that's a lotta gold!

Throw in the fancy packaging, the autograph, and the tiny mintage, and I guess that makes it worth more than melt.