What Do You All Think Of The CIRCULATING 500 Euro Gold Coin?

BigRick

12gm (about $500) worth of gold

JCMhouston

I like the original Sower design better, but it's not bad for a modern rendition. I doubt if you can find any "Circulating".

Gazza

The 500 Euro note is known here in europe as a Bin laden as it's the monitary unit of choice for drug runner. I beleive I heard that they were considering withdrawing it because of this. I'm sure this coin would make a worthy replacement.
Gary

SaorAlba

I don't even prefer to spend €100 notes when at all I can avoid it. Really the €200 and €500 notes are more for undeveloped economies mainly in the east where electronic payments and credit cards have not quite caught on yet. And living in E. Europe at times I can characterise the people that have those large denomination notes very easily.

trozau

I would pick that 500 Euro gold coin over a 500 Euro paper note anytime.

Andres

These are for sale for 580 Euro overhere in the Netherlands,
12 grams x 31 euro = 372 Euro gold value
France has issued a whole bunch of different euro gold coins , nice designs , but not my cup of tea.

Silvereagle82

pretty but also not my cup of tea
All I see is bullion !!

Zoins

I'd like to see a PO-01 TrueView

wpr101

The thing I don't get is in the United States if you use $100s you are looked at with suspicion... usually the store clerk will make some remark.

Yet the have a 100, 200, and 500 euro note, and those aren't looked at with as much suspicion.

1jester

<< <i>I don't even prefer to spend €100 notes when at all I can avoid it. Really the €200 and €500 notes are more for undeveloped economies mainly in the east where electronic payments and credit cards have not quite caught on yet. And living in E. Europe at times I can characterise the people that have those large denomination notes very easily. >>



Eastern Europe is very expensive....large notes come in handy.... My banker looked at me kind of funny when I complained about my debit card's $20,000 ATM monthly withdrawal limit.

BigRick

"These are for sale for 580 Euro overhere in the Netherlands"

Or $545 Euros HERE

500Bay

<< <i>The 500 Euro note is known here in europe as a Bin laden as it's the monitary unit of choice for drug runner. >>



I had heard it was the 'Bin Laden' because you know it exists, but no one ever sees it

Andres

<< <i>"These are for sale for 580 Euro overhere in the Netherlands"

Or $545 Euros HERE >>



I only can find one for 590 euro on that site

MilesWaits

Howdy.
I am new to this stretch of the woods, I usually hang out over on the coin forum, but I picked these up today at US Bank and thought I would share:

ajaan

I like the colors on the Euro notes.