Spherical Coins?

19Lyds

I received an email from MCM about these unique coins. Or should I say 7 ounce silver Marbles?







Has anybody ever seen these?

Is anybody going to order any?



Has this taken the concept of "Changing the Shape of a Coin to Attract New Interest" to an "Uninteresting OMG WTH are they Thinking?" level?

Booger9989

they came out not to long ago. The issue price was crazy compared to the amount of silver it in. I can think of our "coins" to buy with the money.....

edit to add: if you do a forum search you will find another topic on these....

TomB

Quidditch, anyone?

Nap

Are we stretching to the brink the definition of a coin? They certainly don't look like coins (as we think of them), and surely are not die struck. I guess they are legal tender but I would not call them coins.

Kudbegud

An article from Coin World all about this Polish Mint "Coin" produced for Niue Island.



LINK



Actually they are die struck:



To create a spherical coin, the Mint of Poland first prepared and evaluated a three-dimensional-model of the coin using Delcam’s modelling software ArtCAM. To assure the coin’s ideal spherical shape and map the images, engineers created a special six-piece die setup, with hammer (top) and anvil (bottom) dies joined with four collar dies on the sides.







Offered on The Bay for just under $1,600.

TopographicOceans

There was a thread in October when they first were announced

GRANDAM

I like the thing and would buy one at around $200 but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



It is 34mm in diameter which is a little over 1 1/4"

Musky1011

Name it Lucille

Overdate

Still waiting to see what one looks like slabbed.

Has anyone tried to spend one?

19Lyds

Originally posted by: Nap

Are we stretching to the brink the definition of a coin? They certainly don't look like coins (as we think of them), and surely are not die struck. I guess they are legal tender but I would not call them coins.

True, but on a positive note, if you could get a big enough rifle bore you could shoot them as a prepayment over to your local Walmart..........just a thought.

ricko

Has the price held at the earlier level? Or is it slowly coming down to realistic levels.

Guess I should look on ebay... Cheers, RickO

TomB

Originally posted by: ricko

Has the price held at the earlier level? Or is it slowly coming down to realistic levels.

Guess I should look on ebay... Cheers, RickO

I realize there is a link for one on ebay at approximately $1,600, if I read the thread correctly, but MCM has them listed currently for $868.60 for either proof or antiqued proof finishes.

winky

Has PCGS got a slab for it??? If so I bet it won't fit in my blue box!!

Barndog

unless there's chocolate inside, I have no interest

LindeDad

Some people collect anything it seems.

_____ BTW there will always be more people than most things.

asheland

telephoto1

That's a lot of spondulix for what is essentially a novelty item. They'll be cheaper at some point imo.

TitusFlavius

Am I the only one thinking of a Star Wars themed Death Star coin using this technology? "That's no coin... It's a space station!"

Nap

Originally posted by: Kudbegud
An article from Coin World all about this Polish Mint "Coin" produced for Niue Island.

LINK

Actually they are die struck:

To create a spherical coin, the Mint of Poland first prepared and evaluated a three-dimensional-model of the coin using Delcam’s modelling software ArtCAM. To assure the coin’s ideal spherical shape and map the images, engineers created a special six-piece die setup, with hammer (top) and anvil (bottom) dies joined with four collar dies on the sides.

OK that's kind of neat. Highly impractical for manufacturing mass produced currency, but neat nonetheless.

Overdate

I'm in for a few rolls!

Baley

Oh look, it comes in a little toy suitcase