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COTY (Coin Of The Year)

numisbrazilisnumisbrazilis Posts: 6
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The announcement of the awards COTY (Coin Of The Year) is done during the World Money Fair in Berlin (Germany).

There are 10 categories with 10 competitors each.

After the 10 coins winners chosen per category is voted the "best coin in the world."

The COTY 2012 was elected the silver coin 2 "New Sheqalim" minted by Bank of Israel, entitled "Jonah in the whale,".

A list of the 2012 winners by category

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  • IcollecteverythingIcollecteverything Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭
    Oi Vey!!!!!

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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,899 ✭✭✭✭✭
    oy vey is right lol - not sure that would be my pick but what do I know...
  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The compass coin is just plain gimmicky.....

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  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    I thought the Andorra brown bear coin was well executed, and the San Marino 2 Euro was very attractive and well engraved. None of the others did anything for me.
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  • BjornBjorn Posts: 542 ✭✭✭
    Agree on the San Marino - very attractive for a circulating piece.

    Edit: Oh, and not a fan of the Olympic gold from the UK, although the silver isn't too bad
  • Kaline6Kaline6 Posts: 345 ✭


    << <i>I thought the Andorra brown bear coin was well executed, and the San Marino 2 Euro was very attractive and well engraved. None of the others did anything for me. >>



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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,999 ✭✭✭
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  • daOnlyBGdaOnlyBG Posts: 1,060 ✭✭


    << <i>image >>


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  • STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭
    I kinda like the design of the Israeli 2 New Sheqalim and think it is an interesting intrepretation of the Jonah story, but have never paid much attention to the COTY since they always seem to be NCLT shiny disks aimed at shaking down collectors. I wonder if an issue one one might actually encounter in circulation has ever received this recognition, and what it was (they were), of course.

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe its just me but I really dont like any of them. I dont see much appeal in these but what do I know.
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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>... never paid much attention to the COTY since they always seem to be NCLT shiny disks aimed at shaking down collectors... >>


    image Not much different than the mints, with their annual NCLT and PM releases for $$$$

    IMO this kind of stuff makes it hard for us to convince litesiders that "world coins" is a serious business.
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  • HonoluluDudeHonoluluDude Posts: 2,167 ✭
    I don't care for any of 'em. must've been a down year for coin design.
  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Meh... none of them do much for me either. I like the gold Olympic one but its more like a medal then a coin.
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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Jonah should have been in the whales's mouth
    with his legs sticking out
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