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Price difference between high relief coins and regular coins
Y2K
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Let's say I am interested in a $100 coin (lets just say its a koala 2014 silver coin). From experience that you had, how much would it be if it was high relief?
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I'm with it all depends.
What does “high relief” mean exactly?
@Y2K.... Welcome aboard. When you say 'high relief', do you mean intentional minting process (i.e gold 2009 St. Gaudens) or coins that have exceptional relief due perhaps to first few off the dies? Cheers, RickO
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@ricko I mean "intentional mint process"
@jmlanzaf Thank you. I was looking into a coin that cost double the price that the average one would cost. Wanted to know if it was worth it.
@Y2K.... In that case, be prepared to pay a high premium - there is no standard, but depending on condition (appearance, grade etc.), it will be significant. Just look at the records for High Relief Saints.... Cheers, RickO
@jmlanzaf What I am getting at is that the price would vary depending on the rarity. Is that kind of what you were saying? Here's a coin from apmex to get you an idea. Hope this helps. apmex.com/product/193965/2-oz-silver-high-relief-round-molon-labe-type-4
@jmlanzaf The coin I was looking for was just about 80 bucks, so I can guess the coin is really that rare. If you want, I can give you a link to it.
I was wanting a 2018 Australian year of the dog coin which was high relief, It cost about 80 US dollars as I stated earlier. I saw a coin that I was pretty sure it wasn't high relief and was around 40 dollars. So if I were to get the regular coin, it would be half the price apmex is asking for. If you were a collector who simply wanted a cool coin for a good price, what would you do? Buy the high relief coin, regular coin, or just hold back all together? In other words, is it necessarily worth the extra 40 dollars.
Here's a link to the coin I am wanting from apmex so you may could get an idea of what I want. https://www.apmex.com/product/157288/2018-australia-1-oz-silver-lunar-dog-proof-hr-box-coa?fbclid=IwAR3uZEZiwZhms-YVmnLTKoOxx3ILdY5RGW_qTWZKD2M3nv8SaUPmZDLYPuk
Whoops, I mean its called 2018 Australia 1 oz Silver Lunar Dog Proof (HR, Box & COA)
@jmlanzaf Ok thanks.
The relief on a coin is analogous to topographic relief. Topographic relief is the difference in elevation between the high and low points on a land area. On a coin, the relief is the difference in elevation between the high and low points on the design.
If you make a high relief version of a coin, that means the high points of the design are higher than on the normal relief coin. The only way to accomplish that is by making different dies where the design is carved deeper into the die (in other words, the design details on the high relief die are more concave than on the normal relief die).
Awesome. Thanks for the knowledge drop
I agree with the above, with the caveat that it is hopefully as perfect as possible with no contact marks, rim hits, etc. It is my understanding that a high relief coin is also handled with more care to get it from the press to packaging. Peace Roy
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I would say that it is up to "supply and demand". There are some beautiful "high relief" coins out there that requires some deep pockets to acquire. I am sure there some on the opposite side of the spectrum. If you want it bad enough...you will find a way to obtain it.
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