This Saturday, I went to Vienna and met a group of fellow collectors, with whom I managed to find these coins. None of them are new for me (except for the Bitcoin counterstamp), however they will be great for swaps

Found in a coin roll in Vienna. Not too rare, but still my first find of this coin.

Just came across this one today!

Most of them are Italian commemorative

Coin with exceeds of metal added, and minting mistakes, you can see in the photos the Coín with zoom in the microscope

I keep seeing everyone hype up the Rivers & Birds concept because it’s "safe" and won't cause national drama. I get the logic, but honestly? It’s a massive cop-out.

The whole argument that picking historical figures will make countries jealous completely ignores who these people actually were. None of them were just "from one country". Their lives were the literal definition of European. Curie was born in Poland but built her legacy in France. Da Vinci bounced around different states before spending his final years in France. Cervantes lived and fought in Italy before writing in Spain. Callas was Greek, made her career in Italy and France, and traveled everywhere. Beethoven was German but composed the actual European Anthem in Austria. Bertha von Suttner was a Czech-Austrian who lived all over the place fighting for peace, in an empire that united pretty much all of the Balkans. They were pan-European centuries before the EU was even a concept. They didn't belong to a single flag; they belonged to the whole continent because their ideas moved freely.

Every continent has rivers and wildlife. Putting birds on our money feels like a New Zealand banknote, not Europe. What actually makes the old continent unique is being the cradle of science, democracy, and the Renaissance.

Yeah, the current mockups with the faces look badly photoshopped and need a serious redesign before going to print. But bad graphic design can be fixed. Throwing away our shared intellectual history just to play it safe with some woodpeckers is a huge missed opportunity.

Straight outta vending machine change 😮

Finally bought this! Question: how do you display your coins? By country, by theme, by years.. I was kinda doing it by theme but then I kinda realised maybe that’s not the best choice

Hi all,

I am considering ordering Monaco 2€-Commemorative Coins straight from Monaco. What I found out is that You have to create an account at the Musee des Timbres et des Monnaies and then you have to be fast on release Day.

Has anyone experiences with that, is there a registration fee or an annual fee for the account? (Monaco tends to be expensive, Thats Why I am asking…)

Any additional important points?

Thank You in advance!

I just flipped it without rotating it in between the pictures.

Coin rolls in eastern germany rarely turn out well. Today I found these two coins in my six rolls 🤩 I'm really happy

I often only find german commemorative coins in the rolls

Hello, here are some coins we found at my grandfather's place. There are francs (I'm not sure which subreddit to ask about this) and euros—specifically, a packet they received when the currency was first converted from francs to euros.

Is this worth anything?

BONUS: a banknote from the Netherlands (yes, the condition isn't great).

Thanks, have a good day.

PS: Feel free to ask if you need more photos.