gigi
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Post by gigi on Jan 30, 2009 16:06:05 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on Jan 30, 2009 18:51:48 GMT 1
Thank you for the great information, I will be sending off for some soon.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 22, 2009 7:39:38 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on Apr 22, 2009 20:04:05 GMT 1
Why is that the Polish Mint will not sell direct to me, like the U.S.A. mint does, but I must go to a broker?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 22, 2009 21:20:15 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Apr 23, 2009 0:57:01 GMT 1
Why is that the Polish Mint will not sell direct to me, like the U.S.A. mint does, but I must go to a broker? Mike The same with Hollywood stars, Mike, They all have agents. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by valpomike on Apr 23, 2009 16:32:40 GMT 1
But these are not Hollywood stars, but coins, and if the U.S. can do it, why can't Poland do it also.
When you buy from a broker, the cost is higher. We I buy from the U.S. Mint, they are not.
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Aug 30, 2009 22:08:24 GMT 1
Polish National Bank issues commemorative WWII coins
The coins will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Start of WWII
Eduardo Murillo
The Krakow Post
25th August 2009
The Polish National Bank will issue a special set of coins, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.
A 2 zl coin will honour those who died fighting the Nazis in Westerplatte, near Gdansk. The battle, which started early in the morning on September 1, lasted for seven days, despite only 182 Polish soldiers being present when the Nazis started their bombardment of the station.
A 10 zl coin, will remember those who perished in the bombing of Wielun, a town located in the southwest of the country. One of the many targets of this bombing was the local hospital, despite the large Red Cross painted on the roof of the building. This attack killed at least 1,200 civilians and destroyed 75 percent of the town.
Finally, a 200 zl coin, remembers Stefan Starzynski, President of Warsaw during that period, who stayed and fought the Nazis as they advanced on the capital. He also organized the movement that later became the Home Army. Eventually, he was captured by the Gestapo and most probably died in the concentration camp known as Dachau in 1943.
The Polish National Bank will start issuing the coins on August 28.
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Post by valpomike on Aug 31, 2009 17:38:41 GMT 1
How does one here, in the U.S.A. buy these coins?
Mike
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gigi
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Post by gigi on Sept 1, 2009 15:46:43 GMT 1
How does one here, in the U.S.A. buy these coins? Mike Why is that the Polish Mint will not sell direct to me, like the U.S.A. mint does, but I must go to a broker? Mike It sounds as though you have already discovered that you need to go through a broker. |
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Post by valpomike on Sept 1, 2009 15:55:43 GMT 1
It is hard to find a broker, here, who sells Polish coins, I have been looking for some time, without any luck so far.
Can someone living in Poland, buy from the Mint direct?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 9, 2009 22:04:41 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 23, 2010 22:21:55 GMT 1
Special Chopin anniversary banknote issued
23.02.2010 08:19
The National Bank of Poland has commemorated the 200th birth anniversary of Frederic Chopin with a special banknote issue.
A presentation of the banknote, of nominal value of 20 zloty, was held Monday afternoon at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The head of the National Bank Slawomir Skrzypek underlined that it is a tribute to one of the greatest world composers and a great Pole
“Frederic Chopin has set very high standards for all generations. He showed how much we Poles can contribute to world heritage and I am proud that the National bank of Poland hours this great man with a special banknote\,” said the central bank’s chief.
The banknote contains an image of the composer, his home in Zelazowa Wola, the willow trees characteristic of the Mazovian countryside and a few bars of the Chopin’s etude and mazurka.
The banknote had been on an internet auction as of the beginning of February. More details of the sale can be found at kolekcjoner.nbp.pl.
The National Bank of Poland has already issued a number of banknotes commemorating famous Poles, including Pope John Paul II, and the 200th anniversary of the birth of poet Juliusz Slowacki.  www.thenews.pl/national/artykul126165_special-chopin-anniversary-banknote-issued.html
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 3, 2010 18:50:46 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on Mar 3, 2010 19:02:41 GMT 1
Tell us more, what are these coins worth, and how can you buy them? Can, we Americans buy from the Polish Mint direct, or do we need, to only buy from dealers? How many are minted, of each?
Mike
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 4, 2010 21:39:47 GMT 1
Tell us more, what are these coins worth, and how can you buy them? Can, we Americans buy from the Polish Mint direct, or do we need, to only buy from dealers? How many are minted, of each? Mike I can give you a site of Polish Mint: www.mennica.com.pl/en/main-page.htmlBut those new coins haven`t been put on English version yet, they are only on Polish.
Issued on April 9, this coin honors the 70th anniversary of the extermination of Polish officers murdered by the NKVD in the Katyn forest.
70 years ago, on April 3, 1940, extermination of Polish officers who had been captured by the Soviets in September 1939, began. The officers were placed in camps in Kozelsk near Smolensk and in Starobilsk near Kharkiv. Polish police officers, prison guards, gendarmes and intelligence and counter-intelligence officers were placed in Ostashkov near Kalinin (presently and formerly called Tver). At the beginning of April 1940, the first group of prisoners was taken from Kozelsk. NKVD officers shot them dead in the Katyn forest. They (4410 Polish officers altogether) were buried there in collective graves. Later, collective graves were also created in Mednoye near Tver and in Piatykhatky In the suburbs of Kharkiv. 3739 prisoners from the Starobilsk camp were executed in the NKVD local office in Kharkiv, and 6314 police officers from Ostashkov were murdered in the NKVD building in Kalinin. 7305 prisoners were killed in prisons in Kiev, Kharkiv, Kherson and Minsk.
The reverse shows a military patrol cap with the Polish military eagle, with KATYŃ inscribed in the background. Along the rim there is a two-verse inscription: 70. ROCZNICA ZBRODNI KATYŃSKIEJ (70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KATYN CRIME). The obverse features the eagle as the state emblem of Poland. See more: rsmint.com/2010poland2zlotyunccoinkatyncrime.aspx |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 31, 2011 19:34:10 GMT 1
Wow! I didn`t know that Polish coins receive so many awards every year! 2010 Coin of the Year Award The 65th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising against the Nazi occupation is the theme of the 200 zlotych gold coin issued by the National Bank of Poland that won the Most Artistic Coin category in 2010.  Poland 10 zlotych silver honoring the World War II Polish underground resistance to Nazi occupation-Most Inspirational in 2011. 
A coin from the Mint of Poland the best in the world
The Polish coin commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Polish Settlement in North America won in the category for the most technologically advanced silver coin at the 26th Mint Directors Conference held in Canberra, Australia, 2010
Our coin was granted this award by the most prestigious panel of the mint directors from all over the world which makes it the best coin in the world in this category. This coin was produced in the Mint of Poland and emitted by the National Bank of Poland on December 17th, 2008.
It was designed by Mr Robert Kotowicz, medalist. In the centre of the coin there is a glass core with a stylized image of a man blowing glassware. On the reverse, at both side of the core there are stylized images of men smelting glass.
Above the core there is a ship with the newly arrived settlers. On the obverse of the ring the minters of the Mint of Poland placed the fragments of the stylized map of Virginia as well as images of the settlers and Indians
 www.mennica.com.pl/uploads/pics/2008_11___400_rocznica_polskiego_osadnictwa_w_ameryce_polnocnej_10zl_rewers_06.pngSee more: www.beautifulcoins.com/SearchResults.asp?searching=Y&sort=3&cat=31&show=6&page=1And a forum for fans: www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=8356.0 |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 13, 2015 22:37:48 GMT 1
A silver coin, with the face value of PLN 10, issued by the National Bank of Poland, has won the “Most Inspirational Event” category of a prestigious competition in the minting industry.
The Jan Karski coin issued by the NBP. Photo: NBPThe Jan Karski coin issued by the NBP. Photo: NBP
The coin was issued in April 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jan Karski, the Polish war-time resistance courier who informed Allied leaders, including Anthony Eden, Britain’s foreign secretary, and US president Franklin Roosevelt, on the plight of Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.
The coin was designed by Sebastian Mikołajczak. It is one in a series of three coins commemorating Jan Karski; the remaining ones having the face value of PLN 2 and PLN 200.
In addition to the Karski coin, Polish coins were nominated in four of the remaining nine categories.
The jury will select the “Coin of the Year” from amongst the winners in the ten categories. The final vote is scheduled for 6 December, and the awards will be presented during the World Money Fair in Berlin on 6 February, 2016.
The Coin of the Year competition is run by the American publisher Krause Publications, the world’s largest publisher of coin books and coin magazines for collectors. - See more at: www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/228737,Polish-coin-gains-international-distinction#sthash.YYwsesdl.dpuf
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 9, 2016 21:06:22 GMT 1
In Japan they make necklaces of Polish coins. Eagle is advertised as a symbol of luck.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 22, 2016 0:40:32 GMT 1
Polish coin in tribute to the Cichociemni Paratroopers 19.02.2016 08:38 The National Bank of Poland has issued a silver coin to mark the 75th anniversary of the first drop of the Cichociemni Paratroopers, an elite WW II special-operations unit of the Polish Army in exile. The coin has a face value of PLN 10. Photo: NBPThe coin has a face value of PLN 10. Photo: NBP  The first group of the Cichociemni, or "Silent Unseen", were sent on a mission into German-occupied Poland from Britain, where they had been trained, on the night of 15 February 1941. The face value of the coin is PLN 10 and its issue price is PLN 120. The coin’s mintage is 15,000 pieces. The obverse of the coin depicts a paratrooper landing, while its reverse features the symbol of Fighting Poland and 316 birds, the number corresponding to the total number of the Cichociemni who were secretly parachuted into occupied Poland to join underground resistance units. Three of these birds are placed on the outer ring of the coin. They symbolize the three members of the unit who parachuted into Poland 75 years ago. The coin was designed by Urszula Walerzak. - See more at: www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/241383,Polish-coin-in-tribute-to-the-Cichociemni-Paratroopers#sthash.pyU3z1ES.dpuf |
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Post by Bonobo on May 13, 2016 23:37:36 GMT 1
The Mint of Poland has developed new minting technology to strike spherical coins. The first coin with this technology shows a 1638 world map by Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu and highlights the Seven New Wonders of the World
New coinage production techniques developed by the Mint of Poland make striking the world possible.
The Mint of Poland has unveiled new technology allowing for the creation of spherical (globe-shaped) coins. The technology was announced in a presentation Jan. 29 during the technical forum preceding the World Money Fair in Berlin
Siemowit Kalukiewicz, the chief operating officer of the Mint of Poland, unveiled the 2015 Seven New Wonders of the World 7-ounce .999 fine silver $7 coin during the forum.
This commemorative coin was struck by the Mint of Poland, which issued it in the name of Niue Island, a territory of New Zealand.
The coin features a design based on the 1638 hand-drawn world map Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula created by eminent Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu. The map is in the collection of the Boston Public Library.
At different positions on the design’s historical map are seven Swarovski crystals, one for each of the Seven New Wonders of the World. The ”wonders” were announced July 7, 2007, after a global contest to select them.
The list features Chichen Itza (Mexico), Christ the Redeemer statue (Brazil), the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu (Peru), the ancient city of Petra (Jordan), the Taj Mahal (India), and the Roman Colosseum (Italy).
New technology
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.
According to Kalukiewicz, mint technicians first used blank dies to strike test examples in copper. Then technicians struck copper and silver test strikes with dies bearing designs, learning that perfectly round blanks would not result in perfectly round coins.
The planchets were given a slightly raised, ridged area at the upper pole. This was necessary so the globular shape remained intact when the hammer die struck the planchet. It allowed the metal to flow just where the mint technicians needed it, to produce the spherical shape of the final product.
Kalukiewicz said it required 13 hours to laser-engrave each of the four pieces of the collar (for a total of 52 hours) used in striking this revolutionary new coin, and dozens of hours were needed to laser-engrave the hammer and anvil dies.
Two strikes from the press were needed, the first strike using 600 kilonewtons of force and the second strike using 650 kilonewtons of force.
Coin specifications
The coin has a diameter of 34 millimeters and weighs 217.7 grams.
The mintage limit is 1,007 pieces.
Both antique or oxidized and standard silver versions were created, but the Mint of Poland has not confirmed whether each version has a mintage of 1,007 pieces or if that limit will be distributed through both versions.
In addition, no distributor or pricing has been confirmed by press time Feb. 19. Coin World will report the information when it becomes available. link  |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 5, 2017 20:47:53 GMT 1
Special coins mark Poland’s post-WWII anti-communist resistance 27.02.2017 14:33 Poland’s central bank (NBP) on Monday issued two special silver coins commemorating the country’s post-WWII anti-communist resistance movement.  The bank’s Barbara Jaroszek said the two coins mark the beginning of a series which will eventually comprise more than 20 coins. She said the first coin is designed to commemorate all members of the armed postwar pro-independence underground. Its reverse shows a group of soldiers against a background of stylized trees, a red-and-white Polish flag and the inscription: "They behaved as they should have done." The second coin commemorates medical orderly Danuta Siedzikówna, (also known as Inka, her nom de guerre), a member of the Polish underground Home Army who was executed in 1946 -- when she was just 17 years old -- by the Soviet-backed communist regime that came to power in Poland after World War II. Poland on 1 March marks the National Day of the “Cursed Soldiers” to commemorate some members of Poland's anti-communist movements. After Poland's official underground army (AK) of World War II disbanded in 1945, thousands of Poles continued to fight in other formations against the imposition of communism as the Soviet Red Army extended its grip across the country. |
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Post by Bonobo on May 14, 2017 20:56:58 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on May 27, 2017 23:08:04 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 28, 2017 22:25:00 GMT 1
After 500 years those coins will be sold for millions. Keep them! It is going to happen to one old Polish coin which is worth 2 million.  www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=350283
Triton XXI, Lot: 1127. Estimate $2000000.
POLAND, Monarchy. Zygmunt III Wasa. 1587-1632. AV 100 Dukat (70mm, 349.49 g, 12h). Commemorating the victory over the Turks at Chocim (Khotyn). Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) mint; Jacob Jacobson van Emden, mintmaster, and Samuel Ammon, engraver. Dated 1621 II VA SA. * SIGISMVNDVS · III · D : G : POLONIÆ · ET · SVECIÆ · REX *, armored and draped bust right, wearing ruff and collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; all within oak wreath border / * MAGNVS · DVX · LITVAN : RVSS : : PRVSS : MAS : SAM : LIVON : ZC’ : *, crowned ornate coat-of-arms within collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; II and SA within garnish; all within oak wreath border. Czapski 1414; Kopicki 1441; Kurpiewski 1770; Gumowski –; KM H43; Friedberg 72 (this coin cited); Kaleniecki p. 108 (this coin cited). EF, scattered handling marks and hairlines, die break on reverse. One of six total specimens known, and the only example to be offered at auction since 2008.
Ex Kroisos Collection (Stack’s, 14 January 2008), lot 3091 (where it appears on the cover); G. Hirsch 53 (26 June 1967), lot 210 (where it appears on the cover).
Like the 1629 Coronation 100 Dukát of Ferdinand III, and the 1677 100 Dukát of Mihály Apafi I, this 100 Dukat of Zygmunt III Wasa is one of the largest European gold pieces ever struck. When this coin sold in 2008, it realized $1,380,000 (including the 15% buyer’s fee); the highest price realized for a gold coin to that date.
Six examples of this issue are known, all from a single pair of dies:
a) Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowe (Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Collection, donated in 1903)
b) Sigismund von Chelminski Collection (Helbing, 25 April 1904), lot 206 (hammer 3000 Gold Marks)
c) F. S. Guggenheimer Collection (Stack's, 22 January 1953), lot 497 (hammer $3000)
d) Stack's (1 February 1957), lot 1031 = Stack's (8 April 1954), lot 1151
e) Stack's (7 December 1989), lot 2207 = Stack's (17 September 1980), lot 2207 = Stack's (7 November 1974), lot 255
f) Kroisos Collection (Stack's, 14 January 2008), lot 3091 = G. Hirsch 53 (26 June 1967), lot 210 (the present example)
The son of Johann III of Sweden and his first wife, Katarzyna Jagiellonka of Poland, Zygmunt III Wasa was elected to the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587. Still a controversial figure in Poland, his long reign as its king (1587-1632), coincided with high point of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Hoping to create a personal union between the Commonwealth and Sweden, he used his position to take the Swedish throne in 1592, upon the death of his father. Fearing that Zygmunt might use this as an opportunity to re-establish Roman Catholicism in Protestant Sweden, Zygmunt's uncle, Karl (later to become Karl IX), became the leader of the Protestant opposition in Sweden. As king-elect, Zygmunt was forced to confirm the resolutions of the 1593 Uppsala Synod, by recognizing that Sweden was a Lutheran Protestant state. Under this agreement, Karl, along with the Swedish Privy Council, would share power with the king and rule in his place, since Zygmunt remained in Poland. Following Zygmunt's coronation as King of Sweden on 19 February 1594, the new king engaged in a series of reactionary policies designed to curb the power of the Swedish nobility. He ordered that no Parliaments be summoned without his consent. In return, the Swedish Parliament elected Karl as regent. In sympathy with the king, the nobility of Finland (then a part of the Swedish Kingdom), led by Klaus Fleming, rejected this appointment, considering Karl to be a rebel. To counterattack Fleming, Karl instigated a rebellion among the local peasants in a rebellion. Known as the Cudgel War (1596-1597), this rebellion precipitated a larger civil war between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Through a series of battles in 1598, the Swedish forces under Karl eventually force the king to accept a peace treaty, under which Zygmunt would be officially deposed and his son, Władysław IV Vasa, would be sent to Sweden as his successor, provided the boy would be brought up as a Protestant. When Zygmunt failed to respond to these demands, the Swedish Parliament elected Karl as the new king.
As King of Poland, Zygmunt's primary goals were to create a strong and stable Polish government, as well as combating heresy in all its forms. While such policies were unsuccessful in Sweden, he was more successful against the Ottomans. Viewed as a Christian bulwark against the Turks, Zygmunt was eager to assist Austria. Promised territorials gains for the kingdom in return for his assistance, Zygmunt sent mercenaries to the Principality of Moldavia to extricate the Ottomans from the area. At the Battle of Chocim (mod. Khotyn) in 1621, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth held the forces of Sultan Osman II and his Janissaries at bay until the first autumn snows. Aided by the Polish hussars, a heavy cavalry known as winged, because their armor included a pair of wings on their back, the Ottomans, sustaining heavy losses, were forced to abandon the field. Although indecisive in its outcome, the battle – the largest in the history of the Commonwealth to date – was proclaimed a great victory over the "heathens", and became subsequently an event of great cultural pride in succeeding years (see, for example, Wacław Potocki's, Transakcja wojny chocimskiej [The Progress of the War of Chocim], written between 1669 and 1672). Struck by Jacob Jacobson van Emden, with dies engraved by Samuel Ammon, this impressive gold 100 Dukat was struck to commemorate this victory.
Current Status
Triton XXI, Lot: 1127.
Closing Date And Time: Jan 08, 2018 at 5:00:00 p.m. ET.
Current Date And Time: Dec 28, 2017 at 4:21:44 p.m. ET.
Currently: No Bids. Bidders (0).
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Current Bid: No Bids, Bid Increment: $5, Minimum bid required:$1200000 |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 21, 2018 21:59:08 GMT 1
Wow. Polish Mint has made 10 silver coins for a New Zealand customer - each weighs 10 kilograms.
Our magnificent silver coin reflects the historical importance of the longtime pontificate of the Polish pope. It shows the Holy Father as we would like to remember him: cheerful and open to dialogue. The portrait of John Paul II depicted on the coin is kept in the artistic convention of traditional iconography: beautiful, meticulously sculptured radiant aureole solemnly emphasizes the holiness of Saint John Paul the Great.
 Here is its smaller version en.mennica.com.pl/coins-and-numismatic-products/catalogue/product-details/pro-memoria-2-usd  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 16, 2018 18:37:57 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 30, 2021 11:33:25 GMT 1
A good article about old coins, especially from communist times. Check it in Polish, too coz descriptions of particular items are combined with photos. businessinsider.com.pl/biznes/inwestowanie/monety-z-prl-ceny-rozmowa-z-damianem-marciniakiem-z-gabinetu-numizmatycznego-d/m9l2ykfOnly here BUSINESS INSIDER BUSINESS INVESTING
Dorota Kaczyńska
April 30, 2021, 5:20 pm.
Unique communist coins can reach prices higher than money from the Roman Empire. At auctions, their prices can be up to 1,000 percent better. However, before such a purchase, it is worth reaching the opinion of professionals, because you can overpay.
Especially in recent years, there has been a significant increase in interest in the subject of coins from the Polish People's Republic.
Especially in recent years, there has been a significant increase in interest in the subject of coins from the Polish People's Republic. | Photo: ARKADIUSZ ZIOLEK / East News
Although the old Polish ducats and thalers are considered the greatest rarities, coins from the communist era are still fashionable among collectors
Due to the millions of copies of Polish People's Republic coins, which are often the subject of today's auctions, the easiest way to follow trends is to follow them.
For a year now, numismatists have been going through a boom. There are also many newbies on the market who often overpay
More such information can be found on the main page of Onet.pl
Collectors were responsible for the first wave of increases in demand in numismatics . In subsequent waves, they were joined by investment capital. As Damian Marciniak, head of the Numismatic Cabinet, D. Marciniak, explains to Business Insider Polska, a growing number of people who treated old coins and banknotes as a good investment could already be seen last fall.
- Unfortunately, they lack knowledge or get carried away and, as a result, they often overpay for relatively available things, and at the same time do not win exceptional things - says Damian Marciniak.
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At the same time, he points out that while practically everything increased in the fall, even the lowest-priced offer, today mainly unique numismatic items go up. In his opinion, the Veblen effect is very often observed on the art market, as well as in the numismatic market. It consists in the fact that the demand for an item is greater the fewer people have it and - paradoxically - it grows with the price.
- The numismatic items purchased now can significantly increase their price in just six months. Often, after a few months, coins and banknotes increase their value - assures Michał Niemczyk, owner of the Numismatic Antiquities Shop, Michał Niemczyk.
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Especially in recent years, there has been a significant increase in interest in the subject of coins from the Polish People's Republic . As an example, he gives one of the favorite subjects of the Polish People's Republic, i.e. nickel test coins. Each coin was minted with a mintage of only 500 copies. A few years ago, a set of coins was available for purchase for 120,000. PLN (about 350 coins from 1949 to 1989).
Today, the same set costs 240 -265 thousand. PLN, depending on the beauty of the coins. The group of collectors of PRL coins is growing every year, there are no more coins, so the prices increase with the interest and availability of selected copies
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- notes Michał Niemczyk.
Augustów pearls and hits from the People's Republic of Poland
However, the highest rates are achieved in items from the old Polish period - ducats and thalers. For example, according to Damian Marciniak, a typical Polish gold ducat coin from the period from Sigismund III Vasa to Jan Kazimierz until 2020 was valued at the level of approx. zloty. Currently, items in good condition cannot be bought for less than 40,000. zloty. On the other hand, Polish thalers, of a good test, but the most common, from the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, minted in the years 1628 - 32 cost about 5-6 thousand zlotys in recent years. PLN per item. Now it is difficult to buy them at a price below 10,000. zloty.
- A spectacular auction took place in March 2021 in Germany, where a unique item was put - 10 ducats, minted during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, from the beginning of the 17th century, were sold for about PLN 1.7 million - notes Damian Marciniak.
Even banknotes, which the market has not remembered about for years, began to arouse interest and thus become more expensive. As Damian Marciniak calculates, the less frequent issues with price stagnation in the last 10-15 years recorded an increase of over 200% in the last year. Banknotes from the twentieth century, from the early communist era, record the greatest increases.
REKLAMA
For example, banknotes from 1944-1948, which until recently were in the range of PLN 700-1000, currently reach 3-4 thousand. zloty. The 1000 zloty banknote 1945 was quite rare, which, however, until recently was available for purchase in the range of 3,000 - 4,000 zlotys. PLN, at the auction in February it reached the price of 9.5 thousand. In turn, in the fall of last year, a banknote with a face value of 1 thousand. PLN from 1794, from the period of the Kościuszko Uprising was sold for 247.3 thousand. zloty. A year earlier, similar copies were purchased for PLN 140–170 thousand. zloty
- says Damian Marciniak.
How much do numismatic coins from the communist era cost?
The Polish People's Republic is also a hit. Coins are available on the market, most of us remember them from circulation and are easy to identify. According to Damian Marciniak, most collectors and investors start their numismatic adventure with communist coins. This is a more liquid market than for ducats or thalers.
- Every month there are several or several dozen auctions of coins from the Polish People's Republic, so you can easily identify trends, when quoting money from the 16th or 17th century, they take place every few months, and sometimes every few years - says Damian Marciniak.
Although these coins are a fairly widely available commodity, collectors choose those that are certified with high quality and at the same time there are few of them. For example, out of 500 certified units, only 3 units receive the highest score - 67 points on the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) 70-point scale.
- They will cost 3,000. PLN, while the others will be valued, for example, PLN 200. So the difference is significant - says Damian Marciniak.
He adds that the initial interest in the Polish People's Republic is often shifted to the interwar period, where you can also see the incredible price "rally" in the last year. For example, the most common year of a coin from Nike, which cost 300-400 zlotys 2-3 years ago, is now valued at min. 1.5 thousand zlotys, and a coin with a woman's head, e.g. 5 zlotys, minted in 1932, usually valued at 30 zlotys, at an auction conducted in February 2021 by the Numismatic Cabinet of D. Marciniak cost 17.7 thousand zlotys. zloty. It had the highest quality rating for this type - MS65. Only 4 out of 565 assessed have received this quality rating.
"Numismatics can become significantly more expensive in just six months"
Michał Niemczyk recalls that in December 2020, at the Christmas auction, unusual coins from the communist period appeared on the market, reaching sky-high transaction prices. For example, a twenty-zloty coin 1974 XXX years of the People's Republic of Poland in a trial version, copper-nickel, with a mintage of only one item, was issued for 3,000 zlotys. PLN, and sold for 11.6 thousand. PLN, or almost 300 percent. expensive.
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In turn, a nickel sample, PLN 100 with the image of Władysław Łokietek from 1986, appeared at the auction in the offer for PLN 2 thousand, and was sold for PLN 6.8 thousand. PLN, which gives over 200 percent. punctures.
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- These were coins very similar to the most popular on the market, but struck in other metals, i.e. trial coins - emphasizes Michał Niemczyk.
As he notes, a small difference in the alloy from which the coins were minted could make the price rise by several thousand percent. According to him, the numismatic items purchased now can significantly increase their price in just six months.
You have to invest in something, and numismatic items seem to be an ideal choice due to the simple form of valuation, which anyone can initially make by entering the year or rewriting the words from the coin to the search engine and looking for a similar item by pictures. However, the greatest advantage of numismatics is their ease of sale, if necessary, all over the world
- assures Michał Niemczyk, adding that even coins that are less than 70 years old can achieve higher prices than many from the Roman Empire, which are over 2,000. years.
Here is an overview of the coins worth having in your collection
Aluminum 10 cents 1973
It is the most famous and rarest circulation coin from the Polish People's Republic. It is characterized by the lack of a mint mark, i.e. MW, under the eagle's right leg. At recent auctions, this coin was sold for over 24,000. zloty
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1 zloty from 1957
A very rare, aluminum coin that has always been in demand on the market. Its price, depending on the state of preservation, varies between PLN 2,000. and 3.5 thousand zloty.
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Fisherman
Coin belonging to the "ever green" offer. A hit that every collector must have in his class. Beaten in the years 1958–1974. Its price is, depending on the condition and variety, between PLN 200 and PLN 5,000. zloty. - We have more and more varieties of coins with the fisherman. Nobody has ever carefully dealt with the coins of the Polish People's Republic, so now collectors have noticed various variants of these coins from grass, the sun or ghost effect, which significantly increase the price - notes Michał Niemczyk.
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100 zlotys with a lynx from 1979.
According to numismatists, the nickel coin depicting the lynx is among the rarest nickel trial coins on the market. In 2016, it cost about 1-1.2 thousand. PLN, today you have to pay 4-5 thousand for this coin. zloty.
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Polish zloty from 1957
The coin is of rare vintages. If it is in the so-called mint condition, i.e. practically unused, can cost over 8,000. zloty.
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Polish zloty from 1967
The highest-quality zloty minted from the rare 1967 vintage is also a rarity. Today, auctions may amount to several hundred percent. punctures. For example, in February this year. such a coin in the Numismatic Cabinet of D. Marciniak, issued for 400 zlotys, was sold for 1.5 thousand. zloty.
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Mieszko and Dąbrówka
Collectors pay attention to the first 100 zloty silver coin from the times of the people's rule, minted in 1966, named "Mieszko and Dąbrówka". According to Damian Marciniak, it was long neglected on the collector's market. Wrong, because visually it is one of the most beautiful coins.
- For many years it cost about PLN 100, now you cannot buy it below PLN 300 - says Damian Marciniak.
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Finally, it is worth mentioning the coin that every collector Kowalski can afford. This is the most popular coin from the PRL period: 200 zlotys in the XXX years of the People's Republic of Poland from 1974. Its circulation is several million and we can probably find it in every home. It usually costs several dozen zlotys.
- Not a day goes by without someone sending a photo or calling that they have coins and, among other things, 200 zlotys XXX years of the People's Republic of Poland in 1974. Due to the increase in the price of silver, this coin also doubled in the last year - emphasizes Michał Niemczyk.
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