"Explosive" Volcano Erta Ale - new coin. You will really like this one

I keep my eyes open all the time for new, exciting precious metals coins.

Today I came across one that I really like a lot and I think some of you will too. I love well designed and well crafted coins. I love silver. I love high relief coins. I love bigger than average coins. I love coins that are very low mintage and are first in an exciting new series. This brand new silver coin hits all my sweet spots. Links are below. It's minted by one of the finest mints in the world, the Mint of Poland. I even tracked down a video which shows the actual coin...it rocks, literally, because it actually contains a real piece of volcanic rock (is lava considered rock?)!

The coin is called Volcano Erta Ale. It's a 50mm 99.9 fine silver coin.

Here's the description page from a trusted USA coin dealer (I can attest because I have bought a few coins from First Coin Co):
http://firstcoincompany.com/S/niue-...relief-dome-convex-shaped-antique-finish-2014

Here's the video...ENJOY!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZD5ZejqL4&feature=youtu.be

Here's a banner I picked off the internet:






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Interesting coin indeed. And yes the mint of Poland does seem to have nice coins coming out. Lots of detail to it too.

 

real lava is bad joo joo, at least hawaii lava

 

Some people say the same thing about keeping money you find on the street - never had a problem with found money or lava.




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move to ompeii" coin next??

 

honestly, it looks like something I was served once on a yacht and it didn't taste that good hahahaha
I'd consider getting it though because of how unusual it is.

 

I really like it, but 50mm is not " Giant hand size " like the description says and shows with this pic...


That doesn't look anywhere near 50mm , but the coin does look nice.

Metal Silver
Mintage 688
Fineness (% purity) 99.9
Content (Troy OZ) 2 oz
Denomination (NZD) $2
Weight (g) 62.20 g
Diameter (mm) 50.00 mm (giant hand size)

 

You put this coin at your backyard and you will see lots of squirrels trying to get that walnut out

 

lol

 

Yes, looks nice but I have a sentimental weakness to a lava coins so I may not be a good judge Lava coin (or should I say volcano coin) was one of my first coins I have purchased about 8-10 years ago.

 

This coin looks amazing, the ultra high relief are leaving me speechless. Have you noticed how deep is the "mouth" of the volcano in the obverse side?


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZD5ZejqL4[/youtube]

Available also on ebay from Power Coin, for who likes auctions.
Alex.

 

looks like a coin someone poured; left outside overnight and a squirel or something took a dump on it as it was cooling still which caused ripples to form. :lol:

 

Shouldn't we be seeing red hot molten lava? Not the rock that was scraped up after an eruption...

Looks like someone threw a piece of this rock back into the center of the volcano...

 

And how, oh wise one, do you propose that the lava be kept red hot and molten (approx 1100 C) without melting the physical silver (approx 900 C) which is what the coin is made from?

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/melting-temperature-metals-d_860.html





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I'm not suggesting they keep the lava hot and molten, I'm suggesting that the coin concept doesn't make sense with reality.

 

The only thing that doesn't make sense is your comment. Here's what lava is: "Lava is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption AND the resulting rock after solidification and cooling." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava

Didn't you have earth-science class in elementary school?




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Seriously mmissinglink - there is no reason to attack and be such a douche bag.

Why would "the resulting rock after solidification and cooling" show up back in the middle of the volcano? The rock on the coin is clearly the post eruption rock that you are describing, why would it be back in the volcano?

 

bd23, why is it that when you act like a douche bag, you claim it's others acting like the douche bag that you are.

Here's why you are the only douche bag here:

If you actually looked at the coin, you would see that the reverse side appears to represent a volcano crater after it has cooled, not while it is erupting and not while the lava is still molten. Only an imbecile would necessarily assume that the coin is depicting a volcano during an eruption or while the lava is still molten. On top of that, a quick search engine search for terms like volcanic+crater+rocks will yield images of craters with cooled lava that looks a lot like what's represented on this coin. Then a douche bag like you makes a further fool of himself when he states: "Shouldn't we be seeing red hot molten lava? [on the coin]" and "the coin concept doesn't make sense with reality." Yeah, only to someone who failed his earth-science elementary class miserably would it appear that way....douche bag.




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Lol. Oh you guys