Another fine design. Even with the impressive level of competition in this genre, CIT still manage to ride the wave. Relief level seems up this year as well, the 2oz looking pretty impressive. More images on site. http://agaunews.com/wmf-2016-cit-debut-new-tiffany-and-mongolian-wildlife-coins-amongst-superb-new/ Source: AgAuNEWS.com
It's an absolutely beautiful coin in the flesh with a relief much deeper and more pronounced than normal. They have a new technique called micro-minting. usually we call BS on this kind of marketing, but with these and a few more of their releases employing the technique, we have to say it's a quite amazing process. The forgettable Chinggis Khan coin from a while ago is back in micro-minted form and is one of my stars of the show. Have a meeting with them this afternoon to look at the coins up close and have a chat. Will try to get some angled photos of the coin to show the relief.
Although from "motive" point of view this probably is not my favorite so far, but amount of detail is just incredible! I like the blue glass as well. I think it should appear more often. There are now quite many mints that wanting to challenge Tiffany Art, and some are very impressive, but I think that TA is remaining in league of it's own.
Is the micro-minting what CIT is calling SmartMinting? I saw mentioned for coins on their website but couldn't find any explanation of what it was exactly.
The coin in the image looks like the type of illustration mints use to promote their coins. An actual photo or video of the coin would be appreciated. .
That is the actual coin and the definition is that good. CIT always use real coin images, but I know what you mean, the clarity in the image looks too sharp but the strike is that good. The new minting technique is a real game-changer in my view.
It is. They're keeping exact details very close to their chest, but the detail, relief, and size of coins produced under this process were quite phenomenal. We saw a 100mm diameter coin (kilo size) struck in just 3oz of silver, yet it maintained all the relief you'd expect of a normal coin. This wasn't a pancake. The relief on the Khan and Tea Ship coins was just breathtaking. Khan was a minor release from a couple of years ago. In its new form it's probably my favourite coin of the show so far. Even Marine Life Protection and the 3D Butterfly were greatly enhanced with the subtle, detailed levell of relief possible.
Just found two actual pictures of Tiffany Art 2016 Kilo on Power Coin facebook page. Looks impressive but price should be even more impressive :lol: Source: https://www.facebook.com/PowerCoinItaly/
