Mint of Poland is looking for new coin line after hot Fortuna Redux

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I think this is the next step of doing a New Line of unique collector coins from Mint of Poland.
Right after Hot Fortuna Redux Cylinder coin that has a very high demand they released week ago the next unique coin with very low mintage (222).
They call it "The Magic Year of Happiness". Coin showing 12 months of Calendar of the Year through interesting design of many lines and 12 color Swarovski crystals.
Mint noticed that each crystal has a different type, so 12 types of crystals in one coin, not bad... For example, blue crystal is January (sign of Loyalty), Yellow is July (sign of Protection) etc :)
Also most important that they choose hand size of coin, I mean that coin cover almost full hand, will cover palm of the hand for sure! ...diameter 90mm...
Magic numbers also showing in the weight of coin - 400 grams. Almost 13 oz of silver! Close to Half Kilo Coin.
If talking about legal tender, they choose again Niue Island, because they have a good established business relationships for many years.
Finally I realized that this coin has a following Magical numbers 400-222-999-90-12
How's this? :-) looks mystically :mad:

400 - weight
222- mintage
999 - fineness
90 - diameter
12 - numbers of months and crystals

Cheers ;)

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Remains to be seen if the coins themselves will look any good, these artist images don't do anything for me.

Fortuna Redux was an amazing feat of modern numismatic engineering. These coins just look like another gimmicky product to me
 
A glitzy, gimmicky 12.5oz coin (with embedded pieces of colored glass) that costs as much as 49 2013 1oz silver Kooks.
 
This coin is not bullion and this coins can not be compared with bullions.
This coin is a collectible coin ONLY with low mintage that appreciate in the Investing in Collectible Coins.
About "colored glass" - this is not a glass... This is certified SWAROVSKI crystals!
Each crystal has a type as well as sign of Loyalty, Wealth, Protection etc
This coin is a unique COLLECTIBLE SYMBOL of the Year of Happiness!
 
$1400 for this coin is a crazy price.
I think that after issue date, with more dealers proposing it also on ebay, the price will be much lower.
I don't like the coin but if I should buy I would wait for ebay auctions of power coin, paris coin, and few other polish dealers that will allow to buy this coin much cheaper.
Alex.
 
I think it's a cool piece, But $299.95 would be all i would pay. To some people, The piece might be a little gaudy. But if people are willing to pay $1,400.00 more power to them. :)
 
I would like to ask just exactly what "...certified SWAROVSKY crystals..." are made of. What exactly is their mineral content? Are they legitimate precious or semi-precious gemstones
(diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, amethyst, topaz, etc) or what? Are they natural or synthetic? If they're not recognized gemstones, precisely what are they? Saying that they're
"certified SWAROVSKY crystals" and that "Each crystal has a type as well as sign of Loyalty, Wealth, Protection etc..." are statements that tell us nothing about what they're actually made
of and those statements are therefore devoid of any kind of meaning or value to any prudent prospective buyer.

In order to properly dispel the impression that this coin is all hype, glitz and glitter , please tell us just exactly what the mineral content of these "certified SWAROVSKY crystals" is.

Thank you very much for your help with this troubling area of doubt.
 
somebody must to pay me to put that ugly peace of PM in my Coin Display.

Another bling bling Coin for people who have to much money but no taste.
same people buy Bottle of Moet and think they drink a real champaigne.
In past Years there are more and more of those absurd Coins on Market, thats not god for Market, to much money is being burned at those absurd Coins and to many people lose they money on it.
one day they may wake up.
As soon somebody tries to sell such coin he would realize that the money is gone and never comes back.
Absurd Coin without aesthetic or numismatic worth, simply ugly.
 
Fred? To get the most precise answer to your question is to call Swarovki themselves ( they are in most major malls ) And ask them personally.
From what I understand, The Mocca crystal is fairly a new stone. You can also google it as well. :)
 
Personally, I think this is a more attractive release from Poland Mint :lol:

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Fat Freddy said:
In order to properly dispel the impression that this coin is all hype, glitz and glitter , please tell us just exactly what the mineral content of these "certified SWAROVSKY crystals" is.

Thank you very much for your help with this troubling area of doubt.
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Swarovski crystals are man made lead crystals which have OTT hype the past 10 years -" Swarovski crystals are silicon dioxide with a little bit of lead just like your lead crystal stemware". Swarovski coats some of its products with special metallic chemical coatings.
 
I called the Swarovski 800 tel# and asked them just exactly what their crystals were made of. I got transferred around from one person and department to another as if I was a live grenade with the pin missing and the name of the game was "Musical Hand Grenades." It was actually funny. I've never before seen so many telephone customer service people get so amazingly uncomfortable with such startling speed. In the end I got hooked up with some really smooth chick who soothingly and reassuringly told me she wasn't at liberty to disclose that information because their crystals were made of a proprietary formula that was confidential corporate information. I told her it sounded to me like Swarovski crystals were actually glass but she didn't want to say that to me. She offered to transfer me to the marketing or legal departments for possible further clarification. I told her there was no need to transfer me to anybody else because they'd just BS me too. I then laughed and hung up the phone. While I was talking with her, she did however go as far as admitting the crystals aren't gemstones and that they are "man-made..." Hmmmmm...

Libertadiac---Thanks for that info. You've clarified this situation far better than anybody else has been willing to. At any rate... The so-called Swarovski crystals are made of the same stuff that those high-class, high-quality, high-priced leaded cut glass wineglasses and goblets ("stemware") are made of---which is to say, Swarovski crystals are made of high-class, high-quality, high-priced leaded cut glass. Now---if we remove all those fancy qualifying adjectives and trim that description down to the minimum core words of the description, what we're left with is "Swarovski crystals are ... glass." Most certainly high-class, high-quality and high-priced glass, but glass nonetheless.

I always had reservations about coins that have little bits of glittery stuff glued onto them. What happens to the value of the coin if/when one or more of the little bits of glittery stuff cracks, breaks or falls out and goes MIA? Man oh man, that could sure rain some serious hellfire down on the value of your fancy Mongolian Wildlife coin! I believe the Swarovski company's tight-lipped refusal to answer my simple question confirmed my worst suspicions.

After that preliminary enlightenment, I did a little googling for reviews of Swarovski crystals and what I found was --- http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews59037.html
Those reviews contain some good insight into the durability of these crystals and intensify my concerns about the long-term value retention ramifications of coins with these crystals glued onto them.
If you'd like to buy Swarovski crystal jewelry products, try --- http://www.dhgate.com/reviews/swarovski-crystals-reviews.html
If you'd like to buy Swarovski crystals themselves, try --- http://www.firemountaingems.com/swarovski.asp?navsrc=2

After this little exercise in self-education, the question of whether I'll ever buy any coins with little bits of glittery stuff glued onto them is now is now decided and permanently closed. I'm sticking with pure metal---no paint jobs, no decals and no little bits of glittery stuff. If I ever want to put $1400 into one coin, I'll just save up a little bit more and buy a 1oz gold or platinum coin or bar.
 
Well Fred, I've been into many Swarovski jewelery stores ( Chicago, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey ) because my wife likes the jewelry there, And i think the Swarovski elements are cool even if they are glass especially in the Mongolian series. The Mongolia 2013 500 Mongolian Nature - Crying Wolf 1/2oz Silver BU is made from gold plating and sterling silver and I'm wondering if those coins will turn color later on in time. Who knows, But they are pretty cool coins as well. These coins as far as the Mongolian Wolverine, Owl, Hedgehog And the new baby ( Ram ) should remain at decent premiums because they are gorgeous will only 2,500 minted in each. I guess you can't worry about everything, As i am a perfectionist myself. I've also noticed that most of the Mongolian coins do have some sort of spotting, toning on them if you look close enough on a good deal of them, Especially if you take a strong magnifier or telescope. I have seen spotting on .99999 yes .99999 gold coins. Nothing is 100% maybe about 3 to 5 % maybe as perfect as possible. Grading from pcgs or ngc to me is only good for authenticity, Because, Coins will change and possibly acquire spots or toning inside the capsule. They are not airtight to protect these coins from that happening with the moisture and gasses in the air.
 
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