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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => European Coins => Topic started by: Paint Your Wagon on July 22, 2016, 01:40:47 AM

Title: Novelty silver
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on July 22, 2016, 01:40:47 AM

The Germans are now printing fotos directly onto silver for three times the price of the coin

https://www.geiger-edelmetalle.de/en/online-shop/all-products/silver/silver-coins/2243/silver-medal-geiger-edelmetalle-with-individual-printing-1-oz-.999-with-etui?sPartner=sCampaign510&utm_campaign=Geiger+News+EN+July+3&utm_source=newsletter510&utm_medium=email

Title: Re: Novelty silver
Post by: Redlock on July 22, 2016, 05:06:25 AM

That's nothing official!
A private company is doing this.
Don't buy it. It's a total rip-off.

Title: Re: Novelty silver
Post by: MattTheRiley on July 22, 2016, 05:44:16 AM

That is the pure definition of Granny Bait, right there!

Title: Re: Novelty silver
Post by: Humpybong on July 22, 2016, 09:37:08 AM

Still a novel idea.....I bet they get a lot of business from new parents.

Title: Re: Novelty silver
Post by: Paint Your Wagon on August 04, 2016, 11:15:02 PM

Three times the price of silver is not too bad
It is lost money anyway with 21% vat on silver
My dealer will not even offer money for MDP silver coins ( Monnaie de Paris mint which are legal tender )