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THE EURO

The Euro is now the common currency of over a dozen European nations.  Their old currency; Francs, Lire, Drachma, Marks, etc. have been withdrawn.  The new Euro coins of each nation has their own unique designs on one side of their Euro coin, the other side is  the same for all nations. A Euro coin of one nation can be used in any other Euro nation.   All Euro nations use the same banknotes.   The conversion to the Euro was the largest currency conversion ever.  As might be expected, it has sparked a lot of collector interest in both the new Euro coins and the previous coins issued by each nation.

NewNEW SLOVAK REPUBLIC EURO COIN SET

Slovak Republic Euro coin set
On January 1, 2009, The Slovak Republic, also known as Slovakia, became the newest nation to join the Euro. Like the other Euro coins, it utilizes the standard Euro design on one side and its own designs on the other.   The bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro coins show the Slovak arms, which feature a double cross or Patriarchal cross, on a stylized three-peaked mountain. The double cross is a symbol of Christian religion that dates back to the Byzantine Empire whose missionaries brought Christianity to the region.  The hills represent the three symbolic Slovak mountain ranges: Tatra, Fatra, Matra (though last one is actually in Hungary). The 10, 20 and 50 Eurocent picture the famed Bratislava Castle.  The 1, 2 and 5 Eurocent pictures Krivan, a peak in the Tatra mountains that has long symbolized the Slovak nation.  The peak is accessible to hikers and provides magnificent views.  We also offer the previous Euro sets below:
Item C-SK-EUSETSLOVAK 8 COIN EURO SET, 2009 UNC. $15.00
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NEW CYPRUS AND MALTA EURO SETS

2008 Cyprus Euro coin set
2008 Malta Euro coin setI
In January 2008  Cyprus and Malta, released their first official Euro coins into circulation.  Each set includes eight coins. Cyprus chose to place the Mouflon, a native wild sheep, on their 1, 2 and 5 eurocents, an ancient sailing ship on their 10, 20 and 50 eurocent and the ancient Idol of Pomos, a prehistoric fertility sculpture dating from about 3000BC on their bimetallic 1 and 2 Euro coins. The coins have the name of the island in both Greek and Turkish. Malta chose to place the Neolithic Mnajdra temple altar on their 1, 2 and 5 eurocents, the Malta arms on their 10, 20 and 50 eurocents and a Maltese Cross on their bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euro coins.  All coins have the common euro design on the reverse and are dated 2008. 
Item C-CY-EUSET CYPRUS 8 COIN EURO SET, 2008 UNC. $15.00
Item C-MT-EUSET MALTA 8 COIN EURO SET, 2008 UNC. $15.00
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SLOVENIA - FIRST OF THE NEW EUROS!

Slovenia Euro coins
In 2007 Slovenia, once the northernmost part of Yugoslavia, became the first of the former east European nations to adopt the Euro as their currency.  It replaced the Slovenian Tolar.  Because of the expansion of European Union the common side of the Euro coins have been redesigned to show the expanded European Union.  The Slovenian Euro coins are the first to use the new design.  The national side of the coins highlight Slovenian history culture.  The bi-metallic 2 Euro coin features national poet France Prešeren and the first line of the Slovenian national anthem which was written by him.  The bi-metallic 1 Euro pictures Primož Trubar, a 16th century Protestant reformer, superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia and the author of the first book printed in Slovenian.  Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest mountain and the constellation of cancer is featured on the 50 euro cent coin.   Two Lipizzaner horses are on the 20 euro cent coin. The 10 euro cent coin features the "Katedrala Svobode" (Cathedral of Freedom), a national parliament building that has never been built!  A man sowing stars and seeds is featured on the 5 euro cent coin.  The design is based on Ivan Grohar painting  "The Sower".  The 2 euro cent shows the Prince's Stone.  The stone was the base of an ancient Roman column. It was used to install the medieval prince's of Karatania.  A stork is on the 1 euro cent. Every coin has 12 stars around edge interspersed with letters spelling “SLOVENIJA”.    The coins are the first of what will be a major expansion of the Euro coin series.
Item L-SI-EUSET SLOVENIA 8 COIN EURO SET, 2007 UNC. $16.00
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EURO COIN SETS - THE ORIGINAL 12 EURO MEMBERS

Austria 8 coin Euro set
France 8 coin euro set
Greece 8 coin euro set
Italy 8 coin euro set
Spain 8 coin Euro set
Each set contains the eight standard Euro coins issued by each Euro member nation.  Each set contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 euro cent and the bi-metallic 1 and 2 Euros. Dates are mixed. The coins are Uncirculated, but are not in any fancy packaging. 
Item AT-EUSET AUSTRIA 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item BE-EUSET BELGIUM 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item FI-EUSET FINLAND 8 COIN EURO SET, UNC. $16.00
Item FR-EUSET FRANCE 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $15.00
Item DE-EUSET GERMANY 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item GR-EUSET GREECE 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $15.00
Item IE-EUSET IRELAND 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item IT-EUSET ITALY 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item LU-EUSET LUXEMBOURG 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item NL-EUSET NETHERLANDS 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item PT-EUSET PORTUGAL 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item ES-EUSET SPAIN 8 COIN EURO SET UNC. $14.00
Item EURO-ALL SPECIAL, ALL 12 OF THE ABOVE EURO SETS (96 coins) UNC. $149.50


2008 VATICAN 2 EURO COIN HONORS ST. PAUL

Vatican 2 Euro 2008 Saint PaulThe Vatican 2008 commemorative 2 Euro coin commemorates the conversion of St. Paul.  The coin shows St. Paul, blinded by light, falling from his horse while on the road to Damascus, with the city in the background (that is a lot of story to get into a 27mm coin!).  The coin has the standard 2 Euro reverse. The coin comes in a red folder and has a mintage of 100,000 pieces.  Like all Vatican Euro coins, the issue quickly sold out.
Item VA-2E08 VATICAN 2 EUROS 2008, BU in folder $75.00

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Dansco Album for Euro coinsDANSCO ALBUM FOR EURO COINS

This heavy duty album from Dansco will house all 96 coins from the eight original Euro nations in one attractive bookshelf coin album.  The six page album  has spaces for the eight Euro coins from each of the 12 Euro nations. Each page houses can hold 2 sets of 8 Euro coins.  It is an attractive and convenient way to house your Euro coins.   With the new EU members starting to issue Euro coins, and with the existing Euro members issueing coins each year, we are now offering extra pages for your Dansco Euro album.  Each page can hold 2 sets of 8 Euro coins.
Item DANSCO-EURO DANSCO EURO COINAGE ALBUM $29.95

Item DANSCO-EUROPAGE PAGE FOR DANSCO EURO ALBUM $5.25

Holder for Euro coin setSLEEVE FOR EURO COIN SET

This attractive sleeve will safely hold all eight regular euro coins from any of the 12 euro nations. The cardboard holder slides into a clear plastic sleeve to protect and display your coins. The holder features a map of Europe and the flags of the 12 euro nations.  It turns your euro coins into an attractive display or gift.
Item EUROSLEEVE SLEEVE FOR ALL EIGHT EURO COINS $1.89

 



NEW 2 EURO COMMEMORATIVE COINS

Austria 2 Euro 2005 50th Anniv.Belgium - Luxembourg 2 Euro 2005 Economic UnionBelgium 2 Euros 2006 AtomiumBelgium 2 Euros 2008 60th Anniversary of Declaration of Human RightsFinland 2 Euros 2005 United Nations - FinlandFinland 2 Euro 2006 Universal SuffrageFrance 2 Euros 2008 EU PresdencyGermany 2 Euros 2006 Schleswig-HolsteinGermany 2 Euros 2007 Baden-WurttemburgGreece 2 Euros 2004 Athens Olympics Italy 2 Euro 2004 FAOItaly 2 Euro 2005 Euro ConstitutionItaly 2 Euros 2006 Torino OlympicsItaly 2 Euro 2008 Human RightsLuxembourg 2 Euros 2004 Prince HenriLuxembourg 2 Euros 2005 Grand DukesLuxembourg 2 Euros 2006 Prince Guillaume's 25th BirthdayLuxembourg 2 Euros 2007 Royal PalacePortugal 2 Euro 2007 EU PresidencySlovenia 2 Euro 2008 Promoz TrubarSpain 2 Euros 2005 Don Quixote
Members of the Euro recently started to issue circulating 2 Euro commemorative coins in 2004.   The coins have the same specifications as the regular 2 Euro and use the standard 2 Euro design on one side and the commemorative design on the other.  They are the only commemorative coins allowed to circulate within all the Euro member nations.  These bi-metallic coins have rapidly become a popular collectible.  We are pleased to offer you some of these new coins.
Item AT-2E05 AUSTRIA 2 EUROS 2005 50th ANNIV. AUSTRIAN STATE TREATY, KM3124 UNC.$7.00
   
Item BE-2E05 BELGIUM 2 EUROS 2005 BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG ECON. UNION, KM240 UNC. out
Item BE-2E06 BELGIUM 2 EUROS 2006 ATOMIUM, KM241 UNC. $7.00
Item BE-2E08 BELGIUM 2 EUROS 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS UNC. $8.00
Item FI-2E05 FINLAND 2 EUROS 2005 UNITED NATIONS-FINLAND, KM119 UNC. $8.50
Item FI-2E06 FINLAND 2 EUROS 2006 UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE UNC. out
Item FR-2E08 FRANCE 2 EUROS 2008 EU PRESIDENCY $8.00
Item DE-2E06 GERMANY 2 EUROS 2006-D SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, UNC. out
Item DE-2E07 GERMANY 2 EUROS 2007-G MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN UNC. out
Item GR-2E04 GREECE 2 EUROS 2004 ATHENS OLYMPICS, KM209 UNC. $8.00
Item IT-2E04 ITALY 2 EUROS 2004 50th ANNIV. OF  WORLD FOOD PROGRAM,  KM237 UNC.  $8.50
Item IT-2E05 ITALY 2 EUROS 2005 EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONS, KM245 UNC. $8.50
Item IT-2E06 ITALY 2 EURO 2006 TORINO WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES, KM246 UNC. $8.50
Item IT-2E08 ITALY 2 EURO 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS $8.00
Item LU-2E04 LUXEMBOURG 2 EUROS 2004 HENRI, KM85, UNC. out
Item LU-2E05 LUXEMBOURG 2 EUROS 2005 GRAND DUKES, KM87, UNC. $8.00
Item LU-2E06 LUXEMBOURG 2 EUROS 2006 GUILLAUME'S 25th BIRTHDAY, KM88, UNC. $8.00
Item LU-2E07 LUXEMBOURG 2 EUROS 2007 ROYAL PALACE, UNC. out
Item PT-2307 PORTUGAL 2 EUROS 2007 EU PRESIDENCY, UNC. $8.00
Item SI-2E08 SLOVENIA 2 EURO 2008 PROMOZ TRUBAR UNC. $12.00
Item ES-2E05 SPAIN 2 EUROS 2005 DON QUIXOTE, KM1063, UNC. sold out


NEW BI-METALLIC 2 & 3 EURO COINS FROM SLOVENIA

Slovenia bi-metallic 2 Euro 2008 Primoz TrubarBimetallic Slovinia 2008 2 Euro coinSlovenia recently issued a pair of bi-metallic coins.  The 2008 2 Euro honors the 500th anniversary of the birth of Primoz Trubar. Trubar was the founder of the Protestant church in Slovenia and an important writer in the Slovene language.  He was the author of the first printed Slovene language book and he helped consolidate the Slovene language.  One side of the coin bears his bust, the other has the common 2 Euro reverse used throughout the Euro area.  The 2008 3 Euro commemorates Slovenia’s six month reign as President of the European Union, from January to June of 2008.  The position is a six month term, which rotates among the members of the European Union.  The post has virtually no power, but it provides a good excuse for striking a coin.  The coin features a star on one side, and a field of stars on the other, representing the members of the European Union.  Both coins are Uncirculated.
Item SI-2E08 SLOVENIA 2 EURO 2008 PROMOZ TRUBAR UNC $12.00
Item SI-3E08 SLOVENIA 3 EURO 2008 EU PRESIDENCY UNC. $19.95


Cyprus Treaty of Rome 1 Pound 2007CYPRUS CELEBRATES THE EUROPEAN UNION

Cyprus had not yet adopted the Euro as its currency, so it was unable to issue a 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome 2 Euro coin in 2007.  Instead it issued commemorative 39mm 1 Pound coins.  One side featured a design based on the 2 Euro Treaty of Rome coins, while the other has the Cyprus arms.  The coin was issued in two versions.  A sterling silver Proof version with a mintage of only 5000 pieces and a copper-nickel Brilliant Uncirculated version that with a mintage of 10,000 pieces.
Item CY-EU07-AR CYPRUS 1 POUND 2007 SILVER PROOF $75.00
Item CY-EU07-CN CYPRUS 1 POUND 2007 COPPER-NICKEL BU $18.50

 

PRE-EURO COINS OF THE EURO MEMBERS

Finland 5 coin set: 10 Penni - 10 Markka
Greece 7 coin set: 1 - 100 DrachmaiIreland coin set featuring animalsLuxembourg coin set
There will no longer be French Francs, German Marks, and Italian Lire. Those nations that converted to the Euro have withdrawn their coins from circulation and replaced it with the Euro.  We are pleased to offer you coin sets from each of the Euro members. These coins are no longer in circulation and can no longer be easily obtained.
Item S-AU-SET5 AUSTRIA 5 COIN SET: 10 GROSCHEN - 10 SCHILLING 1996-1998 XF-UNC. $12.00
Item S-BE-SET5 BELGIUM 5 COIN SET: 25 CENTIMES - 10 FRANCS 1955-1998 UNC sold out
Item S-FI-SET5 FINLAND 5 COIN SET: 10 PENNI - 10 MARKKA 1991-2000 UNC. $19.50
Item S-FR-SET3 FRANCE 3 COIN SET: 5 - 20 CENTIMES 1985-1997 UNC. $2.50
Item S-DE-SET6 GERMANY 6 COIN SET: 1 PFENNIG - 1 MARK 1990-96 UNC. $7.00
Item L-GR-SET7 GREECE 7 COIN SET: 1-100 DRACHMAI 1990-2000 UNC. $8.50
Item S-IE-SET7 IRELAND 7 COIN SET: 1 PENCE - 1 POUND 1996-2000 UNC. $18.50
Item S-IT-SET8 ITALY 8 COIN SET: 5 - 1000 LIRE 1988-1999 UNC. sold out
Item S-LU-SET3 LUXEMBOURG 3 COIN SET: 25 CENTIMES - 5 FRANCS, 1949-54 UNC. $4.50
Item S-NL-SET5 NETHERLANDS 5 COIN SET: 5 CENTS - 2 1/2 GULDEN 1980-1984 UNC. $8.00
Item S-PT-SET7 PORTUGAL 7 COIN SET: 1 - 200 ESCUDOS 1999 UNC. $10.00
Item S-ES-SET8 SPAIN 8 COIN SET: 1 - 500 PESETAS 1990-2001 UNC. $25.00
Item PRE-ALL  ALL 12 OF THE ABOVE PRE-EURO COIN SETS sold out


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