The latest RAM ANZAC coin, is a round $5.00 coin selling at $100.00
Last year there was a Tri-Angular $5.00 that sold for $85.00
So I have three questions I would like to ask.
Question: 1, Has the price of Silver gone up that much?
Thus the $15.00 difference.
Question: 2, Is it easier to make a Tri-angular coin than a round coin?
Thus the $15.00 difference.
Question: 3, Because the last coin sold out so quickly, can we charge an extra $15.00 per coin?
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/australia-2014-5-dollar-anzac_zpsaab16b89.jpg)
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/round5_zps9bd60677.jpg)
Silver has gone down since the triangular coin was released. And what makes you think there's a relationship between price and manufacturing cost?
none! between price and manufacturing
it called cash in on it
yes they are gouging for this one, but because there is a market for it they will
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='65322' dateline='1421282724'none! between price and manufacturing
it called cash in on it
yes they are gouging for this one, but because there is a market for it they will
That sounds about right lol
It is more mechanically complex, and therefore more expensive, to make a triangular coin (or any other "shaped" coin", even our 50 cent piece). The blanks for a shaped coin need to be made in the shape, because no matter how hard you squeeze it, a round piece of silver isn't going to flow evenly into a triangle shape. A round blank can be fed into the dies any which way you please, a shaped blank needs to be fed in "right way round". So you need some mechanism to make sure the blank is indeed seated properly before being struck.
Triangles are a particularly awkward shape, both to make and to actually use as money. The Cook Islands $2 is the only circulating triangular coin that comes to mind.
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='65322' dateline='1421282724'none! between price and manufacturing
it called cash in on it
yes they are gouging for this one, but because there is a market for it they will
there are a couple of other silver coins at the same price or more, so I don't think it only applies to this issue
https://eshop.ramint.gov.au/2015-5-Domed-Silver-ICC-Coin/210399.aspx
https://eshop.ramint.gov.au/2015-5-Heart-Shaped-Coloured-Coin/510357.aspx
that curved coin would be tricky to make as well ?
Round circular coins are what I consider real coins
The triangular and dished coins are granny bait