Royal Australian Mint 1oz 2015 domed cricket coin

[ChrisSilver]

Mintage: 5000
Fineness 0.999

Weight: 1 troy ounce

You can't tell so much from these photos. But the coin is actually domed, a curved coin similar to some other curved coins we have seen recently. (i.e @Shamatti 's meatball on a plate coin ")

 

Image source: AgAu News. More in depth info here: http://agaunews.com/?p=15608

[Shamatti]

Interesting. I'm not sure I'm a big fan of this one though. The cricket ball seam is OK, but the other side is just too confusing.  I like my meat ball better - you know the more people call it that, the more I want one! lol

[MickB]

Just bought one from EMK this morning. Should come by next Tuesday.

[ChrisSilver]

Just bought one from EMK this morning. Should come by next Tuesday.

You will have to take some better photos and upload them. I don't think the stock photos above show the curved coin off very well.

[MickB]

You will have to take some better photos and upload them. I don't think the stock photos above show the curved coin off very well.

I'll post them as soon as it arrives.

 

This is the second curved coin as I'm sure there was a baseball coin that came out the other year. Missed out on that one.

[AgAuNEWS]

Here's the coin from the side (ignore the little guys!).

 

 

There's also a domed coin from the New Zealand Post with similar specs. http://agaunews.com/new-zealand-follows-australia-with-curved-silver-cricket-coin/

 

 

If you like cricket, this £20 medallion just came out with a bit of stump from the 2015 World Cup in it. http://agaunews.com/stumped-2015-cricket-world-cup-signs-off-with-a-unique-medallion/

 

 

 

[AgAuNEWS]

I'll post them as soon as it arrives.

 

This is the second curved coin as I'm sure there was a baseball coin that came out the other year. Missed out on that one.

 

Curved coins go back to the 2009 Year of Astronomy (also in gold) by the Monnaie de Paris. There's a beautiful Southern Sky astronomy series of three by the Royal Australian Mint as well. Others by the National Bank of Poland, the Mint of Poland, and a terrific one by the Bank of Lithuania are also out there.

 

For me though, the best one is the new Mint of Poland Solar System 'Moon' coin. http://agaunews.com/the-moon-is-the-star-of-the-mint-of-polands-new-solar-system-series/

 

[ArthGoch]

If you want a curved coin, ( ok round!) but you don't want to pay the prices as per the above, this is a nice little feller being turned out by the Regency Mint.

 

Picked this up from All About Gold for $22 earlier this year. - Come is special capsule and with protective foam insert.

 

Not the quality of the Perth/NZ/US Mints I grant you - but cheap as chips for a form of coin /round that we are being told is expensive to produce due to the intricacies or working on a concave surface.  look at the legend ' Made In' on the left side of the glove 

 

[MickB]

Also, I've just ordered the New Zealand domed coin from the New Zealand post. Limited edition of 2015 and comes in a cricket ball shaped box.

[MickB]

I can't seem to add images for some reason, been trying since this morning

[HelpingHands]

@MickB

Try clicking 'more reply options' and try there. If no good try clicking the top left icon in the 'more reply options' section which looks like a light switch. This may vary on different devices.

[MickB]

I have tried with another laptop and still the same, HH. Frustrating as hell

[Kman]

Here's mine that arrived today, wont be keeping it, bought as a gift