Although they're not exactly "coins" as we commonly define them, I'd certainly consider them to be numismatically themed art. At the very minimum they're as legitimate as Hobo Nickels or Daniel Carr's offerings.
I honestly can't decide if they're simply gimmicky or the work of a genius engraver. Take a look at the two links below and decide for yourself.
They're beautiful pieces of art no doubt about that but I wouldn't spend money on them. I like coins with history, while this is beautiful it isn't something I could hold in my hand and imagine all the rich history it has behind it. I'd just hold it in my hand, think to myself "cool" and then put it aside and after a while forget where I put it.
Basically, these are to me the same as coins produced just for collectors by mints, beautiful but uninteresting.
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I love them, it's one of the few pieces of modern art that I actually like. I don't enjoy the abstract paintings that look like they were done by a 5 year old, or a canvas painted solid red and some long winded explanation note about how it is commentary on some aspect of society. I like art that shows skill and intelligence and even a sense of humour. These coins are brilliant examples of that. Others are the guys that do 3d street art and the ones that do hyper-realism.
Overpriced grabage and a bad commentary on mostly American themes.
Save your money.
Bet you Putin wouldn't be laughing if some American artist defaced Russian coins that insult Putin.
Not a fan of the dark and occult themes on these pieces either.
$700 for a commercialised "hobo" piece is insane.
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Quote: "Moneytane"Overpriced grabage and a bad commentary on mostly American themes.
Save your money.
Bet you Putin wouldn't be laughing if some American artist defaced Russian coins that insult Putin.
Not a fan of the dark and occult themes on these pieces either.
$700 for a commercialised "hobo" piece is insane.
Are we looking at the same coins? I can't see how a depiction of Banksy's girl with balloon that opens up and shreds paper, a beetle whose wings open up when you press a button, or a coin with a built-in working gintrap can be termed dark and occult pieces, and the price of $700 is pretty reasonable when you consider the hours and hours of work that has gone into creating each piece.
When you buy his coin, it's consider a innovation and art. I would say this coin maybe 1st of its kind to have such intresting features. It may only cost 700 usd now. But it may cost thousands in 100 years later when he is regonise as a artist. Just like van gogh. In the beginning, not many people regonise his potential.
Don forget, 700 is a replica from him in 1000 pieces mintage. The original one sold for even more.
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The Banksy style coin, had tendrils and skulls on it. A lot of the other had skulls and evil auras on them.
As for $700 now, thousands later - unlikely these coins are like Franklin Mint, Bradford exchange tatt.
It may have cost that now, but say in 25 years they will be worth $25 only, the artist will be dead, past his prime or retired from art, and the stuff will be hard to move, 1000 pieces is not that small New Zealand was issuing that many proof sets and many boutique mints may only issue 1000 of a certain say gold coin.
More likely the damn Chinese will start issuing cheap knockoffs of them for $50 each or something and/or the Bradford exchange will mint 10 million of them and sell them for $299.95 each plus $59.95 Postage and Packaging.
Look at all the Franklin mint tatt, Bradford exchange artworks, plates, vases, Thomas Kinkaid junque from the post 1976 period and none of it has kept any value. My local Salvation army store is full of Franklin mint and Bradford exchange plates that you can buy for $5 and the working class clientele see no use in buying them, when they can get a plain dish for 20 cents. So they sit there collecting dust.
Art is in eye of the beholder, I consider modern abstract art and Banksy complete garbage, I would not even pay the price of materials for it, let alone millions of $$$. To me proper art is like the Mona Lisa and Greek statues - not degenerate art that looks like spew on paper (Jackson Pollard paintings etc).
Coins carved in skulls and Banksy tributes are just outlets for people who really don't want to keep any money.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
I'm right with y'all on the subject of non representational art. The Sistine Chapel is art, half a dozen used tampons nailed to the wall is just pretentious garbage. I reckon Booten falls more on the Chapel side of the fence than the Tampon side, but I do wonder what will happen to the value of the offering in the first link once the kids inevitably lose the sword.
Non illegitimis carborundum est. Excellent advice for all coins.
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You do realise that these aren’t just carved coins? They’re intricate hand made mechanical mechanisms built into coins? It’s a bit different from mass produced tat from the Franklin mint.
