For years mints have been producing ancillary products that help improve their bottom line. Among these products are Proof and Mint sets as well as medals and non-circulating legal tender commemoratives meant to be sold to collectors and souvenir hunters. For years Monnaie de Paris (French mint) has taken the novel approach of producing small statues and other small works of art.
It appears several mints have been moving into producing things that technically can be called coins but
