Stamp Collector

€2 Coins – The Choice Between Design and Profits

oin collecting is a hobby filled with passion – and where passion is involved, reason occasionally takes a back seat. This applies not just to coins, but to other luxury items as well. A sports car for a six-figure sum? A handbag worth a small car? A watch with platinum finishing? No one is obligated to buy these treasures. Yet, the manufacturers can only survive as long as there are buyers.

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