Germania Mint - Allegories and Oak leaf issue date and mintage announced

[Deglin98]

So apparantly they will be releasing The Allegories in may and the Oak leaf in june.
( https://germaniamint.com/issue-plan/2019/ )

The Oak leaf will have a mintage of 50.000 but they will release multiple versions of the Allegories.

A 1 Oz. Allegorie with mintage of 25.000 pieces
A 2 Oz. Allegorie with mintage of 2500.
And a 5 Oz. version with mintage of only 500 pieces.

I quite like them but what are your thoughts on the design and mintages of this series ?
And did anyone receive their Germania silver proof yet ?

 

 

[Seasider]

So is that Allegories coin showing Germany giving the Brits a shove out of the EU?

[Deglin98]

24 minutes ago, Seasider said:

So is that Allegories coin showing Germany giving the Brits a shove out of the EU?

Lol, I don't think so. I see Germania gently patting Brittannia on the back while Britannia is thinking:
Darling you got to let me know.
Should I stay or should I go?

[Wackattak924]

It will be interesting to see the actual coins. You see coin designs that look amazing then they are nothing like depicted. 

For example 

This

Becomes this

 

Some things just don't convert well to the final coin and I have a feeling Allegories will be one of those 

[Deglin98]

I agree, that turned out to be one ugly coin. Austrian mint took quite a dip in my esteem. 
But that was one of my fears with the first Germania Bullion coin also, but she turned out quite nice.
 

[Zhorro]

6 hours ago, Deglin98 said:

Lol, I don't think so. I see Germania gently patting Brittannia on the back while Britannia is thinking:
Darling you got to let me know.
Should I stay or should I go?

No, I think Britannia is saying "Does my bottom look big in this?"

[Wackattak924]

12 hours ago, Zhorro said:

No, I think Britannia is saying "Does my bottom look big in this?"

Lol.

The coin could be an advert for the new Britannia & Germania Barbie play house. 

[kugelblitz]

 

Barbie is celebrating her 60th birthday 😬

 

[DaKine]

Shameless pandering, I like it though. My Britannia is more "bimboish" than even the 2014 Britannia by quite a bit.

[Frost]

Have you seen this new coin in Allegoris series Columbia & Germania?
Mintage of 25.000 coins.

 

[Deglin98]

18 hours ago, Frost said:

Have you seen this new coin in Allegoris series Columbia & Germania?
Mintage of 25.000 coins.

 

I have, someone over at Reddit was able to see one up close at the Chicago coin fair. They are delayed until december though.

 

[Frost]

1 hour ago, Deglin98 said:

I have, someone over at Reddit was able to see one up close at the Chicago coin fair. They are delayed until december though.

 

they're fantastic live!!!

[LongJSilver]

Where to buy Oak Leaf for reasonable price? Dealers want 27€ here in Germany. 👎

[Deglin98]

27€ is not that bad actually, I have not been able to find a lower price anywhere.
Don't forget that these Germania coins come with a ridiculously high premium.

[LongJSilver]

I saw them for under 24 $ at Bold Precious Metal. Big differene to 27 Euros. Shipping costs to the US are higher why the high Price of 27 € +

[Deglin98]

6 hours ago, LongJSilver said:

I saw them for under 24 $ at Bold Precious Metal. Big differene to 27 Euros. Shipping costs to the US are higher why the high Price of 27 € +

One word: Taxes
Most countries in Europe charges taxes on silver rounds but a lot of American states don't.
If you order from an American website, your package will be charged with taxes + customs charge upon entering the EU.
That mostly means it's no longer profitable to order outside of the European Union.

Also: the first coins of the Germania Mint were in high demand and people were willing to pay ridiculously high premiums.
Now they are riding the wave of their popularity and are asking high premiums on every coin they release.
Don't get me wrong, i think they are very nice coins, but some of the prices asked for their silver rounds are just straight up silly.

/END RANT