One of a kind: Rejections!

[<k>]

The spouse series is not a coin but medal or token issued by the US mints

But it includes the denomination of $10.

[chrisild]

Errm, the First Spouses gold pieces are coins indeed. Not issued for circulation of course, but still coins.
https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/first-spouse-gold-coins

Christian

[Figleaf]

It all depends on what YOUR definition of a coin is. There is no generally accepted or scientific definition of coin. Point me to a definition and I'll tell you which coins it leaves out and which non-coins are included. The definition that counts is your own. What is a coin to you may not be a coin to me and we are both "not wrong".

Peter

[chrisild]

Sorry, had not seen <k>'s reply when I posted mine. Anyway, I would not call such a "Spouses" piece a medal, as it was issued by a government, is legal tender, has a denomination etc.

Right, it was not issued for circulation, and nobody in his or her right mind will actually use it to buy a $10 item. But that can be said about pretty much every collector coin, particularly surcharged ones. My preferred definition, and dare not use the term tautology, is that if it is in a coin catalog, it it quite likely to be a coin.

Christian

[Figleaf]

You are certainly welcome to your own definition, but you made it sound like coin cataloguers have a watertight definition. Let me - smilingly - remind you that KM lists the private tokens of the Shawnee tribal nations but does not list a Dutch coin I recently posted.

Peter

[malj1]

Here is a list of coins and medals issued by the US mint. I'm afraid they do list it (twice) as both a coin and a medal!   

...with denomination and weight given I would have called it a bullion coin.   

[<k>]

Netherlands Antilles, 200 guilders, 1977.

How many coin designs show a person with a wooden or artificial leg? Is this the only one?

[<k>]

Gambia, 1000 dalasis, 1989.  The only design showing a watering can?

[Prosit]

1979 1/2oz International Year of the Child China

Seems to be a bullion item

Dale

[<k>]

You are too clever for my own good. I demand you gift me that coin to cheer me up. 

[<k>]

Watering cans are REJECTED! 

[Oklahoman]

The presidential spouses were issued as a copper medal with no denomination, and as a 10 dollar gold coin. .99999 fine.  A bullion coin for sure.  The original terms of the legislation was for the 10 dollar coin to be in copper and issued for circulation.  I would have loved that.

[Bimat]

Italy €5 (2020): Pizza and Mozzarella. Only coin depicting a Pizza?



Aditya

[eurocoin]

Indeed rare but not unique. The Solomon Islands, world-renowned for their pizza's, issued a pizza coin in 2015. The thing even smells like pizza..

[Bimat]

Indeed rare but not unique. The Solomon Islands, world-renowned for their pizza's, issued a pizza coin in 2015. The thing even smells like pizza..

Holy cow! QE II must be bored of smelling that pizza by now. Who ate that one part of it?

Aditya