In every way conceivable round coins are the standard, maybe to the point where it’s what the majority of collectors know. Sure they may have seen coins that are not round but they don’t “know” about them. It’s been over the last decade that these strangers have come into our world being in the shape of an aircraft, artillery, bullets, animals, and whatever else the imagination has offered us. They bring what I would like to call it, flavor to existing collections across the board. The question posed though is, are they underestimated?

When looking at auctions or even regular sales of coins they all bring in about the same $10-$15 token amount with obvious exceptions. These coins are generally round or dog tag shaped. Ok we get it, they are the norm for what we like. However, when an odd shaped coin hits the market or just something completely out of the ordinary it generally targets a larger sum of money. Coins that are not just round like the NSA Spinner coin that was produced in 2007 garnered $250 a piece when launched. This is well beyond most high ranking coins and even the oldest known challenge coin in the world. This has serious indications about what collectors are looking for. They might be yearning for that out of the norm piece.

I believe whole heartedly that odd shaped coins will eventually overshadow the round ones, maybe not in numbers but in value and part of me believes they already do. So when will other collectors demand more variety in their coins? When will we see a distinct transition? Well round coins are going nowhere fast but they will conitnue to keep their “norm” prices for a long time to come. It’s the coins that break away from structure that will continue to be seeked out.

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