Commemorative coins are generally the legal tender issued by the state to commemorate major events, outstanding figures, scenic spots, rare animals and plants, sports events, etc. in order to commemorate the country's politics, history, culture, etc. It is divided into precious metal commemorative coins and ordinary commemorative coins, and ordinary commemorative coins are divided into ordinary metal commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes. The difference between ordinary commemorative coins and precious metal commemorative coins is that ordinary commemorative coins can be circulated, but precious metal commemorative coins cannot be circulated.
In 1979, China issued the first set of precious metal commemorative coins, after nearly 40 years, China issued a total of 15 series, more than 2,000 varieties of precious metal commemorative coins, and in 1984 began to issue ordinary commemorative coins, so far has issued about 120 pieces.
Judging from the past historical issuance records, basically the central bank will issue two or three commemorative coins every year, 2021 is no exception, according to the central bank's issuance plan, 1 ordinary commemorative coin for the 2021 New Year will be issued in 2021, 1 ordinary commemorative coin for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, 2 commemorative banknotes for the 24th Winter Olympic Games; and 2 commemorative coins originally planned to be issued in 2020 to commemorate the 24th Winter Olympic Games will also be issued in 2021.
Recently, according to the announcement released by the central bank, a set of 2022 Lunar New Year commemorative coins will be issued on December 21, and a total of 3 commemorative coins will be issued this time, including 1 gold commemorative coin, 1 silver commemorative coin, and 1 two-color copper alloy commemorative coin, all of which belong to the legal tender of the People's Republic of China.
The central bank issues new commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes every year, the frequency of issuance is so high, many people will have questions about this, is the commemorative coin issued now still collectible?
Whether there is a collection value I think it depends on the individual, the collection value is divided into two kinds, one is that they really like, the collection is to appreciate, just like the hand of many anime characters, one sells thousands of thousands of pieces, but the actual value is not so high, or there are people in the collection, these collectors buy purely to appreciate the play; the other kind of collection is to invest, these people do not have any collection hobbies, the value is its appreciation space, just like many people now collect fashion shoes, bought is not for their own wear, Instead, wait for the price to rise and then sell it to make a profit.
If from the perspective of investment, the investment in precious metal commemorative coins does not have much profit margin, there are several reasons, the first is the limited number of purchases, now the purchase of commemorative coins or commemorative banknotes are basically to use id cards to make an appointment, the number of each person to buy is a certain limit, even if you can mobilize relatives around to help buy, the number is still limited; the second is the appreciation space, the number of commemorative coins issued in recent years is generally more, the appreciation space is also very limited, If you take into account the time cost and the total investment amount, the room for profit is very limited.
This time the central bank issued 3 commemorative coins, including a gold commemorative coin, containing 1 gram of pure gold, the total circulation is 100,000 pieces, a silver commemorative coin, containing 8 grams of pure silver, the total circulation is 2 million pieces, a two-color copper alloy, the total circulation is 120 million pieces.
From the perspective of the number of issues and production materials, I think that gold and silver commemorative coins still have a certain collection value, first of all, the number of issues is relatively small, and secondly, the particularity of the material, especially the gold commemorative coins contain 1 gram of gold in it.
In short, it is a sentence, the value of commemorative coins is not worth collecting mainly to see themselves, individuals have the hobby of collecting commemorative coins, then you can get together, grab a few pieces of collection to slowly enjoy, after all, this hobby is not expensive, of course, if you are ready to invest and make money, you have to look at the market situation and then consider.