{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"⁣⁢Let's start with the answer no one gives: out of the approximately six hundred 2-Euro commemoratives issued since 2004, about twenty permanently exceed 20 Euros, and only a handful reach three figures. Everything else is worth between 3 and 10 Euros in mint condition, and its face value if it has circulated. If you found this coin in your change, it's almost certainly the latter case.⁤⁣"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"⁣⁢What determines value is mintage, and nothing else. Microstates issue a few tens of thousands of examples where France or Germany strike tens of millions: Monaco, the Vatican, and San Marino therefore concentrate most of the market value. Then come a few years from ordinary countries where the issue remained confidential — certain Finnish, Slovenian, or Luxembourgish ones. A mintage under 100,000 is worth looking into; above one million, the coin is common regardless of the subject.⁤⁣"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"⁣⁢Two pitfalls constantly reappear. The first is content that promises \"rare coins worth a lot\" and illustrates the article with commemoratives having twenty million examples: always check the mintage before the asking price. The second is the so-called \"error\" coin. Genuine mint errors exist and are certified; the vast majority of what is presented as an error online is a coin damaged after striking, with no additional value.⁤⁣"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"⁣⁢To build a collection that lasts, choose a focus and stick to it: a country, a year, or a theme. Collections assembled on impulse are the most difficult to resell.⁤⁣"}]}]}