Malaysian Coins on Stamps - Timelessly Popular

Among all the themes depicted in Malaysia's philatelic issues, the Malaysian currency is a popular choice. Anything related to banknotes or coins is a sure hit since it also attracts the bigger numismatics community. 

I still remembered that these two issues: 2010 Malaysian Currency and 2012 2nd Series of Malaysian Currency, are uncommon. They are in no way, scarce, but they are uncommon in a sense that they rarely surface in the marketplace. Every single time it comes out, they don't come cheap. 

This post covers my recent acquisition. 

2010 Malaysian Currency


2012 2nd Series of Malaysian Currency

I was finally able to get a set myself this year. There were offers previously but I held back from buying. It's only a good and satisfying buy when bought at a bargain. 

After a few months, these stamps surfaced again. They were in full sheet format - and cheap!








Nothing beats looking at these stamps in a full sheet format. The best part is not paying a fortune for them, and to be frank I only paid a rough 25% on top of their face value. 

However, being able to acquire something that is not easy to come by raises another concern. Is the stamp market declining to the point where uncommon sets emerge from the storages of big whales? If I remembered correctly, they used to be 200-300% of their face value. As for the miniature sheet of 2010 and miniature sheetlet for 2012, they did not command the same frenzy. 

As predicted, when offered at such a cheap price, the available sets up for sale were quickly swept away. I was lucky to be one of the buyers. With this kind of momentum, it is a strong indication that coins on stamps is an evergreen issue always popular among collectors. 

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