Why are commemorative coins not worth collecting now?

In fact, it is not that commemorative coins are not worth collecting now, but depends on the circulation and theme of commemorative coins. Generally, commemorative coins with large circulation are of low collection value. On the contrary, if the theme is unique and the circulation is small, it is still very valuable.

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Commemorative coins are legal tender issued by a country to commemorate major international or domestic political, historical and cultural events, outstanding figures, places of interest, rare animals and plants, sports events and so on. They include ordinary commemorative coins and precious metal commemorative coins. General or refined quality, limited distribution.

Ordinary commemorative coins can be circulated, but precious metal commemorative coins cannot be circulated. Chinese commemorative coins are legal tender designed and manufactured by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation and issued by China People's Bank. Commemorative coins are usually issued to commemorate major political and historical events, traditional culture and other events of special significance in China. Ordinary commemorative coins have the same function as the RMB currently in circulation, which is equivalent to the RMB with the same denomination.

Precious Metal Commemorative Coins Since the first set of precious metal commemorative coins was issued in 1979, China's modern gold and silver commemorative coins have gone through a glorious development course of nearly 40 years, with more than 2,000 varieties sold in 15 series. Themes include major political and historical events, outstanding historical figures, giant pandas and rare animals, China Zodiac, China classical literature, ancient scientific and technological inventions and discoveries, China traditional culture, China famous painters, religious arts, sports, military science and technology, etc. , which reflects China's 5,000-year history of civilization and a long history of China culture.

Precious metal commemorative coins include commemorative coins made of precious metals such as gold coins, silver coins, platinum coins, palladium coins or their alloys. They have a wide range of themes, exquisite craftsmanship and strong appreciation, and are mostly issued by groups. Coins also include round coins, square coins, colored coins and sector coins, with denominations of 50 cents, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan, 200 yuan, 300 yuan, 500 yuan, 800 yuan, 1500 yuan, 2000 yuan, 10000 yuan and respectively. Therefore, the denomination is only a symbolic currency symbol, which does not indicate its true value, so it cannot be circulated and its denomination is not recorded in the market cash flow.