Today, coins are made using modern coin craft technology to ensure ideal shapes, beautiful details, including ideal proof surfaces, coloring, and enhanced, sometimes with diamonds and other precious or semi-precious stones. There are modern coins that consist of several pieces matching one another like pieces of a puzzle. Modern coins are uncirculated and come to the collector in so called mint condition placed in sealed plastic boxes at the mints.

Very often contemporary coins are sold by the mints and dealers at low premiums compared to the precious metal content. Even very low mintage rare coins can be purchased at 3-5% over its gold, silver or platinum content, especially when pre-ordered or of recent issues. Therefore, investment in modern coins can be effectively linked to the price of the precious mental content. 

Modern coins are often themed and depict historic events, pieces of art, achievements of famous people, beauty of nature, architecture, musical instruments and many other fascinating themes. Very often contemporary coins come in series exploring certain themes broadly and in great details.

It is difficult to forge modern coins because they are produced using high technology and come in boxes with authenticity certificates. It is relatively easy to verify each coin’s exact parameters, including the exact size, weight, alloy, maximum mintage and the year of issuance.