Poland Gains Momentum in Coin of the Year Vote

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 27, 2007 -- Iola, WI, December 27, 2007 -- After gaining a large percentage of the vote, it appeared Hungary’s 50 forint coin commemorating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution would easily walk away with the first annual “People’s Choice” Coin of the Year award, sponsored by World Coin News and Krause Publications.

Not so, said lovers of Polish coinage. With a daylong mega-surge in votes, Poland has now taken the lead with 57 per cent of the international vote. Poland’s entry called “St. John’s Night” features a hologram with a stylized image of a fern flower, which changes colors depending on the angle of vision.

At this time, over 12,000 coin lovers from 131 different countries have logged their votes at NumisMaster.com.

Voting will continue thru January 15, at which time the first “People’s Choice” winner will be solidified.

The results will be revealed at the Coin of the Year ceremony in the Paris Room of the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center during the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, February 2, 2008.

Although, if the gap continues to widen, the winner will be no secret!

Log on to NumisMaster.com to follow the action and cast your vote between now and January 15.


About Krause Publications

Krause Publications, based in Iola, Wis., is the world’s largest publisher of leisure-time periodicals and books on collectibles, sewing and quilting, hunting, and fishing. Chet Krause, a long-time collector of coins, published the first issue of Numismatic News on Oct. 13, 1952, with nearly 1,000 readers. Today, Krause Publications, owned by F+W Publications, offers over 40 periodicals, 10 hobby shows, 750 reference and how-to books, and web properties such as NumisMaster.com, the online coin price database. F+W Publications, and ARBY Partners, LLC Company, also operates book clubs, conferences, trade shows, interactive media and education programs.


Contact
Lisa Bellavin
Associate Editor, NumisMaster
Lisa.bellavin@fwpubs.com
715-445-4612 ext. 279

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