I would be surprised to see these coins go for so cheap.
I wouldn't. The market has been a bit slow, but nothing unusual. There are a lot of new people wanting coins which is great and I'm sure we'll see theor influence soon.
me investing a couple thousand dollars into new 'proper' holograms and a large batch order
Where exactly would you be getting your holograms for >1k$ for a batch of 1000? Or do you mean the total cost for the project? I'm getting some holograms made, and I'm fairly sure they won't be more than 1k$ for 1000.