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FNQ
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Australia
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The familiar design of the shilling, featured on the 1991 50c has managed to elude me, no doubt in part, thanks to all those who have decided to souveneir this coin from circulation. You can't hide forever, and I have 1000 50 cent pieces with which to hunt you 
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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best of luck, and you'll need it !
"the only people who are not confused are those who are not paying attention."
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Valued Member
Australia
183 Posts |
The odds are on your side
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Valued Member
Australia
450 Posts |
My bet is on the last roll...
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Valued Member
Australia
450 Posts |
and how many coins - I can see at least $690 ...or I have a brain fade...
edited for first brain fade of evening... (was 1690)
Edited by dibby33
03/27/2012 05:47 am
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Australia
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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At the ANDA Sydney coin Show in 1991, The RAM was selling mint rolls of ram reverse 50 cents by the roll at face value. I bought two rolls. About a week later I broke them up and sold all of the individual coins to anybody who would buy them, also at face value.
I kept two for myself. I'm happy! I didn't really collect NCLT then, and I do not now.
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Valued Member
Australia
486 Posts |
Preliminary results are in! NO 1991 Rams head  Highlight: ANOTHER Incuse  @sel Face value sounds like a great deal, and so out of character for the RAM we know now... @larena It depends on who supplies your local bank and the equipment they use - Armaguard up this way roll the coins. @dibby There's $500 of 50's there - the 3rd bag at the back are 20's to keep me amused later  |
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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I have found several 91s, but only 1 incuse.
The 91s are surprisingly difficult to find, but tend to be in good condition when you find them. Similar(ish) with the 81 wedding 50c - There seem to be less than I would exprct and they tend to have little wear.
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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I have found several of these 1991 rams head also. I have kept a couple and sold 3 or 4 on eBay. They are definitely hard to come by.
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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May the bird of paradise fly up your nose. in other words ... good luck.
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Valued Member
Australia
486 Posts |
Commemoratives
2001 Federation States x8
1981 Charles & Diana x4
1988 Bicentenary x4
Varieties
1994 Wide Date x2
2000 Incuse Millennium x1
2005 WW2 "Boot" cud x4
Very High Grade
1970
1971
1972
1976
1977 x2
1995
Other
2011 Coat of Arms x1 - first I've seen
Only thing left to do now is check through for 1985 and 1993's (or unreleased years).
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Valued Member
Australia
489 Posts |
woah! nice haul!
vote CCF Party for a better Australia!
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Valued Member
Australia
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Why did you not check everything in the first pass? Just interested in the methods used by other noodlers...
Do you (or others) have a printed check list that you have beside you - or do you do it all from memory like me and go insane and have to check the books every 40 coins!
...I might start a new thread on this
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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I was wondering the same thing Dibby.
I guessed that FNQ just looks at the commemorative designs, and then looks at the dates seperately.
Wonder if that was it?
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Valued Member
Australia
486 Posts |
My normal process is to check and stack in a single operation - which involves checking coin for dates and varieties (from memory - I know what I'm after), with a flip to obverse to check for upsets before being stacked into date piles for collating year/type stats.
In this instance, I decided to skip the date stacking in eagerness to seek out what treasures were awaiting me, so now on to the more menial task of stacking and double checking that I didn't miss any key dates (I don't think I have, but we shall see).
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Posted 03/27/2012 04:03 am
