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Pillar of the Community
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Just wondering WHY it has the ACT coat of arms and the New parliament house design ( same as the first $5 coin) on this  |
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How did you come to own this one?
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shanew, Please do not type in all caps, it is considered as screaming and rude on a forum to do so
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i bought it I think from jaggars or one of the coin shops about 15 years ago I asked them if they had somthing unusual that mite be worth somthing one day so he sold me this and a run off $5 notes with strange numbers for I think $900
this coin is so lucky we had a house fire about 2 years ago on our farm and lost everthing but this coin was in a old gun safe and the old hot water system had aspetos cover and when it fell over it coverd the old gun safe dead set there was nothing but ashes being in the country it took 1hour and 8 miutes to get the fire trucks here and the only thing we could find was under the old water system
so theres a cool story about how lucky it is to even being around
soryy for typing in caps I had no idea
shane
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Pillar of the Community
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I would say $900 is a pretty good buy. Lucky coin that one. If you can afford to hold onto it I would. Rare coins like yours seem to have fairly good appreciation.
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It's in McDonald's catalogue page 135. Suggests a gEF would get $8,500.
IAG Feb 2006 gEF sold for $2,600 + comm
For such a rarity I don't believe a number could be put on it. Put it in a public auction and see where the bidding takes it.
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Pillar of the Community
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 . Whatever you decide to do with this coin you will not find better advice than the experts at C.C.F. Congrats on a great story, this is what makes numismatics so much fun.!! |
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not really a 50c, even though struck on a 50c blank...
still nice...
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thanks steve I will see if I can get 50c worth of lollies with it I dont under stand not really a 50c but struck on a 50c it take by your name you are a 50c collector what would be the most valuble 50c to own my boys are now going to collect some 50c to make a set to go with this one can you get a album to house 50c coins in
shane
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Pillar of the Community
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Just out of curiosity Steve , how many different 50 cent coins are there  |
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Edited by the-purple-penny
11/11/2012 04:42 am
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Shane: for a start, nowhere does it say 50 cents... there are many other reasons, but at the heart of it, it was not released as legal tender under a currency determination as required by law. That said, I agree it would probably raise enough to buy a small second hand car at public auction. Trout: my bad, my database has been neglected recently so I don't have an up-to-date number... this was discussed here in another thread some time ago, and kicked off some debate about what should and what shouldn't be included in the total number... for me and my collection the total includes circulating, specimen, proof and precious metal issues from both the RAM and the PM. Others have different views, but hey, that's what makes the world a great place - we are all different! You could also count die varieties (as I do), such as the tilted 7, double bar's and incused, as they are from a distinguishable and different die, but that is where the debate gets a little more animated... I don't count varieties like all the different Cud versions on the 2005 remembrance 50c, as it was not a different die (at least in my mind, some of the more experienced may correct me...?). So it all comes down to what you include on your list... it's a personal thing... TPP's site is a good list of circulating (and a most NCLT) 50c's issued by the RAM. One of these days I will get back to updating my database and then I will come back to you (unless someone else with more time gets to it first) and that will probably spark off the debate once again... ;-) Edited by steve - Oz 50c man
11/12/2012 2:42 pm
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 with Steve, If it is legal tender and it an Australian 50 cent coin then I will collect it. Circulation coins,NCLT,different mint marks,classic errors,or proof. i only have 93 different 50 cent coins so far and I have barely scratched the surface yet. The $1 coins are just as difficult to collect all of them as the 50 cent coins. Both coin types have a huge amount of different issues and both have been used on a regular basis over the years as a commemorative coin. Great sets to get your teeth into  |
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Great explanations Steve and Trout. I am beginning to appreciate decimal collecting more and more thanks to the interesting topics you guys present.Do the Dollar coins one can obtain from the Mint have a unique mintmark that is collectable and are they included in your lists.?
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I believe they are included. If I collected them I certainly would.
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