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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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...the 2016 commemorative looks quite nice when "in the hand", The Unicorn. And it may come as a bit of a surprise when you meet it "first time round". You look at the ordinary "reverse" of the coin in your change and say to yourself "ho hum..."  . Then you turn the coin over and its "eureka..."  Squire |
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Australia
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My brother just found a 2016 50c at macdonalds and was kind enough to give it to me! 1 down, 5 to go. It was only au though, a couple notches on the rim.
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03/07/2016 04:56 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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...good to hear that, UberDan  In the interim two of my sisters have also found the 2016 50cent Commemorative coin in their change. One was found in Brisbane and the other in Wollongong. So they are definitely out there... However, I have not heard any reports of sightings of the other denominations of 2016 Commemorative coins in circulation.... Squire |
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Australia
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I really don't think the others have been released yet. Here is the mint's timeline: 50c - pack of 20 - Thursday 11 February 2016 $2 - pack of 5 - Monday 4 April 2016 $1 - pack of 10 - Monday 6 June 2016 20c - pack of 20 coins - Tuesday 4 October 2016 10c - pack of 40 coins - Tuesday 4 October 2016 5c - pack of 40 coins - Tuesday 4 October 2016 I've also spent the last few weeks noodling 5c, 10c and 20c coins, and the latest year I've found is 2015. You can verify the timeline above at: http://ramint.gov.au/media/press-re...20160211.cfm. Edited by Hercules
03/08/2016 03:52 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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...thanks for the info, Hercules ...roll on 4th April...  Squire |
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Valued Member
Australia
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Hi guys, I got 5 bags of these 50 cent peices on friday from my daughter. She works at the Comm bankand gets me them when available.I asked about rolled coins and she said they dont get them any more only bags. Seems a bit strange all lose in a bag.Is this true.Regards
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Valued Member
Australia
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The ones I bought from the mint were in a bag, but I'm sure the mint sells rolls as well. I was completely unaware you could get them in rolls until very recently, and I'm not completely sold on the idea, because the machines that put them into rolls seem to inflict far more PMD damage than they could ever get while sitting in a bag. I would much prefer it if they stopped rolling coins altogether, but I doubt that anyone cares except me. |
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 Australia
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Quote:The ones I bought from the mint were in a bag, but I'm sure the mint sells rolls as well. I was completely unaware you could get them in rolls until very recently, and I'm not completely sold on the idea, because the machines that put them into rolls seem to inflict far more PMD damage than they could ever get while sitting in a bag. I would much prefer it if they stopped rolling coins altogether, but I doubt that anyone cares except me. With the rolls the coins get banged around just once then they are pretty secure. With the bags they get banged around every time they are moved. |
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Australia
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I found my first 2016 50c today in Adelaide.
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Australia
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Quote:With the rolls the coins get banged around just once then they are pretty secure. With the bags they get banged around every time they are moved. I guess it would be OK if you discarded the coins on the ends of the roll, and only kept those that were in the middle. The two end coins always contain massive circles, and they look so ugly that they make me want to puke. I automatically reject coins that carry these circles, even if they would otherwise be in almost uncirculated condition, because they are like nails down a chalkboard to me. My biggest fear is that I'll eventually find one of these circles on a coin that I really need in my collection, and that I'll have to waste lots of time trying to find one in better condition. I don't mind a few small nicks here and there, but to completely deface coins by leaving massive circles on them looks highly unprofessional, and I can't understand why security companies like Armaguard and Chubb allow this to happen. I always thought it was a criminal offence to deface public coinage, so I'm surprised they haven't been sued for this. |
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I found my first 2016 50c today in Adelaide. Just to be certain -- the regular one or the anniversary/commemorative one? |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Sorry the anniversary type.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
992 Posts |
@flippy
Thanks for clarification
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Valued Member
Australia
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I've noodled four of these already, in just $240 worth of 50c coins. I think they're going to disappear very quickly, because everyone I talk to wants one. Now, I'm getting requests for the 1991 release, so I'm going to have to start noodling that as well.
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New Member
Australia
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i have founded quite a few 50 cents pieces by now . wondering anyone found MOR 1 dollars coins so far .
i found one yesterday .
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