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it looks like goldie to me but RB will need to tell us
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Originally posted by crystalk64
Yes, I was just lusting for that 50 cent avatar myself! Tell us a little about that coin redbaron!
Lim and PNC King would both be familiar with this Avatar Coin Crystalk64, it's part of a Set issued in 2001 to commemorate the 100 year Anniversary of Australian Federation (prior to 1901 we were 6 separate British Colonies). The Set consisted of the normal 2001 Australian Coinage minted in 24k Gold, and only 650 were minted. It is a highly desirable Set down here in OZ, and they rarely appear on ebay. Who knows, if I'm really lucky, one day I might own the whole Set! Edited by redbaron
12/25/2005 06:02 am
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The 2001 Centenary of Federation set in Gold is IMHO the Holy Grail of all Aussie Decimal " Normal Circulating" coin collectors.Iussed at AUD$3,200 you will be lucky to get your hands on one for less than AUD$7,000 nowadays. There is only one seller in OZ that I know of that may still have a set for sale, but expect to pay premium prices...  [:p] |
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Now I wonder how many of those sets got busted open? I would think at those kind of prices they would sell much easier by the individual coin? I will have to keep my eyes peeled and perhaps someday I can land one of them from the set. That 50 cents in the avatar sure looks good!
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This set has been the centre of many discussions on the Aussie Forum Terry..and I do not think you will find too many busted sets where the coins are sold individually.
As far as I am aware of, there are only two members of the Aussie Forum who owns one of these sets.
Whilst this set is now out of reach for a normal collector on a tight budget, the 2001 Centenary of Federation 20 Coin Proof set is still within the reach of collectors. It consits of a 20 cent piece and a 50 cent piece from each of the States and Territories. Isued at AUD$250.00, it has a book value of AUD$500+.
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this is pure speculation here but I think the federation gold set could if collecting trends continue as there are and there seems to be a shift in collecting to decimals as most of the younger collecters are more familial with them than predecimals , so one day in the future this set could become the 1930 penny of the decimal series with a price tag to match thought it might take 20 or more years to get there , after all how many of us if we could go nack 20 years would buy a 1930 penny at 1985 prices
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Have to agree to what you are saying matey....predecimals are drying up, especially in the higher grades. Given the old supply and demand rule, this has forced the price of predecimals where young collectors can no longer afford to buy them.
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I agree that the Collectors who have only ever known decimal coinage will tend to specialise in that area, which is good for Decimal Collectors. The weird thing about pre-Decimal Coins is that there are no new ones being minted, so it's the same old Coins being continously bought and resold, bought and resold, ad infinitum- almost like a perfect form of recycling!  |
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Absolutely RB...each time it is recycled, it goes up slightly in price. Only on rare occassions do we hear about someone stumbling across a stashed away lot by a grannie. That time won't be far off when your normal penny of today will be a treasured collectors item of tomorrow.
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you are on a real winner with that gold set RB
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I received a flyer from Downies regarding 2006 Berlin Show Mint Set. Its basically the same 2006 set but the cover has a seal saying Berlin Show, limited to 1,500. I guess I'm wondering why its special?
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The coins are the same Malsha, only the packaging is "different". However, there are collectors who see this as being different and then pay big dollars just to secure one.  |
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I have a number of customer that chase this sort of thing. They will buy 3 or 4 of the same item to get all the packaging and variations in the coins.
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[quote]Originally posted by shatsi
I received a flyer from Downies regarding 2006 Berlin Show Mint Set. Its basically the same 2006 set but the cover has a seal saying Berlin Show, limited to 1,500. I guess I'm wondering why its special?
Usualy these issues go well on the seconday market with an overseas show with another countries currency
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