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Valued Member
Australia
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Wow - those sets are terrific examples of their kind!
Pedro
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 Humpty. Thank you for showing this rare piece of Australian Numismatic history...  A real heirloom !. Squire |
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Australia
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Thankyou, I was going through a few of his old things a few weeks ago and found it, as is, in an old metal box. I had no idea of what it was for until I googled it. Thanks to sites/forums like this one, I now know. I wasn't born at the time and my father never talked about it. All I know was that he was a Federal Police Officer based in Sydney at the time.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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to CCF Humpty Thank you for sharing the photos of a very rare piece of Australian coin history. It looks in fabulous condition. |
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Australia
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Hi Humpty
Are the coins sealed in the case or can they be removed without damaging the packaging? The wallet is PVC which is very very very bad for coins. It might be worth considering removing the coins and storing them in non PVC flips until you decide to sell it one day. Untoned coins would no doubt sell for a premium.
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Australia
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Hey Squire, they say great minds  ..... I posted my comments straight after seeing Humpty's pic .... hadn't read your comments until just now. |
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Are the coins sealed in the case or can they be removed without damaging the packaging? The wallet is PVC which is very very very bad for coins. It might be worth considering removing the coins and storing them in non PVC flips until you decide to sell it one day. Untoned coins would no doubt sell for a premium. Would it be prudent to give them a quick dip in acetone to remove any PVC residue? |
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Australia
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Possibly. I didn't want to recommend anything radical because some newbies can be quick to whip out the cleaning chemicals. A set like this needs to be treated very carefully.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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At the end of the day I suppose its the wallet that is worth the money, not the coins.
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Australia
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Yep "the Unicorn", our responses to "Humpty's treasure" are pretty similar  . No doubt about it, that wallet with its coins is a "beauty" !. I especially like the unique family connection ... Squire |
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Australia
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. What a great piece of Australian Numismatic History. Thanks for sharing. |
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Australia
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Robster, you just make my day! |
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Australia
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Thankyou all for your replies. When I googled how unique it was I contacted "a 1966 decimal changeover nut"(her own words) from a link on this post.. She told me to separate the PVC from the coins which I have done by placing the pvc wallet in a clip seal bag and the coins in a seperate bag. The coins were in a open top moulded plastic plate which slips in under the clear plastic sleeve (as seen in photo). The coins are in very good condition considering they have not been removed from the sleeve for 47 years. The 1cent piece however has darkened in colour. Should I try and clean it or leave it as is?
Jason
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Australia
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I'd just leave the coins in the PVC - if nothing else, contributes to the authenticity of the wallet. The plastic wallet is worth $1000s of dollars; not the coins. If someone had the cash to buy this set, then no doubt they wouldn't mind dropping $150 bucks on a set of uncirculated coins.
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