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I have been collecting coins for years, mostly Australian and British coins. I know what I am talking about when it comes to coin collecting from these countries so you can imagine my shock, horror when I took some coins for sale into Adelaide Exchange Coins and Jewellers. One coin which I took in (the Australian holy grail) is a 2012 Red Poppy coloured $2 in UNC condition, worth around A$350. The other coin was a 2013 QEII purple coronation 'C' Mintmark $2 coloured coin worth around A$550. The ladie in this shop said to me that they are only worth face value A$2 each. I was shocked that this person is even working in a coin shop as she had NO idea what she was doing and certainly had NO idea as to what coins were worth. Edited by Chrisw2
11/21/2025 05:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Or just maybe they had NO interest!
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Are they the C mint mark?
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New Member
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Yes they are the C mintmark!
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Go see Mark or Kathryn at The Purple Penny coin shop in Adelaide.
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she had NO idea what she was doing There is a more sinister possibility - that she knew exactly what you had and hoped that you didn't. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Thanks everyone for all your thoughts! I contacted the Manager at Adelaide Exchange Coins & Jewellers and he was horrified! He requested that I give them a second chance and was going to speak with this staff member. Thing is I am not desperate to sell, I just called in to their Adelaide store as I was in the city. I just said thanks but NO thanks. Their loss not mine. I just wanted to make others aware of Adelaide Exchange Coins & Jewellers of incompetent staff members.
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I have no connection to the store or advocating staff's behaviour. Perhaps staff was instructed to "buy low, sell high" - but that might have been taken a bit too much.
A good store should at least start conversation by taking Rennik's catalog as a topic starter.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Posted 11/21/2025 02:17 am
