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Valued Member
Australia
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Hello, everyone!
What is the best way to get as much circulated coins, except for change in shops, vending machines and so on?
I guess some people just get the whole bags or rolls in the banks? I am new to this hobby, and really interesting how can I change my banknotes into coins ( 5c,20c,50c etc)
Thank you in advance!
zic
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You won't get "rolls" from banks here in Australia - the use of coin bags has supplanted them, except for the security companies who still make a few for their clients. But yes, you can go into your bank and order whatever coinage you wish. If you've got an account with them, they won't say "no". However, they might say "we'll have to order that much coin in, come back next week and pick it up". Or they might say "for amounts above $XXX we charge a handling fee". But you will get your coins.
What many of the regular Australian coin searchers on the forums do is to haunt the casinos. You can go to a casino, change your notes to coins, sit down at a table and search through all the coins, then re-deposit them in exchange for notes again, usually all for no charge. To avoid suspicious glances from casino security, some people who do this bring along their spouses to do some actual gambling there while they search.
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Valued Member
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Thank you for your advice!
Will try to visit my local commbank tomorrow!
Am I understand right, that if will regularly visit bank and ask for a number of 20c for example, than soon or later will get Royal wedding 20c in good condition, as they should appear in a bank in good quantity?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You're lucky to still have casinos where you can do that, Sap! In Toronto all the machines are electronic and use voucher/receipts. No coins or tokens.
One trick is to use a vending machine and keep cycling the same amount over and over. Go to arcades if your area still has any (the biggest in Toronto has sadly closed!)
The easiest way by far is going to the bank and asking for rolls. I wish we used coin bags here.
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Valued Member
Australia
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I dont want to spam with creating another threads, so will ask here : 1. I am living in Sydney, and I couldn't find information on whether I can buy for example 20 cents int.womes's day roll in sydney for the RAM's price of $14? I mean obviously I could do it in canberra, but what about sydney, is there official RAM's store in sydney? I found official dealers who selling this rolls for $19. 2. What is this? the official release date as I know is 9th of may...? http://cgi.ebay.com/International-W...em5643fbfb37Thank you in advance!! zic |
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Valued Member
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You can buy from the Royal Australian Mint at issue price right now
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Valued Member
Australia
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Thanks, wesley! but I will have to pay shipping cost, or I buy somewhere in sydney?
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Australia
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New Member
Australia
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Hi Zic,..if you order your coins ex RAM through Aust Post, your local post office...Free Delivery.(be nice to your postie) LOL.
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Australia
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Edited by zic
05/13/2011 08:37 am
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Looks like a home made roll
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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? how do you know what the eighteen coins that you can't see are ?
if you unwrap them to find out, then you haven't got a "roll" any more, so you destroyed one component of what you're buying.
The only rolls which can be relied upon are probably the RAM rolls. I can't see Armaguard sorting by any more than denomination.
Edited by Peter THOMAS
05/13/2011 7:32 pm
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Australia
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I noticed, he has plenty of them, I guess all made at home. I was just wondering is there any possibility that armaguard could do it ? guess no
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