Sally's "Odds And Sods" - I Will Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours!

Thanks jbuck and Errers and Varietys.

Here is another oddity for my collection. It is a 1995 $2 coin with what appears to be extra metal pressed down on the obverse. There is a thin strip of metal running from the rim to the forehead going through the "A" of Australia. I have no idea how it would have got there. Anyway, something different so into the O+S collection it goes.

I have been putting " Rim Fin" $2 coins aside when I have been noodling. Today I decided to get the box of "fins" out and sort through them (yeah, OK, that probably makes me a bit of a fruit loop for putting such coins aside but I like things out of the ordinary). Anyway, I have managed to find rim fins for all standard designs issued for circulation since first issue 1988 up until 2018 - except for 1989!

Most of the fins appear on the obverse, some appear on both sides but fins on the reverse weren't that common. Can anyone suggest a reason why that happens?

I doubt such coins are of any real value beyond face value so I will pick out the best examples and send the rest back to the bank for a 'refund'.

The most interesting coins I found in the box were these two. One is a Greaser that doesn't appear to have any finning (dunno how it found its way into the box but it's a keeper) and the other is missing one number from the date ( Greaser too?) and has a slight fin above and behind the Queen's head. I guess two 'errors' makes it a worthy addition to the "odds and sods" collection.

I wonder if anyone else out there collects out of the ordinary but low value coins - or am I the only fruit loop here?

Yes Sally,
I keep all sorts of minor errors as well as the valuable ones. 20 cent wave gaps, faint double bar 50 cent coins, die chips, minor die fills etc. They are a fascinating and thought-provoking addition to a date collection.
I especially like die clashed coins and rotation errors.

Here are a few new additions from this weeks noodling.











The first con is a counterfeit $2
The second is a proof $1 that somehow found its way into circulation.
The last 2 are commemorative tokens which were in 20c Armaguard rolls.

Here's a few more Sally.



Another proof coin in circulation



This looks like it's been filed down and polished



A not for circulation coin found in circulation



Another stamped coin

Interesting finds.

Wow Sally. That's a lot of not issued for circulation coins. Nice finds.

Here are a few more coins that weren't meant for circulation but have ended up in my "Odds and Sods" collection.

1997 $1 Kingsford Smith type 1 coins. 2 x " A", 1 x ""B" and the rest "C" mintmarks.

Again, sad that the original sets were broken up but they make interesting additions to my collection.

That's such a lot of coins not meant for circulation. I am amazed Sally. Good work.