"old Coins Worth A Mint" - The Age, Melbourne

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Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 11/12/2010 7:56 pm http://www.theage.com.au/money/inve...2-16gos.html "... the Madrid Collection, arguably the foremost collection of Australian Proof and Pattern coinage in the world. The 50 items are valued in excess of $12 million. These will be sold privately, not by auction, in stages over the next few years. The first series of coins is available (see https://www.madridcollection .com.au) ..." also mentioned - 1802 Madrid Holey Dollar 1926 Proof Penny 1926 Proof Threepence Proof 1930 Penny and a report of a recent auction: "... A bidding war took place over a lot of eight 1966 20¢ pieces with a slight flaw on the numeral two. These sold for $12,349 (including buyer's premium), way above the $1000 estimate." Peter in Darwin Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/12/2010 8:38 pm Wow, that's quite a group of coins. "1966 20¢ pieces with a slight flaw on the numeral two" --the "wavy 2" die variety? Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 11/12/2010 8:42 pm has to be: I started a separate thread about the wavy two. your opal: did you get the link I put up, showing where it probably came from ? P. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/12/2010 9:03 pm Peter, I'm seldom online under that acct. Just now I looked at the pics--fascinating signs! That looks a bit hazardous to wander around... Report this Post to the Staff
johnsopet Valued Member Australia 153 Posts	Posted 12/08/2010 08:43 am Belinda would be licking her lips with the commission from this world class collection sale Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 12/09/2010 05:46 am Those coins were wavy 20's, they've all been sent to PCGS and all slabbed high MS. Check out the population report, there were only a couple of coins graded 6 months back. Report this Post to the Staff
johnsopet Valued Member Australia 153 Posts	Posted 12/30/2010 07:51 am Definately a superannuation purch ASE Report this Post to the Staff
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"Old Coins Worth A Mint" - The Age, Melbourne