Mint Marks

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There are a few theories on the differences, one is that the mobile press do not exert the same amount of striking pressure as the fixed presses and the other is a different font was used. IMHO, I think it is both.

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Neither is correct.

The difference are purely manufacturing, the mint coins are struck with dies that have the mintmark in them, resulting in good clean strike.

The "MYO's" are pre-struck with-out mintmark, thus the metal has already work hardened, not nice and recently annealed for striking.
Combine this with manual placement of coins in press with only one mark being struck and you end up with a much inferior product.

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It has been remarked on the Aussie Forum that a member there actually saw some of the people there taking the coins out of their folders to look at the coins and then just pocketting the coins.

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This didn't happen at the AWM, it happened at the mint along with the old lady complaining about paying $2.50 for a $1 coin and getting her money back.

It's getting as bad as the Perth Mint privy marks on the kookas.

Anyway, as far as collectors go what's the big deal with the portable press if the mintmark is much the same as the Canberra mint? I'd rather see a couple of thousand unique coins coming off the press rather than just the usual C, B, M, S or whatever. Like those coin fair silver kangaroos that have a unique interrupted edge reeding. The dollar is already interrupted so maybe they could make continous ones. Something like that.

I'm satisfied that the coins are different because they have different letters on them.
What gets my goat is when the Mints say they are producing a limited edition mintage of a coin set and all it is, is different packaging, same exact coin thay made thousands of. And they charge twice as much for the "limited edition". I collect coins, not packages. But, for those who do collect packages, they do make a profit because of the value of the special package set does go up. So I may be the only one who doesn't think the specials are worth collecting, LOL.

The Mint mark dollar series are excellent value, and it's a good idea to collect both the Camberra mm and the Show mm of the same letter. The slight difference will make the show dollar climb in value over the years.

The origional issue price is a bargain as after a few years they all seem to steadly rise in value.

H mm was on the Bicen of Tas $5 UNC coin in 2004.

I hope that answers your question?

Thanks guys. I thought this one I was missing from my $1 collection. (Got excited for a second[:p]) But the $5's don't interest me unless spectacular!

Just alu-bronze unc mm's Lim

As far as I am aware of, coins from shows/fairs have command better resale prices than the normal mass minted counterparts.