Posted 03/05/2026 03:20 am
A week after the release of the unlimited mintage Matildas $2 coins, the RAM is still trying to sell them for $15 each with a limit of three per person.
Meanwhile on ebay the same coins are selling for between $30 and $65 (plus postage).
What is going on? The coins were originally made available through EQL ballot. Now they are available online from the Mint. Obviously the ballot wasn't fully subscribed (why would you need a ballot for an unlimited mintage?).
I wonder what those people who bought through ebay are thinking now?
I wonder how many more junk items our RAM will keep churning out? Cardboard toys, plastic tea strainers, and 'coins' that attract better prices on ebay than they do direct from the Mint - what is going on?
Meanwhile on ebay the same coins are selling for between $30 and $65 (plus postage).
What is going on? The coins were originally made available through EQL ballot. Now they are available online from the Mint. Obviously the ballot wasn't fully subscribed (why would you need a ballot for an unlimited mintage?).
I wonder what those people who bought through ebay are thinking now?
I wonder how many more junk items our RAM will keep churning out? Cardboard toys, plastic tea strainers, and 'coins' that attract better prices on ebay than they do direct from the Mint - what is going on?
