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 imagine it now..anyone here got an 85 $1 for this 86 set..what are they thinking  oh no we've run out of coins again..she'll be right mate just wack anything in it  so much for QC  Or better still imagine holden or ford and we get something like this...HAY boss we've run out of the 350 chev for the monaro so should we just put the standard 6 in er..YEAH mate that sounds OK  Edited by Ausjack
01/25/2012 02:27 am
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Pillar of the Community
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At the end of the day the mint is part of the public service and its employees must be expected to adhere to the low standards demanded of public servants.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Mint sets with incorrect coins are genuine errors.
True, but they're packaging errors, not error coins. The other day I picked up a light can of chili, with a bean or two rattling around. Can we start the bidding at $500? |
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It seems as if peoples opinions on this matter are very divided. Personally I dont put much value on something like this but can see why some people do. If you have one and are proud of it then good on ya |
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True, but they're packaging errors, not error coins.
why don't they call these "mistake sets" or "The RAM don't give a darn sets" What a load of BS, There is no way these sets are serious collector items. |
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Rest in Peace
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There is no way these sets are serious collector items Anything someone decides to collect is a collectable. I would seriously doubt that coin collectors would care about this, but that's not to say they wouldn't be worth a premium to someone. Remember when the State Quarters came out and people were paying big bucks for sets that had two of the same quarter in them? Thirty seconds with a pocket knife and you could make any combination you wanted. |
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Australia
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It is similar to an error coin in that something has come out of the mint which should not have.
If some people want one, then "supply and demand" dictates that these are worth more than a more common correctly packaged set.
Each to their own, I think....
eg. I asked for and got a slabbed uncirculated 1972 5c for christmas. The person who got it for me could not believe they were paying $50 for a 5c coin.
For someone who does not collect coins, that is crazy.
For some collectors, it is still crazy.
For some collectors (in particular, Me) its a nice thing that I want.
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What kind of 72 nickel brings $50?
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Formerly nancyc
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What kind of 72 nickel brings $50 An Aussie 1972 5 cent. Very low mintage, only 8.3million. All other years mintage figures are in excess of 25 million, some of the recent ones are in the range 100 - 200 million.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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See!
Even biggfredd thinks I am mad :-)
Its an Australian 5c.
1972 is the lowest mintage year.
The coin is supposed to have gone straight from the mint roll, off to be slabbed (and it looks like that is true). From memory I think it is graded MS64
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Guess it would help if I'd read the forum I'm in, huh?
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Hi biggfredd,
I hope I did not cause any offence.
I knew you had missed the country, but your comment fit so nicely with my point.
Basically "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
For me a packaging error like that is not something I find very desireable, but its probably higher up the list than most NCLT.
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What a load of BS, There is no way these sets are serious collector items. Wow trout, looks like we've hit a raw nerve there. Did you have some unhappy childhood memory of mint set packaging?  It seems that packaging is actually important to many collectors. Proof sets sell for more with their original boxes / foams. Mint sets sell for more with the original sleeve. One of the most bizarre examples is the book valuation of the Barcelona Olympics $1 coin (you might want to look away here trout ). According to Macca's guide the Barcelona Olympics $1 coin was available at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in a carded holder with a tear-off competition entry coupon. Book value is $85. However the same coin with the competition entry coupon still intact has a book value of $120. How crazy is that? |
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