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Australia
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I understand. This is my normal process after opening a roll. (By undoing the paper at each end to refrain the coins movement in the pile.) 1. Check rims 2. Flip through for pictures (and in the case of 20c - the 1966!) 3. Turn and flip through again. 4. Put the roll down and grab about 7 coins in left hand 5. Take one coin from left hand, check for Cuds, date, variations. 6. Turn 180degrees and check for upset. 7. Chuck coin into pond or secure in a 2x2. what normally happens : 1. Check rims 2. Find a picture coin and drop the roll. Gather the coins again. 3. drop the roll. Gather the coins again. 4. See another rim which indicates an old coin. Find a 1967 5. drop the roll. Gather the coins again. 6. Check for dates (esp mint only years). Read a book because I have lost the cheat sheet again. 7. Attempt to view the coin by eye to check the size of the IRB / SB. Esp if it is 5c coins. Close one eye because that helps. 8. Get about half way through the roll and if I have put them on the table I will forget which pile of coins I have already looked at and have to repeat the previous 7 steps. 9. Get ready to tidy up. Place coins that I have liked in either 2x2 or a plastic sheet or on a shelf in a cupboard ready to be knocked over when I put something in it. Put all other coins into a bag, leave unmarked as a surprise when I go to tidy up and return coins to the bank. 10. Sit down on couch with sore neck and eyes and ponder the next noodle episode. |
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Australia
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I'm not sure that I've found a 1991 50c myself, though I think I have. Most (all?) of mine have come from family members luckier than myself.
When I sort through a heap of coins I start with everything reverse side up, then flip to obverse side up, then stack by year (unless it's in good enough condition to be kept separate), then I isolate the keeper piles and look for any other low piles for potential low mintages I can't remember.
As I've found out, doing it without a book isn't a good idea as I once sent back eight 1971 20c pieces thinking that if I'd found that many, they couldn't possibly be rare.
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I didn't really collect NCLT then, and I do not now.  but the 1991 rams head 50c was circulating tender. It had a mintage of 4,704,400. I haven't found any while noodling either so they must have almost been completely noodled out of circulation. |
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Australia
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I found one a few days ago 'it's very dirty' but I still put it to one side.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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MobOfRoos: You are right.
I guess that the desription of my collecting attitudes as regards NCLT was a little too generic.
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but the 1991 rams head 50c was circulating tender. It had a mintage of 4,704,400. I haven't found any while noodling either so they must have almost been completely noodled out of circulation. Not sure when the coin got cult status but I started on ebay around 2001/2 and they were going for $2-3 then,the 66 50c was around $4-5 at the time so I couldn't understand why it was nearly the same value. I was running a 24hr Service Station in the 1990's and they were common in change but I haven't seen one in circulation for 5 years. |
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the 1991 rams head 50c was circulating tender. It had a mintage of 4,704,400. I haven't found any while noodling either so they must have almost been completely noodled out of circulation. This is why 50's are my favourite - lots of commemoratives and low mintages, along with some major varieties and plenty of "where has this coin been for the last 30-40 years" finds. It's almost impossible to end up disappointed when noodling these, although with me it only takes finding 1 State Fed to be deemed a successful and pleasing result lol. |
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Australia
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I am not really into NCLT, but I have started a 2 litre bikkie barrel, and I am dumping all of the non definitive coins into it that I receive from change.
Just for fun, I will review the lot when it is full.
It may be interesting to find just how many NCLT coins wind up in it
We shall see what we shall see.......
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Time for the pic of the highlight of this noodling extravaganza...  Extremely happy with this as a bonus find - it was on the "wouldn't that be great" list, rather than the expected wishlist.  |
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Australia
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Dibby, nice to see that your "what normally happens" list is similar to my experiences ;-) and FNQ - nice one!  Edited by steve - Oz 50c man
03/29/2012 4:29 pm
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Australia
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FNQ,if you have multiples of the incused & you really want some rams heads 50's,i would be willing to do a swap for say 3 UNC or 5 very lightly circulated Rams Heads.
PM me if your interested.
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Australia
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Barely a week after the last meeting, we have just received news that successful negotiations have been held with 50 cents' agents to organise a re-match with multi-state champion FNQ.
Many of you will no doubt recall the last encounter between these two, where FNQ went into it determined to deliver a knockout 91, before finally taking it on a unanimous points decision.
During the bout, 50 cent was left reeling after momentarily dropping his guard, which FNQ immediately recognised and swooped in to collect a brilliant incuse shot. It was pretty much all over from that point on.
This time 50 cent intends to focus on endurance, trying to hold it tight and not give anything away for the entire round, otherwise he doesn't think he'll stand a chance against FNQ's relentless hunter instinct.
The re-match has been tentatively scheduled for the second week of April, so stay tuned for further updates.
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Australia
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This re-match has taken place earlier than anticipated (thanks in part to reported findings coming in from the noodle weekend), and all I can say at this stage is heheheh  So the stakes were raised, and it was double or nothing. To begin with, a gratuitous shot of $1000 worth of un-noodled 50 cent pieces   Just getting warmed up on the third bag of coins, and can you believe it?! Even more incuse goodness   What do you do when the coin you're looking for is found like this? Gut-wrenching mixed emotions really - so close, but so far away  will fill a space at least... (I can assure you, that "stuff" is worse than the photo indicates)  Busily beavering away happily picking out a total of 14 states as I come across them, they are not the only low mintage coins I have in sight, so was very pleased to find a number of 1 mill 85 and 93's (a few 94 wide dates have also managed to make it into this pic).  And definitely a good selection of aUncs with great lustre, right from 1970's COAs to more modern commemoratives. There's one coin in this shot that I was happier to find than the incuse - I'm sure you can guess which one  So there we have it - mission accomplished!  Edited by FNQ
04/03/2012 6:51 pm
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I have only ever found 3 1985 in many thousands of 50c coins. They are much scarcer than 1993 IMO even though they have the same mintage. Finding three in $1000 is a very very good effort!
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