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Valued Member
Australia
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Hi, My name is Candace I don't collect coins just save them in a piggy bank well thats what I did... I decided to count what I had chucked in my piggy bank "Christmas shopping" and I spotted that a couple were different than the others and so it begun now I cant bring my self to cash in any of my coins. I need guidance because iv seen everything can be worth more from cracks, slightly double stamped, a bit extra, some missing and dates oh and the 2000 mule I have just the normal 2000 $1 coin no double lip, and whats the go with 2005 mob of roo's do I keep them or just spend them I am being overwhelmed and becoming cross-eyed Help! Oh and what are the go with these?  Moved to Australian Coins forum - Sap |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day & welcome to CCF !
you've come to the correct place ... for sympathy and for advice.
I suggest that you trawl throught t5he Australian sub-fora of CCF, and initially focus on the decimal era (1966 to date), as they are the coins you'll encounter in circulation.
Sooner or later, you'll need a catalogue - either Renniks', or McDONALD's - each have their fans.
And a good magnifying glass. Eventually you'll get a "loupe".
to get the most out of CCF, you'll need a digital camera, and you'll learn how to use it. CCF has a forum on photography, which I find very informative. The good thing about CCF is that we'd all rather spend our money on coins, so we tend to prefer less-expensive cameras, but we want results: value for money !
When your thirst for knowledge, and coins, is almost abated ... you'll discover "other" coins - pre-decimals; NCLT; and foreigners ... to mention just a few.
And don't overlook the CCF Glossary.
Peter, in Darwin
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Valued Member
United States
386 Posts |
 Candace. Peter's post says it all. Bravo. Feel like it was written for all of us. |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Hi Candace, to CCF. I'm assuming the pictured coin is $1, commemorating the 200 years since Australia was settled by Europeans. If it's in really nice condition or if you only have the one, by all means keep it, but if it's pretty knocked around, might as well spend it. Check it first for errors though. https://goccf.com/t/119643The 2005 MoR is often referred to as a mule, but as there were 6 Million of them minted, they're never going to make you rich.  Originally a small number of them were minted by mistake and apparently the Mint decided rather than admit to their error, they'd just make a heap more of them, so that's what they did. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
 Australia
251 Posts |
Thankyou for your all your welcome, I seen there was a section on how to take good photos I will take your advise and have a read through I need all the help I can get =D the coin in this pic is a $2 I also have a 2002 $2 the same but its not at clear to see as this one, what would make them like this?
Candace
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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the coin in this pic is a $2 I also have a 2002 $2 the same but its not at clear to see as this one, what would make them like this? Not sure what it is about the pictured coin that you're asking about. If it's the sort of doubling from approx 3-7k, it's also very marginally off centre. I can't see anything else wrong with the coin.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Australia
251 Posts |
Hi I was wondering about the circle indent that goes around on the bottom of the Elizabeth 11 Australia 1988 I'm wondering if it came out like this I dont think is was marked with another coin cause the mark is to small to be from another coin I was just inquisitive on what makes marks like this, you do have a really good eye Nancy I did not even see the other things but thankyou
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Moderator
 Australia
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Hello and welcome.  Circular dints such as this are most often caused by coins being damaged in a slot machine or coin counter of some kind. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
Australia
401 Posts |
Hi Candace Here's a few variations you could look for Twenty Cents1966 - wave 1966 - gap in swirl (according to an old post on this forum) 1981 - claw - look for the wave based letters for confirmation 1981 - a dot above the r in Australia 2001 - rotated 2004 - pointy A 2007 - thick or thin 7 - thanks Nancy 2008 - gap in swirl 2010 - bubble Fifty cents 1970 - angled 7 1979 - double bar 1980 - double bar 1994 - wide date 2000 - incused 2004 - pointy A 2010 - rotated Dollar 2000 - mule 2001 - rotated 2009 - mint marks above roos head and below D of dollar various - rabbit ears (not a variation - but can't help looking for them) |
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Valued Member
Australia
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Ohh oh oh I'm a bit excited
"if I knew how to put alittle man jumping up and down there would be one here" ill be back if I find any thanks Karloning, and thank you Sap you've settled my curiosity =)
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Valued Member
Australia
251 Posts |
i been through my 20c and have found 8x claws, 6x 1966 but I dont think there one of the ones people want. 1x 2008 gap and 3 nearly gaps, 1x 2004 pointy A and I found a couple of other ones that might be collectable INCLUDING........... The Queen with a cold-sore which I thought was quiet funny :D
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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There are other things that you could look out for as well, such as other errors and low mintage coins. For example the 1972 5c coin is very difficult to find and I usually average 1 in every 1500 to 2000 coins. You could conduct a search on this forum using the search bar on the far left menu for terms such as clipped planchet, partial collar, broadstrike, Cud or die crack. There are many others but these are good ones to look out for. |
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Valued Member
Australia
251 Posts |
thanks I will try that :) today must be lucky I just found a 1972 5c but it looks like it been ran over by something
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
They are all keepers IMO no matter how bad. I sold some really really bad ones on ebay and still got a couple bucks each from memory. |
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Valued Member
Australia
251 Posts |
Ohh so thats what imo means. So ill remember that by... I miss oranges. Thanks
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